On Wed, 10 Apr 2002, Hal Mueller wrote: > Why use a device-specific patch? Why not just detect the device > make/model in a function (maybe that's in one shared library)?
problem is that you can NOT detect that the display controller is so.. you can poke around at 0x1f000000 (+offset for 0x24) when dealing with SED controllers, but, if they dont map the display controller to this area - your foobared. reading memory location that doesn't exist? = FATAL EXCEPTION > You would still have to update that shared library for new devices, > but I think that asking the average user to figure out what device he > has and to install the right patch file is a support nightmare > waiting to be hatched. most unit numbers are written ON the unit :) // az [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ardiri.com/ -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
