From SMSQE Manual... Page 47
DISP_TYPE The DISP_TYPE function is used to find the type of display. For standard QL style displays in MODE 4 (any resolution) DISP_TYPE returns 0. The value returned on other display systems may vary according to the hardware and colour depth. In general, on SMSQ/E versions supporting higher colour modes, and on Atari emulator cards, the following values may be returned. 0 – QL style display (MODE 4) 1 - Extended mode 4 emulator (standard and extended display sizes) on Atari. 2 - QVME mode 4 emulator on Atari. 3 - Aurora LCD 4 - Monochrome display on Atari. 5 - Aurora QL mode 8 – QL MODE 8 display 16 – 8-bit (256 colour) mode 32 – 16-bit colour mode on QPC, QXL and SMSQmulator *33 – 16-bit colour mode on Q40 and Q60* 64 – 24-bit colour mode (no hardware supports this at the time of writing) Page 95 DISP_TYPE The DISP_TYPE function is used to find the type of display. For the Q40, there are two values that may be returned. 0 Original ST QL emulator (this value is returned on QL based hardware). *1 16 bit colour mode.* Which of the two is the right one? _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List
