cc65/doc/tgi.sgml

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<article>
<title>Tiny Graphics Interface
<author><url url="mailto:uz@cc65.org" name="Ullrich von Bassewitz">,<newline>
<url url="mailto:polluks@sdf.lonestar.org" name="Stefan A. Haubenthal">,<newline>
<url url="mailto:greg.king5@verizon.net" name="Greg King">

<abstract>
The cc65 library provides functions for platform independent graphics.
Include the tgi.h header file to get the necessary definitions, see also
<tt>samples/tgidemo.c</tt> and <tt>samples/mandelbrot.c</tt>.
</abstract>

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<sect>tgi.h<label id="tgi.h">

<sect1>tgi_arc<label id="tgi_arc"><p>

<quote>
<descrip>
<tag/Function/Draw an elliptic arc in the current color.
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/void __fastcall__ tgi_arc (int x, int y,
unsigned char rx, unsigned char ry, unsigned sa, unsigned ea);/
<tag/Description/The function draws an elliptic arc with center at x/y and
radii rx/ry using the current drawing color. The arc covers the angle
between sa and ea (startangle and endangle), which must be in the range
0..360.
<tag/Notes/<itemize>
<item>The function is only available as fastcall function, so it may only
be used in presence of a prototype.
<item>The function behaves unexpectedly or may crash if the angles are out
of range.
</itemize>
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/
<ref id="tgi_bar" name="tgi_bar">,
<ref id="tgi_circle" name="tgi_circle">,
<ref id="tgi_ellipse" name="tgi_ellipse">,
<ref id="tgi_pieslice" name="tgi_pieslice">,
<ref id="tgi_setcolor" name="tgi_setcolor">
<tag/Example/<tscreen><verb>
/* Draw the upper half of an ellipse */
tgi_setcolor(TGI_COLOR_BLUE);
tgi_arc (50, 50, 40, 20, 0, 180);
</verb></tscreen>
</descrip>
</quote>


<sect1>tgi_bar<label id="tgi_bar"><p>

<quote>
<descrip>
<tag/Function/The function fills a rectangle on the drawpage with the current
color.
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/void __fastcall__ tgi_bar (int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2);/
<tag/Description/The function fills a rectangle on the drawpage with the current
color.
<tag/Notes/<itemize>
<item>The function is only available as fastcall function, so it may only
be used in presence of a prototype.
</itemize>
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/Other tgi function
<tag/Example/<tscreen><verb>
tgi_setcolor(TGI_COLOR_GREEN);
tgi_bar(10, 10, 100, 60);
</verb></tscreen>
</descrip>
</quote>


<sect1>tgi_circle<label id="tgi_circle"><p>

<quote>
<descrip>
<tag/Function/The function draws a circle in the current color.
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/void __fastcall__ tgi_circle (int x, int y, unsigned char radius);/
<tag/Description/The function draws a circle in the current color.
<tag/Notes/<itemize>
<item>The function is only available as fastcall function, so it may only
be used in presence of a prototype.
</itemize>
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/
<ref id="tgi_arc" name="tgi_arc">,
<ref id="tgi_bar" name="tgi_bar">,
<ref id="tgi_ellipse" name="tgi_ellipse">,
<ref id="tgi_pieslice" name="tgi_pieslice">,
<ref id="tgi_setcolor" name="tgi_setcolor">
<tag/Example/<tscreen><verb>
tgi_setcolor(TGI_COLOR_BLACK);
tgi_circle(50, 40, 40);
</verb></tscreen>
</descrip>
</quote>


<sect1>tgi_clear<label id="tgi_clear"><p>

<quote>
<descrip>
<tag/Function/Clear the drawpage
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/void tgi_clear (void);/
<tag/Description/Clear the drawpage
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/Other tgi functions
<tag/Example/None.
</descrip>
</quote>


<sect1>tgi_done<label id="tgi_done"><p>

<quote>
<descrip>
<tag/Function/End graphics mode, switch back to text mode.
Will NOT uninstall or unload the driver!
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/void tgi_done (void);/
<tag/Description/End graphics mode, switch back to text mode.
Will NOT uninstall or unload the driver!
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/Other tgi functions
<tag/Example/None.
</descrip>
</quote>


