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> i would agree with that. on the other hand, i think a mode that is
> required for windows itself to work is 640x480x8, so this one ought
> to be the safe one for fullscreen mode, if you choose to keep such a thing
> (safe+fullscreen).
640x480x8 is already the GFX_SAFE_IDed mode for Windows but it is almost
never reached because 320x200x8 either works or hangs the computer.
> I'm baffled that 320x200x8 wouldn't work though, this is one of the most
> easy modes to setup, and is supported by every VGA compliant card.
> OK, OK, I know there are many non VGA compliant cards that call themselves
> VGA compliant anyway ... :/
Actually, the culprit is ...(guess who)... Microsoft ! Up to DirectX 3.0,
the Standard VGA mode is simply not supported by DirectDraw. According to my
docs, it was introduced with DirectX 5.
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Eric Botcazou
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