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Re: White border using univbe!



>>>>> "Emilio" == Emilio Moreno <emoreno@encomix.es> writes:

    Emilio> Hello all!  When I use Executor (q9 or q8) without univbe
    Emilio> under DOS or Win95 in 640x480 the border color is
    Emilio> black. But when I use univbe under DOS or Win95 the border
    Emilio> color is White, which is not very good-looking, at least
    Emilio> for me.

    Emilio> Is there any way of changing this white color to black in
    Emilio> 640x480?

Unfortunately there is no general way for programs to set the border
color in SVGA modes (as opposed to VGA modes).  Instead it's stuck at
color 0.  Most PC apps make color 0 be black, but the Mac makes color
0 be white, so you get a white border.  Keeping the border black is up
to the video driver, and I've suggested to the UniVBE folks that they
change UniVBE to always force a black border.  They thought that
sounded like a good idea.

Note that the "white border" problem doesn't happen on all video
boards (e.g. Mach64 works fine).

    Emilio> P.D: When I installed q9 and tried Maelstrom I think that
    Emilio> the space ship drawing has less color quality than in
    Emilio> q8. Can this be true or is my imagination?

I can't think of any reason why that would happen from q8->q9...

-Mat


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