<sect1>tgi_ellipse<label id="tgi_ellipse"><p>

<quote>
<descrip>
<tag/Function/The function draws an ellipse in the current color.
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/void __fastcall__ tgi_ellipse (int x, int y, unsigned char rx, unsigned char ry);/
<tag/Description/The function draws an ellipse at position x/y with radii
rx and ry, using the current drawing color.
<tag/Notes/<itemize>
<item>The function is only available as fastcall function, so it may only
be used in presence of a prototype.
</itemize>
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/
<ref id="tgi_arc" name="tgi_arc">,
<ref id="tgi_bar" name="tgi_bar">,
<ref id="tgi_circle" name="tgi_circle">,
<ref id="tgi_pieslice" name="tgi_pieslice">,
<ref id="tgi_setcolor" name="tgi_setcolor">
<tag/Example/<tscreen><verb>
tgi_setcolor(TGI_COLOR_RED);
tgi_ellipse (50, 40, 40, 20);
</verb></tscreen>
</descrip>
</quote>


<sect1>tgi_free_vectorfont<label id="tgi_free_vectorfont"><p>

<quote>
<descrip>
<tag/Function/Free a vector font that was previously loaded into memory.
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/void __fastcall__ tgi_free_vectorfont (const tgi_vectorfont* font);/
<tag/Description/Free a vector font that was previously loaded into memory.
<tag/Notes/<itemize>
<item>The function is only available as fastcall function, so it may only
be used in presence of a prototype.
</itemize>
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/
<ref id="tgi_load_vectorfont" name="tgi_load_vectorfont">,
<ref id="tgi_install_vectorfont" name="tgi_install_vectorfont">
<tag/Example/None.
</descrip>
</quote>


<sect1>tgi_getaspectratio<label id="tgi_getaspectratio"><p>

<quote> <descrip> <tag/Function/Return the pixel aspect ratio.
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/unsigned tgi_getaspectratio (void);/
<tag/Description/The function returns the pixel aspect ratio for the current
driver and display as an 8.8 fixed point value. It may be used to correct
geometric shapes so they look correct on the display. As an example, a circle
with a radius of 100 pixels may look elliptic on some driver/display
combinations if the aspect ratio is not 1.00.
<tag/Notes/<itemize>
<item>The aspect ratio is encoded in the TGI driver which assumes a "standard"
monitor for the given platform. The aspect ratio may be wrong if another
monitor is used.
<item>No TGI function will use the aspect ratio. It is up to the programmer to
make use of it.
<item>The <ref id="tgi_setaspectratio" name="tgi_setaspectratio"> function can
be used to change the aspect ratio for a loaded driver. The value is not reset
by <ref id="tgi_init" name="tgi_init">, so if a driver is linked statically to
an application, switching into and out of graphics mode will not restore the
original aspect ratio.
</itemize>
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/
<ref id="tgi_setaspectratio" name="tgi_setaspectratio">
<tag/Example/None.
</descrip>
</quote>


<sect1>tgi_getcolor<label id="tgi_getcolor"><p>

<quote>
<descrip>
<tag/Function/Return the current drawing color.
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/unsigned char tgi_getcolor (void);/
<tag/Description/The actual color is an index to a palette. During tgi_init
you will get a default palette. The number of colors depend on the platform.
All platforms recognize at least TGI_COLOR_BLACK and TGI_COLOR_WHITE. But some
platforms have many more predefined colors. If you paint using TGI_COLOR_GREEN
and then you change the green of the palette to blue using tgi_setpalette then
after this painting in TGI_COLOR_GREEN will actually be blue.
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/Other tgi functions
<tag/Example/<tscreen><verb>
color = tgi_getcolor();
</verb></tscreen>
</descrip>
</quote>


<sect1>tgi_getcolorcount<label id="tgi_getcolorcount"><p>

<quote>
<descrip>
<tag/Function/Get the number of available colors.
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/unsigned char tgi_getcolorcount (void);/
<tag/Description/TGI platforms use indexed color palettes. This function
returns the number of entries we can use in the palette.

