Re: [MiNT] vcons FAQ

[Petr Stehlik <joy@sophics.cz>]

> > Atleast Petr's patch is a pure Videl-thing, but setting the size of the
> > consoles is pretty easy regardless of hardware.
> 
> Well the code for setting the right resolution  is completely
> videl-oriented. 

since Falcon's VIDEL is the only video chip in the whole Atari 32-bit line
which is freely programmable (in the sense of weird resolutions like
864x640). All other machines can use just standard GEM resolution,
although on TT could be used the TT Shifter to switch into another
resolution, perhaps.

> > I don't think vcons support colour at all.

that's right.

> Steven Moore's version does. :) And in fact, looking at the original
> documentation, it looks like the old vcons did it all the time ("use
> vcons1d if you want faster vcons and don't care about colors").

this is something different: use vconsd1d if you run in mono res
since vcons1d has optimized routines for painting into 1-bit depth video
ram. vconsd, on the other hand, will run in any resolution but the output
will always be just black on white (generally two color).

I guess you want to have 16 colors in the virtual console displayed at
once. Well, that would be nice.

> looks like there was no way to use it, somehow. :) Anyway Steve's patch
> allows you to set a color resolution in /etc/resolution, and then use it,
> but only on an RGB falcon.

I would be interested in the Steve's patch. There's no reason for
supporting just RGB Falcon.

Petr