Re: [AL] GFX_DIRECTX_WIN - problems in Win2k

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Try:
#include <allegro.h>

int main()
{
BITMAP *target;

allegro_init();
install_keyboard();

set_color_depth(32);
set_gfx_mode(GFX_DIRECTX_WIN,640,480,0,0);

target=create_bitmap(640,480);
ectfill(target,0,0,10,10,makecol(0, 255, 255);
blit(target,screen,0,0,0,0,640,480);

while(!key[KEY_Q]);

destroy_bitmap(target);
allegro_exit();

return 0;
}
END_OF_MAIN()


----- Original Message -----
From: "Lukas Stadler" <lo...@gm...>
To: "Allegro" <al...@ca...>
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 11:47 PM
Subject: [AL] GFX_DIRECTX_WIN - problems in Win2k


> Hi everyone!
>
> I am having some problems using GFX_DIRECTX_WIN in Win2k;
> The following Program crahses somewhere inside the blit - operation:
>
> -----
> #include <allegro.h>
> #include <winalleg.h>
>
> int main()
> {
> BITMAP *target;
>
> allegro_init();
> install_keyboard();
>
> set_color_depth(32);
> set_gfx_mode(GFX_DIRECTX_WIN,640,480,0,0);
>
> target=create_bitmap_ex(32,640,480);
> rectfill(target,0,0,10,10,0xffff);
> blit(target,screen,0,0,0,0,640,480);
>
> while(!key[KEY_Q])Sleep(0);
>
> destroy_bitmap(target);
> return 0;
> }
> END_OF_MAIN()
> -----
> I am using a desktop-color-depth of 32 bit and Win2k SP1. Nor "target"
> neither "screen" is NULL at the time of the blit operation. "test.exe"
also
> crashes with GFX_DIRECTX_WIN.
>
> If I use any other GFX_... , it works perfectly, even with
GFX_DIRECTX_OVL,
> which of course makes GFX_DIRECTX_WIN useless on my computer (PIII 650,
> Notebook with an ATI Rage LT Pro 2x AGP, 128MB). But as GFX_DIRECTX_OVL is
> hardware - dependant this could turn out to be a problem on other
computers.
> I first thought that the experimental ATI - Drivers are be the problem,
but
> changing to the standard-drivers did not correct the problem.
>
> This is not really vital to my program (a lanscape-rendering-engine), but
I
> do not see a reason for the "access violation".
>
> Thanks for reading this far,
> Lukas
>
>
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It does not help ...
But on the conductors list I saw that they're working on some problems with
GFX_DIRECTX_WIN.
Perhaps I'll just wait ...

thanks anyway,
	Lukas
-----original message-----
Try:
#include <allegro.h>

int main()
{
...

while(!key[KEY_Q]);
...