T32QC@CUNYVM.BITNET (NEO) (02/02/91)
I read the post about Overscan but what I mainly need is a way to open an
overscan screen Without using intuition, Menus/NewScreen. I need am screen that
has overscan but I dont need a mouse able to roam around. How would I be able
to turn the mouse off and then back on. Any help would be great. I would like a
full overscan screen of 780*480. Also what is the max size screen able to be di
splayed. Any help would be great thanks.
NEO
T32QC@CUNYVMRon_Tarrant@mindlink.UUCP (Ron Tarrant) (02/03/91)
> T32QC@CUNYVM.BITNET writes: > > I read the post about Overscan but what I mainly need is a way to open > an > overscan screen Without using intuition, Menus/NewScreen. I need am screen > that > has overscan but I dont need a mouse able to roam around. How would I be able > to turn the mouse off and then back on. Any help would be great. I would like > a > full overscan screen of 780*480. Also what is the max size screen able to be > di > splayed. Any help would be great thanks. > NEO > T32QC@CUNYVM Sorry, I don't know how to open a screen without using intuition. I wasn't even aware that there was a way to do this. Even modifying an already existing display is done with intuition, I think. -Ron
epa@phobos.cis.ksu.edu (Eric P. Armstrong) (02/04/91)
NEO <T32QC@CUNYVM.BITNET> writes: > I read the post about Overscan but what I mainly need is a way to open an >overscan screen Without using intuition, Menus/NewScreen. I need am screen that >has overscan but I dont need a mouse able to roam around. How would I be able >to turn the mouse off and then back on. Any help would be great. I would like a >full overscan screen of 780*480. Also what is the max size screen able to be di >splayed. Any help would be great thanks. > NEO > T32QC@CUNYVM While it is possible to open a screen without using Intuition, it isn't possible to turn off the mouse, the most that you can do is set the colors of the mouse to 0 so that it is transparent. To open the screen without intuition you must call the graphics library directly. The drawbacks are that it is much more difficult to do, and is not multitasking friendly. This is because you are addressing the hardware directly. Any other programs will not be able to display anything, because their screens cannot be brought up. This type of access is for fast graphics that need to take over the entire system. If you really need this access the routines are discribed in the RKM Manual: Libs and Devs. ---- Eric Paul Armstrong Kansas State University Bitnet: ericpaul@ksuvm.bitnet Internet: epa@phobos.cis.ksu.edu