File: xlibpas2.zip
Proposed directory (/pub/msdos/?/?): /pub/msdos/games/programmer
Short descriptor (max 42 chars): XMode graphics tools for BP/TP 7.0
Version: 2.0
Keywords: XMode, XLib, Graphics, Games
Author: Tristan Tarrant
Usage environment (Machine/OS/Hardware): PC/MS-DOS/386+
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 DISCLAIMER

  This library is distributed AS IS. The author/s specifically disclaim any
  responsibility for any loss of profit or any incidental, consequential or
  other damages.

 WHAT THIS PACKAGE IS    

  XLibPas v2.0 is a set of libraries and utilities that allow you to use some
  extended features of the standard VGA adapter which are not exploited in 
  mode 13h. The most important features are :
    - Use of all of the 256k of standard VGA memory
    - Several tweaked resolutions, all in 256 colours
    - Multiple pages, double- and triple-buffering, page flipping and panning
    - Split screen
    - Planar, Video and Compiled bitmaps
    - Drawing procedures (line,circle,pixel,boxes,filling,polygons)
    - Text handling supporting user fonts
    - Archiving and compression
    - GIF/BMP encoding and decoding
    - Bitmap scaling
    - Virtual VSync handler
    - Mouse routines
    - Palette handling
    - ...and (at long last) Protected Mode (experimental)