Subj : Re: GUI implementation
To   : apam
From : Vorlon
Date : Wed May 24 2023 04:55 pm

Hi Apam,

 On Tuesday May 23 2023, Apam said to tenser:

 A> The framebuffer is a vesa 1024x768 framebuffer (32bit), and I am
 A> redrawing the desktop, then each of the icons, then the windows then
 A> drawing the mouse pointer.

Vesa mode will be one reason your gui is slow. Before I got the Matrox G550
goin in my Amilathion system I was using vesa mode. It was slow.

Once the drivers for the Matrox loaded in, I was also able to switch to a
1024x768 16Bit screen mode.

It was night and day the speed up.



\/orlon
aka
Stephen

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