[boot scriptor] Re: BMP images Size

Hi Everyone,

I'm going to release an experimental version of Boot Scriptor that will
display 640x480 true-color images.  I will post information about it on
the list, but not on the website for now, for the reason described
below.

It seems most recent video cards do not support 640x480x24 mode; instead
they have 640x480x32.  The code therefore forks depending on what the
supported color-depth is.  This is perfectly fine, except of the three
machines I have availble to test on, none of them support a color-depth
of 24 bits per pixel.  Thus I have no idea whether the 24bpp code works,
so I was hoping someone on this list has access to a machine with a
corresponding VESA BIOS, and can test it.

I'll go into greater detail about everything here soon.  I just need to
package it all up and then write up some preliminary documentation.

> It might be nice to have the option of both by including one 
> module or the other......although it shouldn't be too hard to 
> check for the correct vesa mode and fall back..oh well Just a thought.
> 
> -Chris

There will be the capability to fall-back to the 320x240 VGA mode.

Mike

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