Subj : Re: cputs does not work in graphics-modi ?
To   : borland.public.cpp.borlandcpp
From : Ed Mulroy
Date : Thu Sep 08 2005 11:37 am

The direct screen writing functions are intended for text mode and for those 
of them which work in the BGI graphics mode, that fact that they worked 
there is incidental.

Functions like printf work or not in graphics mode as a consequence of the 
code in the machine's BIOS ROMs, mostly the code associated with the int 
0x10 calls.  Most but not all machines support them in graphics mode.

..  Ed

> R.Wieser wrote in message
> news:432026f3@newsgroups.borland.com...
>
>  I've got a couple of small problems (using ye olde TCC 1.0 in an DOS
> environment) :
>
> "cputs" does not want to put anything on the screen when I switch to
> graphics-mode.  Is this normal, and/or is there something I do not (yet)
> know about it (that enables it for graphics-modi).
>
> "gotoxy" works in graphics-modi (when used with "printf"), but with
> restrictions : I can't get it to move to (text-)line 26 and up when in my
> current 640x480 graphics modus (that has 30 text-lines)
>
> And yes, I can write my own code that uses direct INT 10h calls, but I'd
> rather use the right way, instead of applying work-arounds :-)

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