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HX GUI improvements (threat fulfilled finally !!!) m.t.p. (DOSX)

posted by DOS386, 05.08.2007, 08:14

> Well, I don't agree with these points.

Sorry but you missed the point completely

> Support for 640x480x4bit is not trivial at all

The plains are a bit silly but it's perfectly doable ... if even I got it

> is obsolete

NO. It's the safest mode, besides VGA 320x200x8bpp

> and ugly.

NO. 800x600x16bpp is nicer (unsurprisingly), OTOH this doesn't make all below crap

> Furthermore Unirefresh nor VBEhz don't support it so looking at monitor
> (at least CRT monitor) is paintful for my eyes.

But do the things support text modes ? What about your (text mode IIRC ) VC ? Isn't it painful for your eyes as well ? Also, I haven't suggested to remove VESA support - so you are not obligated to use the VGA even if available one day

> Separate buffer for text window is useless I think -
> you can allways redirect output to file.

YES. But:

- It's pretty pointless to redirect "text GUI" output (VirtualPASCAL IDE, Kinesics) this way
- One might have interest to see the text in real time instead of much later

> And I don't like to run programs typing "DPMILD32
> -g program.exe" -
> I like just clicking the PROGRAM.EXE in Volkov commander.

Me too, but you missed the point: my suggestion would fix this problem, not invent it

> Only think which is bothering me is the still not perfect mouse cursor.

Possibly my fix would help

> And many people are looking forward to support for AC97 soundcards.

And SB PCI 512 / Live / Audigy ... unrelated to my graph ideas

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Complete thread:

• HX GUI improvements (threat fulfilled finally !!!) - DOS386, 04.08.2007, 09:41 (DOSX)
  • HX GUI improvements (threat fulfilled finally !!!) - Laaca, 04.08.2007, 11:29
    • HX GUI improvements (threat fulfilled finally !!!) m.t.p. - DOS386, 05.08.2007, 08:14
  • HX GUI improvements (threat fulfilled finally !!!) - Japheth, 04.08.2007, 12:18
    • HX GUI improvements (threat fulfilled finally !!!) - DOS386, 05.08.2007, 08:27
      • HX GUI improvements (threat fulfilled finally !!!) - Japheth, 07.08.2007, 07:46
        • HX GUI improvements || MODEX vs VGA - DOS386, 13.08.2007, 07:38
          • HX GUI improvements || MODEX vs VGA - Japheth, 13.08.2007, 08:37
            • HX GUI improvements || MODEX vs VGA [2] - DOS386, 13.08.2007, 08:44
  • HX GUI screenshot notes / question - Rugxulo, 05.08.2007, 05:13
    • HX GUI screenshot notes / question - DOS386, 05.08.2007, 08:18
    • HX GUI screenshot notes / question - Japheth, 05.08.2007, 09:51
      • HX GUI screenshot notes / question / VFlatD.VXD - DOS386, 05.08.2007, 14:51
        • HX GUI screenshot notes / question / VFlatD.VXD - Japheth, 06.08.2007, 07:55
          • HX GUI screenshot notes / question / VFlatD.VXD - rr, 06.08.2007, 09:55
      • HX GUI screenshot notes / question - Rugxulo, 06.08.2007, 19:37