<tt/tgi_setcolor()/ can accept numbers from <tt/0/ to <tt/255/.  That is 256
possible colors, but an <tt/(unsigned char)/ cannot hold that number.
Therefore, the number zero is used to indicate when a palette has 256 entries.
A portable program should test for that number, and do appropriate actions.
A program might assign the count to an <tt/unsigned int/ (and change a zero to
a 256).  Or, it might rely on the fact that <tt/(unsigned char)/ will
"wrap-around" when it is incremented beyond 255.
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/<ref id="tgi_getcolor" name="tgi_getcolor()">,
<ref id="tgi_getdefpalette" name="tgi_getdefpalette()">,
<ref id="tgi_getmaxcolor" name="tgi_getmaxcolor()">,
<ref id="tgi_getpalette" name="tgi_getpalette()">,
<ref id="tgi_setcolor" name="tgi_setcolor()">,
<ref id="tgi_setpalette" name="tgi_setpalette()">
<tag/Examples/<tscreen><verb>
if (tgi_getcolorcount() == 2) {
  printf("Only monochrome graphics is supported\n");
}

static unsigned char num_colors;
static unsigned char color;
...
num_colors = tgi_getcolorcount();
...
++color;
if (num_colors == 0) {
  tgi_setcolor(color);
} else {
  tgi_setcolor(color % num_colors);
}
</verb></tscreen>
</descrip>
</quote>


<sect1>tgi_getdefpalette<label id="tgi_getdefpalette"><p>

<quote>
<descrip>
<tag/Function/Get the palette installed by default.
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/const unsigned char* tgi_getdefpalette (void);/
<tag/Description/The tgi driver has a default palette that is active at startup.
The named colors TGI_COLOR_BLACK, TGI_COLOR_WHITE, TGI_COLOR_RED... need this
palette to work correctly.
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/Other tgi functions
<tag/Example/None.
</descrip>
</quote>


<sect1>tgi_geterror<label id="tgi_geterror"><p>

<quote>
<descrip>
<tag/Function/Return the error code for the last operation.
This will also clear the error.
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/unsigned char tgi_geterror (void);/
<tag/Description/Return the error code for the last operation.
This will also clear the error.
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/Other tgi functions
<tag/Example/None.
</descrip>
</quote>


<sect1>tgi_geterrormsg<label id="tgi_geterrormsg"><p>

<quote>
<descrip>
<tag/Function/Get an error message describing the error.
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/const char* __fastcall__ tgi_geterrormsg (unsigned char code);/
<tag/Description/Get an error message describing the error.
<tag/Notes/<itemize>
<item>The function is only available as fastcall function, so it may only
be used in presence of a prototype.
</itemize>
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/Other tgi functions
<tag/Example/None.
</descrip>
</quote>


<sect1>tgi_getmaxcolor<label id="tgi_getmaxcolor"><p>

<quote>
<descrip>
<tag/Function/Get the highest index of the palette.
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/unsigned char tgi_getmaxcolor (void);/
<tag/Description/Get the highest index of the palette.
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/<ref id="tgi_getcolor" name="tgi_getcolor()">,
<ref id="tgi_getcolorcount" name="tgi_getcolorcount()">,
<ref id="tgi_getdefpalette" name="tgi_getdefpalette()">,
<ref id="tgi_getpalette" name="tgi_getpalette()">,
<ref id="tgi_setcolor" name="tgi_setcolor()">,
<ref id="tgi_setpalette" name="tgi_setpalette()">
<tag/Example/None.
</descrip>
</quote>


<sect1>tgi_getmaxx<label id="tgi_getmaxx"><p>

<quote>
<descrip>
<tag/Function/Get the maximum x coordinate that can be used on this screen.
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/unsigned tgi_getmaxx (void);/
<tag/Description/Get the maximum x coordinate that can be used on this screen.
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/Other tgi functions
<tag/Example/None.
</descrip>
</quote>


