Vertical display sharing of screens, possible?

volvo_0ne · 28 June 2016, 21:10

Is it possible to have two screens side by side vertically as below?

where 0=Screen 0 & 1=Screen 1

I don't seem to be able to get this to work, I appreciate it has to be a multiple of 16px horizontally which is fair enough.
Is this possible or am I wasting my time?
I'm using WinUAE and AmosPro

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Mrs Beanbag · 28 June 2016, 21:31

no.

sorry.

unless you can "fake" it, using Dual Playfield (both screens must be only 8 colours or fewer, and the same resolution)

Why do you actually want to do this?

volvo_0ne · 28 June 2016, 21:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mrs Beanbag

no.

sorry.

unless you can "fake" it, using Dual Playfield (both screens must be only 8 colours or fewer, and the same resolution)

Why do you actually want to do this?

Laziness really, I want a status panel etc to the left and play area to the right.

Having a different palette on the status screen would have been quite handy, as would a different resolution.

AH well, ya can't have everything

Mrs Beanbag · 28 June 2016, 23:22

use a sprite ?

idrougge · 29 June 2016, 02:04

Use a sprite.

ReadOnlyCat · 29 June 2016, 04:51

As the above kittens said, you can use sprites to draw the panel.
CodeTapper has an article with an interview of Ronald Pieket Van Weeserik who for the game Rod-Land did exactly that for the score panel on the right side of screen.
The article which mentions that fact and has some images of the game is available at http://www.codetapper.com/amiga/inte...eket-weeserik/.

Codetapper · 29 June 2016, 10:39

I believe Cannon Fodder and Sensible Golf also used the same sprite trick but on the left side.

ReadOnlyCat · 29 June 2016, 16:11

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Originally Posted by Codetapper

I believe Cannon Fodder and Sensible Golf also used the same sprite trick but on the left side.

And I suspect Banshee probably does as well since blitting the enormous left side panel would be prohibitive.

28 June 2016, 21:10	#1
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28 June 2016, 21:31	#2
Mrs Beanbag Glastonbridge Software Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Edinburgh/Scotland Posts: 2,243	no. sorry. unless you can "fake" it, using Dual Playfield (both screens must be only 8 colours or fewer, and the same resolution) Why do you actually want to do this?

28 June 2016, 23:22	#4
Mrs Beanbag Glastonbridge Software Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Edinburgh/Scotland Posts: 2,243	use a sprite ?

29 June 2016, 02:04	#5
idrougge Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Stockholm Posts: 4,332	Use a sprite.

29 June 2016, 04:51	#6
ReadOnlyCat Code Kitten Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Montreal/Canadia Age: 52 Posts: 1,178	As the above kittens said, you can use sprites to draw the panel. CodeTapper has an article with an interview of Ronald Pieket Van Weeserik who for the game Rod-Land did exactly that for the score panel on the right side of screen. The article which mentions that fact and has some images of the game is available at http://www.codetapper.com/amiga/inte...eket-weeserik/.

29 June 2016, 10:39	#7
Codetapper 2 contact me: email only! Join Date: May 2001 Location: Auckland / New Zealand Posts: 3,182	I believe Cannon Fodder and Sensible Golf also used the same sprite trick but on the left side.

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