Re: Please Explain Graphics

["Charlie" <charlied at NOSPAM bboard dot com>]

"Rex the Strange" <roger.main@widgetinc.com> wrote in message
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> Hi people,
>
> First of all, I'd like to thank those who offered assistence when I had
> problems with my monitor. It seems it's fubar and my wife is going to
> turn it into a designer fish tank (should be pretty cool with the Apple
> logo and all).
>
> Anyway, I recently acquired an Apple IIE (to go with my II+) and I've
> been playing with it a little. As I have no monitor (well, until it's
> fish tankified I do, but, as you'll recall, everything on it is
> severely shifted to the left) I've plugged into a small TV that I own.
> That's peachy except...
>
> Hires graphics (HGR and HGR2) doesn't allow full width of screen. I
> heard that the screen with should be 280 (0 to 279) but when I try to
> draw a line around the screen it cuts out at 270 (nothing higher will
> show - almost like it's off the side of the screen).
>
> So what's the deal here? I've loaded some hires games and they seem to
> only use 0 to 270(ish) because all of their graphics show. But the
> computer doesn't spit the dummy unless I try to draw at pixel 280 and
> beyond.
>
> Is this by design? Is there a problem using a TV (not enough
> resolution)? Are people lying to me and that hires max width is
> actually only 271? Am I going insane (probably, but don't answer that
> one).
>
> All help appreciated.
>
> rts
>
> PS: I love being in this group - it makes me snug knowing that I'm not
> the only geek who likes vintage technology and you all are very
> understanding and helpful. It's appreciated.
>

Could you post the code you are using to draw the line around the screen?

Charlie