<sect1>tgi_getmaxy<label id="tgi_getmaxy"><p>

<quote>
<descrip>
<tag/Function/Get the maximum y coordinate that can be used on this screen.
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/unsigned tgi_getmaxy (void);/
<tag/Description/Get the maximum y coordinate that can be used on this screen.
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/Other tgi functions
<tag/Example/None.
</descrip>
</quote>


<sect1>tgi_getpagecount<label id="tgi_getpagecount"><p>

<quote>
<descrip>
<tag/Function/Return the number of screen pages available.
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/unsigned tgi_getpagecount (void);/
<tag/Description/Return the number of screen pages available.
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/
<ref id="tgi_setdrawpage" name="tgi_setdrawpage">,
<ref id="tgi_setviewpage" name="tgi_setviewpage">
<tag/Example/None.
</descrip>
</quote>


<sect1>tgi_getpalette<label id="tgi_getpalette"><p>

<quote>
<descrip>
<tag/Function/Get the palette installed.
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/const unsigned char* tgi_getpalette (void);/
<tag/Description/Get the palette installed.
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/Other tgi functions
<tag/Example/None.
</descrip>
</quote>


<sect1>tgi_getpixel<label id="tgi_getpixel"><p>

<quote>
<descrip>
<tag/Function/Get the color of a pixel from the viewpage.
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/unsigned char __fastcall__ tgi_getpixel (int x, int y);/
<tag/Description/Get the color of a pixel from the viewpage.
<tag/Notes/<itemize>
<item>The function is only available as fastcall function, so it may only
be used in presence of a prototype.
</itemize>
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/Other tgi functions.
<tag/Example/None.
</descrip>
</quote>


<sect1>tgi_gettextheight<label id="tgi_gettextheight"><p>

<quote>
<descrip>
<tag/Function/Calculate the height of the text in pixels according to
the current text style.
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/unsigned __fastcall__ tgi_gettextheight (const char* s);/
<tag/Description/Calculate the height of the text in pixels according to
the current text style.
<tag/Notes/<itemize>
<item>The function is only available as fastcall function, so it may only
be used in presence of a prototype.
</itemize>
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/Other tgi functions.
<tag/Example/None.
</descrip>
</quote>


<sect1>tgi_gettextwidth<label id="tgi_gettextwidth"><p>

<quote>
<descrip>
<tag/Function/Calculate the width of the text in pixels according to the current text style.
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/unsigned __fastcall__ tgi_gettextwidth (const char* s);/
<tag/Description/Calculate the width of the text in pixels according to the current text style.
<tag/Notes/<itemize>
<item>The function is only available as fastcall function, so it may only
be used in presence of a prototype.
</itemize>
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/Other tgi functions.
<tag/Example/None.
</descrip>
</quote>


<sect1>tgi_getxres<label id="tgi_getxres"><p>

<quote>
<descrip>
<tag/Function/Get number of horisontal pixels on the screen.
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/unsigned tgi_getxres (void);/
<tag/Description/Get number of horisontal pixels on the screen.
This is same as tgi_maxx()+1.
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/Other tgi functions.
<tag/Example/None.
</descrip>
</quote>


<sect1>tgi_getyres<label id="tgi_getyres"><p>

<quote>
<descrip>
<tag/Function/Get number of vertical pixels on the screen.
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/unsigned tgi_getyres (void);/
<tag/Description/Get number of vertical pixels on the screen.
This is same as tgi_maxy()+1.
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/Other tgi functions.
<tag/Example/None.
</descrip>
</quote>


<sect1>tgi_gotoxy<label id="tgi_gotoxy"><p>

<quote>
<descrip>
<tag/Function/Set graphics cursor at x, y.
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/void __fastcall__ tgi_gotoxy (int x, int y);/
<tag/Description/Set graphics cursor at x, y.
<tag/Notes/<itemize>
<item>The function is only available as fastcall function, so it may only
be used in presence of a prototype.
</itemize>
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/Other tgi functions.
<tag/Example/None.
</descrip>
</quote>


