\ VIDEO.HLP     Direct VIDEO Screen output              by Tom Zimmer

VIDEO-SEG       ( --- a1 )
        A variable that holds the segment value of the display screen.

ATTRIB          ( --- a1 )
        A variable that holds the value of the current display
        attributes. The value 7 is the default for normal video.

?VMODE          ( --- N1 )
        Read the current video mode from the BIOS. A value of 7 is
        normal for monochrome, and a value of 2 is a CGA board.

INITMONO        ( --- )
        A defered word that gets set later, and is used to do the
        monochrome display attribute control initialization
        ( it sets the >ATTRIBx words. ). See the file MONOCROM.SEQ.

INITCOLOR       ( --- )
        A defered word that gets set later, and is used to do the
        color display attribute control initialization ( it sets the
        >ATTRIBx words. ). See the file MONOCROM.SEQ, and COLOR.SEQ.

VMODE.SET       ( --- )
        Set the VIDEO-SEG variable after testing the current video
        mode, and perform any needed initialization required by
        executing the INITMONO, or INITCOLOR as needed.

VTYPE           ( string length x y -- )
        A direct screen type. The text "string" is blasted to the
        current display for "length", starting at screen column x
        and row y. The cursor is left positioned at the end of the
        text string.

