OpenEuphoria

Re: graphics modes

• Posted by "Igor Kachan" <kinz at peterlink.ru> Aug 16, 2004
• 444 views

Hi eel,

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> From: eel picton <guest at RapidEuphoria.com>
> To: EUforum at topica.com
> Subject: graphics modes
> Sent: 16 aug 2004 y. 21:40
> 
> posted by: eel picton <eelpics at yahoo.co.uk>
> 
> hello :)
> 
> i have been using graphics_mode 257, 259 & 261 for my > planetarium
program with no problems on my home PC
> 
> but when i try to run the same program on 
> euphoria a different pc - instead of seeing the usual > 'full' screen
display - i see a small window (about 1 > quarter of the screens 'surface
area') and no graphics... > just text... and even the text is not in the
colours that > i had programmed using the pallette() function

It seems to me, this your new PC has a LCD flat panel,
not usual CRT monitor.

If so, try please to adjust that LCD monitor with
its manual.

> i the program on the DOS version of euphoria 
> if this makes a difference
> 
> my home pc is a LOT older than the one on which
> i am having this problem if that too might be relevant
> oh - ive just been told that computer im having the > problem on is
operating with Windows 2000 Professional > whereas i think my home pc is
Windows 98
> 
> maybe there are extra commands i need for different
> operating systems???

Try please the use_vesa(1) command, maybe,
it is an issue too:

include machine.e
use_vesa(1)

in the first line of your program.

Regards,
Igor Kachan
kinz at peterlink.ru