<sect1>tgi_init<label id="tgi_init"><p>

<quote>
<descrip>
<tag/Function/Initialize the already loaded graphics driver.
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/void tgi_init (void);/
<tag/Description/The tgi_init function will set the default palette to the
hardware.
<tag/Notes/<itemize>
<item><tt/tgi_init/ will not clear the screen. This allows switching between
text and graphics mode on platforms that have separate memory areas for the
screens. If you want the screen cleared, call <tt/<ref id="tgi_clear"
name="tgi_clear">/ after <tt/tgi_init/.
</itemize>
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/Other tgi functions.
<tag/Example/<tscreen><verb>
tgi_install(tgi_static_stddrv); //Include the driver statically instead of loading it.
tgi_init(); //Set up the default palette and clear the screen.
</verb></tscreen>
</descrip>
</quote>


<sect1>tgi_install<label id="tgi_install"><p>

<quote>
<descrip>
<tag/Function/Install an already loaded driver and return an error code.
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/unsigned char __fastcall__ tgi_install (void* driver);/
<tag/Description/The function installs a driver that was already loaded into
memory (or linked statically to the program). It returns an error code
(<tt/TGI_ERR_OK/ in case of success).
<tag/Notes/<itemize>
<item>The function is only available as fastcall function, so it may only be
used in presence of a prototype.
</itemize>
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/
<ref id="tgi_load_driver" name="tgi_load_driver">,
<ref id="tgi_uninstall" name="tgi_uninstall">,
<ref id="tgi_unload" name="tgi_unload">
<tag/Example/<tscreen><verb>
tgi_install(tgi_static_stddrv); //Include the driver statically instead of loading it.
tgi_init(); //Set up the default palette and clear the screen.
</verb></tscreen>
</descrip>
</quote>


<sect1>tgi_install_vectorfont<label id="tgi_install_vectorfont"><p>

<quote>
<descrip>
<tag/Function/Install an already loaded driver and return an error code.
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/void __fastcall__ tgi_install_vectorfont (const tgi_vectorfont* font);/
<tag/Description/
Install a vector font for use. More than one vector font can be loaded,
but only one can be active. This function is used to tell which one. Call
with a NULL pointer to uninstall the currently installed font.
<tag/Notes/<itemize>
<item>The function is only available as fastcall function, so it may only be
used in presence of a prototype.
</itemize>
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/
<ref id="tgi_load_vectorfont" name="tgi_load_vectorfont">,
<ref id="tgi_free_vectorfont" name="tgi_free_vectorfont">
<tag/Example/None.
</descrip>
</quote>


<sect1>tgi_ioctl<label id="tgi_ioctl"><p>

<quote>
<descrip>
<tag/Function/Platform dependent code extensions.
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/unsigned __fastcall__ tgi_ioctl (unsigned char code, void* data);/
<tag/Description/Some platforms have extra display hardware that is not
supported by standard tgi functions. You can extend the driver to support
this extra hardware using tgi_ioctl functions.
<tag/Notes/<itemize>
<item>The function is only available as fastcall function, so it may only
be used in presence of a prototype.
<item>These functions are not easily portable to other cc65 platforms.
</itemize>
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/Other tgi functions.
<tag/Example/<tscreen><verb>
#define tgi_sprite(spr) tgi_ioctl(0, (void*)(spr))
#define tgi_flip() tgi_ioctl(1, (void*)0)
#define tgi_setbgcolor(bgcol) tgi_ioctl(2, (void*)(bgcol))
#define tgi_setframerate(rate) tgi_ioctl(3, (void*)(rate))
#define tgi_busy() tgi_ioctl(4, (void*)0)
#define tgi_updatedisplay() tgi_ioctl(4, (void*)1)
if (!tgi_busy()) {
  tgi_sprite(&amp;background);
  tgi_setcolor(TGI_COLOR_BLUE);
  tgi_outttextxy(20,40,"Hello World");
  tgi_updatedisplay();
}
</verb></tscreen>
</descrip>
</quote>


