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I use a map editor that only works on 16 bit mode, but I use 32bit most the time, so this would save me a lotta time and pain doing it with the (right click) mouse (desktop display settings) way.

So I really really need a way to change WinXP video 32bit to 16bit settings and vice versa by way of VDS5 code or DLL/ DSU anything.. Laughing

I been trying to accomplish this for a long time.

Thanks in advance and appreciate your reading this also Cool

SnarlingSheep · Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 6:35 pm Post subject:

You'd have to use the ChangeDisplaySettings API Function, which takes a huge DEVMODE structure.
Could be done in a DLL pretty easily, but I wouldn't do it in VDS.

SnarlingSheep · Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 8:18 pm Post subject:

Give this DLL a try, for now it's attached to this post.
[UPDATE] New version attached to post below [UPDATE]

vtol · Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 9:56 pm Post subject:

How you been SnarlingSheep
Did you write that DLL today? wow !!!!! fast and super-good, worked perfect, better than ever dreamed Very Happy

Only thing I did wrong though I forgot to change the example from 800 to 1024, had to re-arrange my 99 desktop icons, looked looks like a tornado hit - hehe (but I know that was my fault - lol) By the way is there a way to save 1024 icon arrangements in XP that you know of right off the top of that massive brain enclosure of yours Razz

Thanks for that awesome DLL - weeeeeeeee
That made my decade...

SnarlingSheep · Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 2:58 am Post subject:

lol, yep wrote that today.
As for saving icon positions, I'm not sure of a way other than this app that I use:
Restore Desktop

It adds 2 items to the desktop context menu, Save Desktop and Restore Desktop. Doesn't always put every last icon in it's saved position, but it'd probably fix 90 of those 99 Wink

vtol · Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 11:36 am Post subject:

Nice

WOW - If I was an athiest I would start thinking your GOD Laughing

That Restore Desktop works better than perfect. (Thankyou very much!)
Your DLL works perfect except 1 tiny little bug thats prolly a typeO or timing thingy.
Its when I come back to 32bit 1024x768, it forgets to set the 32bit part.
If I REM out (setdisplay res,1024,768) the 32bit works perfectly.
So Right now I'm doing them manually separately.
I guess I could make each thing in its own EXE and run the modes from my main VDS5 EXE program, haven't tried that yet.

Any ways, there is no complaning above, just thought you'd like to know.

Below is how I have them written, maybe its my fault(usually is):

Hooligan · Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 1:03 pm Post subject:

According to the help file, that is how it's supposed to work...

Cool dll... I'll be able to use this for something thats been plaguing me for a long time!

Hooligan

SnarlingSheep · Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 4:22 pm Post subject:

Smart of me not to try the example I gave with the DLL...
Here the first command works but not the second, I'm guessing because Windows is still switching modes at the time of the second one. Although I did try adding a 'wait 3' in between them without success, it may need a bit longer.
I will have to look into it later on today.

vtol · Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 4:46 pm Post subject:

No Problem
I tried up to Wait "7" hours ago, but you can try, maybe I missed something.
GoodLuck..

SnarlingSheep · Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 4:40 am Post subject:

Bugs should be worked out now, I also added a function to return the current bit-depth. Check the readme.
New version is attached.

vtol · Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 8:04 am Post subject:

Great,
Sounds gooder than Goodest.
I downloaded it and disposed of the old one.
I'll check it out tommorrow, its late here now.
Who should I talk to or try DLL etc.. for drawing in a VDS program?

Thanks a kaaZillion... Very Happy

SnarlingSheep · Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 7:37 pm Post subject:

I think it'd be pretty difficult to write a dll for what you want.
From what it looks like you need, it'd have to take a bunch of positions for the white and gray parts of the image, and then write a greyscale bitmap.

vtol · Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 11:29 pm Post subject:

Well, I could be real happy just having simple lines drawn on my main dialog for now. (wouldnt expect more than that - then maybe in a year or so think of something for it).
Exporting it or printing it out may be easier than we think right now.
Would be plenty to get started for now...

Dr. Dread · Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 7:42 am Post subject:

I really haven't followed this thread, and I'm kinda busy right now, but Mac's VDSUG has drawing abilities
if that's what ya need.

Greetz
Dread

vtol · Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 4:01 pm Post subject:

Thanks doc
I knew I read it somewheres Laughing

I'll check it out in the near future and see if it will do the job.

Appreciate your reading and helping..
cheers