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From: kbad@atari.UUCP (Ken Badertscher)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Res Changing
Keywords: After A Crash?
Message-ID: <1913@atari.UUCP>
Date: 22 Dec 89 16:15:33 GMT
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Neil asks if there are magic negative-offset line A variables which can be
stuffed with appropriate values to fool GEM if an application changes res.

The answer is: No.

The line A variables are essentially the BSS of the VDI.  The AES, on
the other hand, has no published variables.  Never had 'em, never will.
So you can diddle with line A variables all day long, but the AES will
still be working in the original resolution when it's time to show a
menu, or draw a window, or put up an alert box.

Derek Mui is very wise in the ways of the AES, and when he says there
is no way, legal or illegal... believe him!

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