<sect1>tgi_line<label id="tgi_line"><p>

<quote>
<descrip>
<tag/Function/Draw a line in the current drawing color.
The graphics cursor will be set to x2/y2 by this call.
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/void __fastcall__ tgi_line (int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2);/
<tag/Description/Draw a line in the current drawing color.
The graphics cursor will be set to x2/y2 by this call.
<tag/Notes/<itemize>
<item>The function is only available as fastcall function, so it may only
be used in presence of a prototype.
</itemize>
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/Other tgi functions.
<tag/Example/None.
</descrip>
</quote>


<sect1>tgi_lineto<label id="tgi_lineto"><p>

<quote>
<descrip>
<tag/Function/Draw a line in the current drawing color from the graphics
cursor to the new end point. The graphics cursor will be updated to x2/y2.
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/void __fastcall__ tgi_lineto (int x2, int y2);/
<tag/Description/Draw a line in the current drawing color from the graphics
cursor to the new end point. The graphics cursor will be updated to x2/y2.
<tag/Notes/<itemize>
<item>The function is only available as fastcall function, so it may only
be used in presence of a prototype.
</itemize>
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/Other tgi functions.
<tag/Example/None.
</descrip>
</quote>


<sect1>tgi_load_driver<label id="tgi_load_driver"><p>

<quote>
<descrip>
<tag/Function/Load and install the given driver.
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/void __fastcall__ tgi_load_driver (const char *name);/
<tag/Description/Load and install the driver by name.
Will just load the driver and check if loading was successful.
Will not switch to graphics mode.
<tag/Notes/<itemize>
<item>The function is only available as fastcall function, so it may only
be used in presence of a prototype.
</itemize>
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/Other tgi functions.
<tag/Example/None.
</descrip>
</quote>


<sect1>tgi_load_vectorfont<label id="tgi_load_vectorfont"><p>

<quote>
<descrip>
<tag/Function/Load the given vector font.
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/const tgi_vectorfont* __fastcall__ tgi_load_vectorfont (const char* name);/
<tag/Description/
Load a vector font into memory and return it. In case of errors, NULL is
returned and an error is set, which can be retrieved using tgi_geterror.
To use the font, it has to be installed using tgi_install_vectorfont.
<tag/Notes/<itemize>
<item>The function is only available as fastcall function, so it may only
be used in presence of a prototype.
</itemize>
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/
<ref id="tgi_install_vectorfont" name="tgi_install_vectorfont">,
<ref id="tgi_free_vectorfont" name="tgi_free_vectorfont">
<tag/Example/None.
</descrip>
</quote>


<sect1>tgi_outtext<label id="tgi_outtext"><p>

<quote>
<descrip>
<tag/Function/Output text at the current graphics cursor position.
The graphics cursor is moved to the end of the text.
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/void __fastcall__ tgi_outtext (const char* s);/
<tag/Description/Output text at the current graphics cursor position.
The graphics cursor is moved to the end of the text.
<tag/Notes/<itemize>
<item>The function is only available as fastcall function, so it may only
be used in presence of a prototype.
</itemize>
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/Other tgi functions.
<tag/Example/None.
</descrip>
</quote>


<sect1>tgi_outtextxy<label id="tgi_outtextxy"><p>

<quote>
<descrip>
<tag/Function/Output text at the given cursor position.
The graphics cursor is moved to the end of the text.
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/void __fastcall__ tgi_outtextxy (int x, int y, const char* s);/
<tag/Description/Output text at the given cursor position.
The graphics cursor is moved to the end of the text.
<tag/Notes/<itemize>
<item>The function is only available as fastcall function, so it may only
be used in presence of a prototype.
</itemize>
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/Other tgi functions.
<tag/Example/None.
</descrip>
</quote>


