Instead of an official FreeDOS graphics card, perhaps a standard FreeDOS
graphics API and/or Window Manager. This would build upon the VBE by giving
developers a handful of routines callable via interrupt to better utilize the
underlying VBE code. Perhaps some useful functions would be to return the
number of the largest supported screen mode of a specified bit depth, support
for performing visual effects like scrolling, screen wipes and fades, drawing
and manipulating windows etc. Such a thing could be encapsulated in a TSR which
could then be run on demand by the user when needed for applications which
support it.
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On Saturday, August 15, 2020 2:40 AM, Roberto Freaza <roberto.fre...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> That is exactly the point. VESA is limited and not always the same. What if
> we create a official FreeDOS VGA card? This will allow developers, like us,
> to create much more advanced graphics software running in DOS.
>
> It is much more easier to do these days. Any VGA card can do 1920x1080x32 or
> even more.
>
> What do you think? Good idea?
>
> De: [Mercury Thirteen via
> Freedos-devel](mailto:freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net)
> Enviado:sábado, 15 de agosto de 2020 01:15
> Para: [Technical discussion and questions for FreeDOS
> developers.](mailto:freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net)
> Cc:[Mercury Thirteen](mailto:mercury0...@protonmail.com)
> Assunto: Re: [Freedos-devel] HD graphics in FreeDOS ? Possible?
>
> It certainly could be done using VESA.
>
> I believe the "official" VESA screen modes top out at 1280 x 1024, but some
> VBE implementations go to 1600 x 1200 and beyond. Your game should be coded
> to search the VESA modes list at startup to see what resolutions are
> available on the system on which it's running.
>
> Perhaps some others here can recommend a good graphics library to help
> interface to the VESA code.
>
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>
> On Friday, August 14, 2020 10:22 PM, Roberto Freaza
> <roberto.fre...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello everyone?
>>
>> Is it possible to create a 2D game for FreeDOS using high definition? Like
>> 1920x1080?
>>
>> If the answer is Yes, what is the best language to complete the task?
>>
>> Thanks to all,
>>
>> Roberto
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