Re: 320x400 question

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From: sl8nl
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1992 00:10

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> Is there something about the 320x400 mode that forces you to do this?
> I don't see any reason why you can't draw your status window on each
> of your page flip screens once and then just leave it there undisturbed.
> Whatever you left on a page flip screen last time through the loop will
> still be there next time, right?

Good point, Dave.  You should be able to draw your status window and leave it,
only updating when you need to.  I'm sure this is how Wolf3d did it (which is,
I believe, what the original message was about.).

Josh

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