<sect1>tgi_pieslice<label id="tgi_pieslice"><p>

<quote>
<descrip>
<tag/Function/Draw an elliptic pie slice in the current color.
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/void __fastcall__ tgi_pie slice (int x, int y,
unsigned char rx, unsigned char ry, unsigned sa, unsigned ea);/
<tag/Description/The function draws an elliptic pie slice with center at x/y
and radii rx/ry using the current drawing color. The pie slice covers the angle
between sa and ea (startangle and endangle), which must be in the range
0..360.
<tag/Notes/<itemize>
<item>The function is only available as fastcall function, so it may only
be used in presence of a prototype.
<item>The function behaves unexpectedly or may crash if the angles are out
of range.
</itemize>
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/
<ref id="tgi_bar" name="tgi_arc">,
<ref id="tgi_bar" name="tgi_bar">,
<ref id="tgi_circle" name="tgi_circle">,
<ref id="tgi_ellipse" name="tgi_ellipse">,
<ref id="tgi_setcolor" name="tgi_setcolor">
<tag/Example/<tscreen><verb>
/* Draw the closed upper half of an ellipse */
tgi_setcolor(TGI_COLOR_BLUE);
tgi_pieslice (50, 50, 40, 20, 0, 180);
</verb></tscreen>
</descrip>
</quote>


<sect1>tgi_setaspectratio<label id="tgi_setaspectratio"><p>

<quote> <descrip> <tag/Function/Set the pixel aspect ratio.
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/void __fastcall__ tgi_setaspectratio (unsigned ratio);/
<tag/Description/The function sets the pixel aspect ratio for the current
driver and display. The argument is an 8.8 fixed point value. The aspect ratio
may be used to correct geometric shapes so they look correct on a given
display. As an example, a circle with a radius of 100 pixels may look elliptic
on some driver/display combinations if the aspect ratio is not 1.00.
<tag/Notes/<itemize>
<item>The aspect ratio is encoded in the TGI driver which assumes a "standard"
monitor for the given platform. The aspect ratio may be wrong if another
monitor is used.
<item>No TGI function will use the aspect ratio. It is up to the programmer to
make use of it.
<item>The <tt/tgi_setaspectratio/ function can be used to change the aspect
ratio for a loaded driver. The value is not reset by <ref id="tgi_init"
name="tgi_init">, so if a driver is linked statically to an application,
switching into and out of graphics mode will not restore the original aspect
ratio.
<item>The function is available only as a fastcall function; so, it may be used
only in the presence of a prototype.
</itemize>
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/
<ref id="tgi_getaspectratio" name="tgi_getaspectratio">
<tag/Example/None.
</descrip>
</quote>


<sect1>tgi_setcolor<label id="tgi_setcolor"><p>

<quote>
<descrip>
<tag/Function/Set color to be used in future draw operations.
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/void __fastcall__ tgi_setcolor (unsigned char color);/
<tag/Description/Set color to be used in future draw operations.
<tag/Notes/<itemize>
<item>The function is only available as fastcall function, so it may only
be used in presence of a prototype.
</itemize>
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/Other tgi functions.
<tag/Example/<tscreen><verb>
tgi_setcolor(TGI_COLOR_BLACK);
tgi_bar(0,0,30,30);
tgi_setcolor(TGI_COLOR_WHITE);
tgi_bar(10,10,20,20);
</verb></tscreen>
</descrip>
</quote>


<sect1>tgi_setdrawpage<label id="tgi_setdrawpage"><p>

<quote>
<descrip>
<tag/Function/Set the page for drawing.
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/void __fastcall__ tgi_setdrawpage (unsigned char page);/
<tag/Description/If the drawpage and the viewpage are the same then all drawing
is seen immediately as it is drawn. For double buffered games you can set the
drawpage to a different page than the viewpage. This lets you draw the next
screen in the background and when the screen is ready you display it.
<tag/Notes/<itemize>
<item>The function is only available as fastcall function, so it may only
be used in presence of a prototype.
</itemize>
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/Other tgi functions.
<tag/Example/<tscreen><verb>
tgi_setdrawpage(1);
tgi_outtextxy(10, 10, "Hello World");
tgi_setviewpage(1); // Show page 1
tgi_setdrawpage(0);
tgi_outtextxy(10, 10, "Creating next frame");
...
tgi_setviewpage(0); // Show page 0
</verb></tscreen>
</descrip>
</quote>


