need help with modeid-function

[Ratte]

Any idea how to find out a modeid for the current displayed mode?
The function GetModeID is only good for a viewport, but not for the real monitor-output.
For example if i use dragable screens the GetModeID return the value from lets say PAL-NonLace, even if i have pulled down a screen in interlace in the front.
physicly the monitor is running in hires lace, but getmodeid returns hires nonlace.

is there any get"real"modeid out there?

(problems are also present with different monitorids .. super72, multiscan, etc.)

thanks

( asm-example-code ? )

[Asman]

I'm don't understand something. You have screen without ViewPort or I'm missing something ?

[Toni Wilen]

Do you mean GetModeID() returns screen mode that software (which uses custom screen) asked to open, not the mode that is actually active? (if it was promoted or something similar)

I don't have much experience with this stuff but I may have some ideas..

[Ratte]

i am tring to write a patch for the "makevport" from gfx.lib.
my code is taking the existing parameters view / viewport and use the function getmodeid with these inputs.
the result is stored until "makevport" is called for the next time.
everycall my code is comparing the actual MonitorID with the previous used MonitorID.
It works fine ... but if i play with the dragable screens, i wil get wirred results.
Lets say I have a PAL-HIRES-LACE on the top, than a Euro36 screen and at last HighGFX SuperHires-Laced.
In thise case, the Monitor is running in HghGFX-SuperHires-Lace and all other modes at the top of the monitortube are phisicly also in highgfx.
I mean the monitortube is allways running the resolution from the last GFXMode on teh display .. thats normal.
My problem is, that the function GetModeID is returning the falue from the first screen ... in this example PAL-HIRES-LACE, while the "tube" is working in HighGFX SuperHires-Lace.
Do I have to jump trough the viewextra-structur until i have found the "last" view and check this for the ModeID?
@Toni: Could you pls take a look at the graphics/makevport (...graphics/c/ diir) there<is something like a funktion "getrealvport" ... but i have big problems with C.
Or was it at LoadView ?!
I hope i made my problem understandable.
Finnaly i want to compare only MonitorID doring every MakeVPort-call.
I want to use it as a signal for a electronical monitor-switch, combined with p96/cgfx and amiga-chipset.
So far it work, but better dont play with dragable screens .... :P

[Toni Wilen]

I think this is similar problem to my mouse pointer problem, it seems to be impossible to get absolute mouse coordinates in pixels, at least by using documented API or structures. Coordinates are always relative to current screen which only works as long as screen isn't dragged..

[Ratte]

intuition coercion
could be good for some study

intbase -> firstscreen ...

[Ratte]

its working ...
http://www.a1k.org/forum/showthread.php?p=277026
sorry, i am too busy for a complete translation of my german comments



in short:

FIRSTSCREEN from INTUITIONBASE
FScreen=(IBase+$3c)

DISPLAYINFOHANDLE from FIRSTSCREEN
DIHandle=(FScreen+$16e)

calling gfx.lib GETDISPLAYINFODATA(DIHandle,Buffer,Size,tagID,(ID2))
buffersize must set to 96Bytes ($60)/tagID = MonitorInfo ($80002000)
result 0 = ignore output

otherwise read buffer+$4 for ScreenModeID from FirstScreen
SCID=(Buffer+$4)

cleanup the ScreenModeID to a real MonitorID
MonID=(SCID ... and.l #$ffff1000)

MonID is now like $21000 for PAL or $81000 for Super72 ...