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MODES.C
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/* MODES.C illustrates configuration and text window functions including:
* _setvideomoderows _setvideomode _getvideoconfig
* _settextwindow _outtext
*
* See TEXT.C for another use of _outtext. See SCROLL.C for another use
* of _settextwindow.
*/
#include <conio.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <graph.h>
short modes[] = { _TEXTBW40, _TEXTC40, _TEXTBW80,
_TEXTC80, _MRES4COLOR, _MRESNOCOLOR,
_HRESBW, _TEXTMONO, _HERCMONO,
_MRES16COLOR, _HRES16COLOR, _ERESNOCOLOR,
_ERESCOLOR, _VRES2COLOR, _VRES16COLOR,
_MRES256COLOR, _ORESCOLOR
};
char *names[] = { "TEXTBW40", "TEXTC40", "TEXTBW80",
"TEXTC80", "MRES4COLOR", "MRESNOCOLOR",
"HRESBW", "TEXTMONO", "HERCMONO",
"MRES16COLOR", "HRES16COLOR", "ERESNOCOLOR",
"ERESCOLOR", "VRES2COLOR", "VRES16COLOR",
"MRES256COLOR","ORESCOLOR"
};
short rows[] = { 60, 50, 43, 30, 25 }; /* Possible number of rows */
void main()
{
short c, i, j, x, y, row, num = sizeof(modes) / sizeof(modes[0]);
struct _videoconfig vc;
char b[500]; /* Buffer for string */
_displaycursor( _GCURSOROFF );
/* Try each mode. */
for( i = 0; i <= num; i++ )
{
for (j = 0; j < 5; j++ )
{
/* Try each possible number of rows. */
row = _setvideomoderows( modes[i], rows[j] );
if( (!row) || (rows[j] != row) )
continue;
else
{
_getvideoconfig( &vc );
y = (vc.numtextrows - 12) / 2;
x = (vc.numtextcols - 25) / 2;
/* Use text window to place output in middle of screen. */
_settextwindow( y, x,
vc.numtextrows - y, vc.numtextcols - x );
/* Write all information to a string, then output string. */
c = sprintf( b, "Video mode: %s\n", names[i] );
c += sprintf( b + c, "X pixels: %d\n", vc.numxpixels );
c += sprintf( b + c, "Y pixels: %d\n", vc.numypixels );
c += sprintf( b + c, "Columns: %d\n", vc.numtextcols );
c += sprintf( b + c, "Rows: %d\n", vc.numtextrows );
c += sprintf( b + c, "Colors: %d\n", vc.numcolors );
c += sprintf( b + c, "Bits/pixel: %d\n", vc.bitsperpixel );
c += sprintf( b + c, "Pages: %d\n", vc.numvideopages );
c += sprintf( b + c, "Mode: %d\n", vc.mode );
c += sprintf( b + c, "Adapter: %d\n", vc.adapter );
c += sprintf( b + c, "Monitor: %d\n", vc.monitor );
c += sprintf( b + c, "Memory: %d", vc.memory );
_outtext( b );
_getch();
}
}
}
_displaycursor( _GCURSORON );
_setvideomode( _DEFAULTMODE );
}
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