<sect1>tgi_setpalette<label id="tgi_setpalette"><p>

<quote>
<descrip>
<tag/Function/Set the palette (not available with all drivers/hardware).
Palette is a pointer to as many entries as there are colors.
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/void __fastcall__ tgi_setpalette (const unsigned char* palette);/
<tag/Description/Set the palette (not available with all drivers/hardware).
Palette is a pointer to as many entries as there are colors.
<tag/Notes/<itemize>
<item>The function is only available as fastcall function, so it may only
be used in presence of a prototype.
</itemize>
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/Other tgi functions.
<tag/Example/None.
</descrip>
</quote>


<sect1>tgi_setpixel<label id="tgi_setpixel"><p>

<quote>
<descrip>
<tag/Function/Plot a pixel on the drawpage with the current color.
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/void __fastcall__ tgi_setpixel (int x, int y);/
<tag/Description/Plot a pixel on the drawpage with the current color.
<tag/Notes/<itemize>
<item>The function is only available as fastcall function, so it may only
be used in presence of a prototype.
</itemize>
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/Other tgi functions.
<tag/Example/None.
</descrip>
</quote>


<sect1>tgi_settextscale<label id="tgi_settextscale"><p>

<quote>
<descrip>
<tag/Function/Set the scaling for text output.
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/void __fastcall__ tgi_settextscale (unsigned width, unsigned height);/
<tag/Description/
Set the scaling for text output. The scaling factors for width and height
are 8.8 fixed point values. This means that $100 = 1 $200 = 2 etc.
<tag/Notes/<itemize>
<item>The function is only available as fastcall function, so it may only
be used in presence of a prototype.
</itemize>
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/
<ref id="tgi_settextstyle" name="tgi_settextstyle">
<tag/Example/None.
</descrip>
</quote>


<sect1>tgi_settextstyle<label id="tgi_settextstyle"><p>

<quote>
<descrip>
<tag/Function/Set the style for text output.
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/void __fastcall__ tgi_settextstyle (unsigned char magx, unsigned char magy, unsigned char dir, unsigned char font);/
<tag/Description/Set the style for text output.
<tag/Notes/<itemize>
<item>The function is only available as fastcall function, so it may only
be used in presence of a prototype.
</itemize>
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/
<ref id="tgi_settextscale" name="tgi_settextscale">
<tag/Example/None.
</descrip>
</quote>


<sect1>tgi_setviewpage<label id="tgi_setviewpage"><p>

<quote>
<descrip>
<tag/Function/Set page to be visible on screen.
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/void __fastcall__ tgi_setviewpage (unsigned char page);/
<tag/Description/If the drawpage and the viewpage are the same then all drawing
is seen immediately as it is drawn. For double buffered games you can set the
drawpage to a different page than the viewpage. This lets you draw the next
screen in the background and when the screen is ready you display it.
<tag/Notes/<itemize>
<item>The function is only available as fastcall function, so it may only
be used in presence of a prototype.
</itemize>
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/Other tgi functions.
<tag/Example/<tscreen><verb>
tgi_setdrawpage(1);
tgi_outtextxy(10, 10, "Hello World");
tgi_setviewpage(1); // Show page 1
tgi_setdrawpage(0);
tgi_outtextxy(10, 10, "Creating next frame");
...
tgi_setviewpage(0); // Show page 0
</verb></tscreen>
</descrip>
</quote>


<sect1>tgi_uninstall<label id="tgi_uninstall"><p>

<quote>
<descrip>
<tag/Function/Uninstall the currently loaded driver but do not unload it.
Will call tgi_done if necessary.
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/void tgi_uninstall (void);/
<tag/Description/Uninstall the currently loaded driver but do not unload it.
Will call tgi_done if necessary.
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/Other tgi functions.
<tag/Example/None.
</descrip>
</quote>


<sect1>tgi_unload<label id="tgi_unload"><p>

<quote>
<descrip>
<tag/Function/Uninstall, then unload the currently loaded driver.
Will call tgi_done if necessary.
<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="tgi.h" name="tgi.h">/
<tag/Declaration/<tt/void tgi_unload (void);/
<tag/Description/Uninstall, then unload the currently loaded driver.
Will call tgi_done if necessary.
<tag/Availability/cc65
<tag/See also/Other tgi functions.
<tag/Example/None.
</descrip>
</quote>


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