Open-source graphics library

[tom256]

Originally Posted by wXR

Is Boing Bag 4 going to be the only place where awesome patches like this are hosted? I hope we can always get to it, years from now.

If You would read more careful You would find link in 1st post to library, as well as to few others.

[Bamiga2002]

Tested graphics.library 020 version and seems to work OK, but there's one thing:

With my setup (P96+Voodoo3 on LCD / AGA on tube tv) when i'm on workbench (voodoo3) the tv picture has always been plain static black, but with this library it's black with colored wobbly lines going thru the tv screen. When I set P96-variable Amiga-mode 15Khz this is cured (tv displays plain gray screen when Voodoo3 is in use) but with 31Khz the lines wobble on tv. I like the black display more than light grey when the tv is not in use.

Did I just make a confusing explanation here ? I can take some video to demonstrate if wanted.

[Don_Adan]

Originally Posted by Bamiga2002

Tested graphics.library 020 version and seems to work OK, but there's one thing:

With my setup (P96+Voodoo3 on LCD / AGA on tube tv) when i'm on workbench (voodoo3) the tv picture has always been plain static black, but with this library it's black with colored wobbly lines going thru the tv screen. When I set P96-variable Amiga-mode 15Khz this is cured (tv displays plain gray screen when Voodoo3 is in use) but with 31Khz the lines wobble on tv. I like the black display more than light grey when the tv is not in use.

Did I just make a confusing explanation here ? I can take some video to demonstrate if wanted.

Yes, video can be good. Anyway you can check 000 version too, maybe can be better for P96.

[utri007]

Sorry my ignorance, but what is practical difference to original? Speed up and what??

[Bamiga2002]

000 version works good! No wobbling of lines

EDIT: and now there's no lines with graphics.library 020+ either. Tests done cold-booting the computer. It must have been with my TV and scart-cable / whoknows...

[Don_Adan]

Originally Posted by utri007

Sorry my ignorance, but what is practical difference to original? Speed up and what??

In latest version(s), some bugs fixed. 68000+ version is shortest than original, 68020+ is largest than original, but c2p related routines are fastest than original.

[_mandark_]

Tried out 68020+ version in my custom ROM. Works fine!

[apex]

Also using it in a 3.9 custom rom. Working fine!

[phibel]

Hi everyone and many thanks to Don Adan for creating this updated graphics library.

I want to use it with LoadModule but according to this

Originally Posted by Don_Adan

...
For LoadModule and ROM 3.1 users, 43 byte of graphics.library must be changed
from $28 (old version) to $29 (new version).

I have to change the version number. So I took an hex editor and changed it like in this picture

So, is this the right way?

Another question regarding this lib: Does the updatet graphics.library somehow lead to more free ChipRAM in the way as e.g. WbCtrl does?

[Bamiga2002]

Dang, I'm using LoadModule with this but haven't noticed any problems yet. Does LoadResident need this byte change?

[Don_Adan]

Originally Posted by phibel

Hi everyone and many thanks to Don Adan for creating this updated graphics library.

I want to use it with LoadModule but according to this


I have to change the version number. So I took an hex editor and changed it like in this picture Attachment 33781

So, is this the right way?

Another question regarding this lib: Does the updatet graphics.library somehow lead to more free ChipRAM in the way as e.g. WbCtrl does?

Changing byte in module header was necessary only for first (original) version of graphics.library. No more changes for graphics library version, except mentioned in this thread (no WbCtrl changes/patches).

[phibel]

Originally Posted by Don_Adan

Changing byte in module header was necessary only for first (original) version of graphics.library. No more changes for graphics library version, except mentioned in this thread (no WbCtrl changes/patches).

Ah, alright, thank you!

[apex]

Making a custom rom using blizkick is the best way to handle this updates.
milfos made a very nice guide.