> On 2021-09-01, at 17:03, groepaz_at_gmx.net wrote: > >>>> Is there a method, some VIC-I tricks or so to display colours 8 through >>>> 15 >>>> full screen? I don't need any content on the screen other than the whole >>>> visible area being of the same colour. >>> >>> make the display window as large as the whole screen and display just >>> spaces, so it displays only "background" color. you might need a memory >>> expansion to do this without further trickery. >> >> Good suggestion. You don't even need memory expansion, only a bunch of >> POKEs: >> >> Move screen to 7168, colour memory to 37888, prevent variables from >> overwriting the screen (or vice versa): >> POKE 56,28:POKE 648,28:POKE 36866,22:CLR:PRINT"{CLR/HOME}" >> >> Maximize screen to 28 columns x 36 rows. Adjust as required on your >> actual display, these are max in old VICE: >> POKE 36864,6:POKE 36865,14:POKE 36866,28:POKE 36867,72 >> >> Clear screen: >> FOR X=0 TO 1007:POKE 7168+X,32:NEXT >> >> Set foreground colour to values 8-15: >> FOR X=8 TO 15:POKE 36879,X*16+8:NEXT > > good call :) i *think* what silverdr is looking for isnt actually "whole > visible screen" but really "the entire screen" (the complete area that > contains video output) to make some measurements - not sure what dimensions > you'd have to use for this Yes - that's exactly the case. Admittedly "Visible" is highly relative/subjective. I am looking for single colour on the entire non-h/v-blank area of the screen. When I check the above on `xvic` with border set to "full", there is still part of the border in another colour -- SD!Received on 2021-09-01 19:00:22
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