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Help - How to support GUI

Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2003 11:00 pm
by ksk
hi,

Can someone help me - I want to have a GUI interface for my OS. But I don't know where to start - my bios allows me to get the maximum res of 640 x 200 - doesn't look pretty for GUI though.

I want a higher resolution - How am I to program such a driver for my terminal ?

Thanks
ksk

RE:Help - How to support GUI

Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2003 11:00 pm
by gaffi
Hi ksk,
you could use the VESA BIOS Extensions (VBE):
http://www.vesa.org/vbe3.pdf

VESA supports hi-res graphic-modes up to 1600*1200 - unfortunately it's no longer supported by all cards.

regards,
Daniel Raffler

RE:Help - How to support GUI

Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2003 11:00 pm
by ksk
Thanks buddy.

Got the right info.

cheers
ksk