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Le Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:27:08 -0500
Lonny Pursell <atari@bright.net> a écrit:

> on 12/10/09 1:08 PM, Patrice Mandin wrote:
> 
> > As a general rule, don't use Xbios functions if you want to draw stuff
> > using VDI, and don't assume the VDI will give you the same
> > framebuffer/output device as the one the Xbios function gives you.
> 
> Is there a way to get the screen address from the VDI without resorting to
> an NVDI call, some way that is compatible with the old VDI in tos rom?

Yep, when EdDI is available, you can get the framebuffer address used
by the VDI; or 0 (=NULL) if this address is not available like it is the
case for Aranym+FVDI.

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Patrice Mandin
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Programmeur Linux, Atari
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