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echo: c_plusplus
to: MATHIEU BOUCHARD
from: HERMAN SCHONFELD
date: 1998-03-29 08:51:00
subject: VESATEST.CPP 2/3

 HS> It's best if you can conceptualize 8bit modes before you start
MB>jumping
 HS> into
 HS> 15/16/24/32bit modes. The concept of just finding the screen offset
MB>and
 HS> assigning a colour fails in the hi-colour modes.
MB>Hey. How come? I've got some experience in low-level graphics and
MB>that's not what i've seen.
'Fraid so. (i.e. Adressing a pixel-offset in 24bit true-colour requires 3 
pixels, and you just don't give "al" a colour-value and just stosb, it 
becomes quite aggitating and really does require background from eaiser 
uff)
... A program is used to turn data into error messages.
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