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From: dvljrt@cs.umu.se (Joakim Rosqvist)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: HELP! (please!) on OS...
Message-ID: <1991May26.104624.11265@cs.umu.se>
Date: 26 May 91 10:46:24 GMT
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In article <1991May24.212123.11386@lynx.CS.ORST.EDU> rudolpe@urubu.CS.ORST.EDU (RUDOLPh ERIC) writes:
>HELP! I'm trying to do a little program in assembly that sets up a viewport and
>displays it. However, I can't seem to restore the original Workbench display. 
>I know this:
>I must call LoadView() while passing a pointer to the View Structure in a1.
>However, I can't seem to find the original View Structure. My manual says to
>find it in the offset ActiView in the GfxBase structure. My book says the
>offset is 2. I don't believe it. It looks wrong, the the program immediately
>Gurus, with no Guru number, because the display is frozen.
>
>Anyone who could shed some light on this would have my infinite gratitude, and
>many profuse thanks!
>

There is a pointer to the original copperlist at displacement 38 in
the GfxBase structure.


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