help on how to display text in graphic mode

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digo_rp
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help on how to display text in graphic mode

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Could anyone tell me, or give me some help/docs/sources on how do I display text in graphic mode ? I?m using 800x600x256 vesa
I switch to this resolution using vm86 .
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Re: help on how to display text in graphic mode

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The BIOS uses it's built in font. It pretty much just draws the characters onto the screen.

Make a bitmap for each character and draw each bitmap directly into memory. It's not difficult to do.
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Re: help on how to display text in graphic mode

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tnx I?ll try it.
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