OpenEuphoria

Re: use_vesa(1)

• Posted by Raude Riwal <RAUDER at THMULTI.COM> Feb 14, 2000
• 588 views

This is a point I mentioned some time ago. Maybe you could put it in the
documentation?

Riwal Raude
rauder at thmulti.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Craig [SMTP:rds at ATTCANADA.NET]
> Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2000 4:17 AM
> To:   EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
> Subject:      use_vesa(1)
>
> Now that I'm using a machine with an ATI graphics card,
> I'm wondering if maybe use_vesa(1) should be the default.
> It's necessary for a lot of cards in SVGA modes.
> The thing I'd like to determine is whether there's a
> downside to making it the default. WATCOM provided
> very little documentation about it.
> Can anyone tell me if use_vesa(1)
> causes a problem with their graphics card?
> Try any graphics program that runs
> in SVGA  (mode 256 or higher)
> For example, add:
>            include machine.e
>            use_vesa(1)
> at the top of demo\dos32\mset.ex in Euphoria 2.2.
> mset runs in mode 261.
>
> Thanks,
>    Rob Craig
>    Rapid Deployment Software
>    http://www.RapidEuphoria.com