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DHR Text Is Terrible!!!
- Subject: DHR Text Is Terrible!!!
- From: "Bryan Parkoff" <bryanparkoff@nospam.com>
- Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 02:00:34 -0500
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Organization: Time-Warner Telecom
- Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.sys.apple2:1948
Scott Alfter wrote DHR Character Generator program that it looks nasty.
It is true that it is difficult to read in color, but it is much easier to
read in monochrome. In fact, Apple IIgs' RGB monitor looks readable in
color than Apple //e + //c's NTSC monitor. It would look terrible and
unreadable in Kegs' Emulator, but it seems okay in Apple.Exe (MS-DOS).
I have discussed with Michael J. Mahon to understand how NTSC works
however NTSC can't be emulated into RGB SVGA, but it can only adjust RGB
color like brightness, contrast, tint, hue, saturation, blurr, and
sharpeness to improve DHR Character Generator. It is similar to A2Pix's
demo website, but I am unable to reach the author for source code to adjust
RGB color.
If someone knows A2Pix that it can be implmeneted in PC rather than
Macintosh, I would be appreciated to discuss this matter so far. Thanks...
I have included a table of 128 possibilities of color below. First and
second table show different color in even and odd, but third and fourth
table are not included for second even and odd. This table is useful for
DHR Character Generator. For example, you define character 'A'. First row
is 0x8. Second row is 0x14. Third and Fourth row are 0x22. Fifth row is
0x2E. Sixth and Seventh row are 0x22. Hexidemical is like binary pattern
that can be defined as 7 pixels. Look at 0x8 that it shows one DeepRed
pixel. Look at another 0x14 that it shows two Brown pixel and one LightGray
pixel.
This table helps you to identify the column of pixel in color each text
character. After you switch from DHR to SHR, column of pixel in color
disappear, but only some column of pixel in color are preserved to be used
as white.
Does it make sense that you can understand what I am explaining? It is
identical to 4 Bits in color.
00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
01 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
02 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 02 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
03 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 03 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
04 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 04 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
05 2 2 A 0 0 0 0 05 1 1 5 0 0 0 0
06 0 4 C 0 0 0 0 06 0 2 6 0 0 0 0
07 2 6 E 0 0 0 0 07 1 3 7 0 0 0 0
08 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 08 0 0 0 8 0 0 0
09 2 2 2 3 1 1 1 09 1 1 1 9 0 0 0
0A 0 4 4 5 0 0 0 0A 0 2 2 A 0 0 0
0B 2 6 6 7 5 1 1 0B 1 3 3 B 0 0 0
0C 0 0 8 9 0 0 0 0C 0 0 4 C 0 0 0
0D 2 2 A B 9 9 1 0D 1 1 5 D 0 0 0
0E 0 4 C D 0 0 0 0E 0 2 6 E 0 0 0
0F F F F F D 9 1 0F F F F F 0 0 0
10 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 11 3 1 1 1 1 0 0
12 0 4 4 4 6 2 2 12 2 2 2 2 3 0 0
13 2 6 6 6 6 2 2 13 3 3 3 3 3 0 0
14 0 0 8 8 A 0 0 14 0 0 4 4 4 0 0
15 2 2 A A A A 2 15 3 1 5 5 4 0 0
16 0 4 C C E A 2 16 2 2 6 6 7 0 0
17 2 6 E E E A 2 17 3 3 7 7 7 0 0
18 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 18 0 0 0 8 9 0 0
19 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 19 3 1 1 9 9 0 0
1A 0 4 4 5 7 3 3 1A 0 2 2 A B 0 0
1B 2 6 6 7 7 3 3 1B 2 3 3 B B 0 0
1C 0 0 8 9 B 0 0 1C 0 0 4 C D 0 0
1D 2 2 A B B B 3 1D 3 1 5 D D 0 0
1E 0 F F F F B 3 1E 2 F F F F 0 0
1F F F F F F B 3 1F F F F F F 0 0
20 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
21 2 0 2 0 0 4 4 21 5 0 0 0 0 2 0
22 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 22 4 6 2 2 2 2 0
23 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 23 5 7 3 3 2 2 0
24 0 0 8 8 8 C 4 24 4 4 4 4 4 6 0
25 2 2 A A 8 C 4 25 5 5 5 5 4 6 0
26 0 4 C C C C 4 26 4 6 6 6 6 6 0
27 2 6 E E C C 4 27 5 7 7 7 6 6 0
28 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 28 0 0 0 8 8 A 0
29 2 2 2 3 1 5 5 29 5 5 1 9 8 A 0
2A 0 4 4 5 5 5 5 2A 4 6 2 A A A 0
2B 2 6 6 7 5 5 5 2B 5 7 3 B A A 0
2C 0 0 8 9 9 D 5 2C 4 4 4 C C E 0
2D 2 2 A B 9 D 5 2D 5 5 5 D C E 0
2E 0 4 C D D D 5 2E 4 6 6 E E E 0
2F F F F F D D 5 2F F F F F E E 0
30 0 0 0 0 2 6 6 30 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
31 2 2 2 2 2 6 6 31 7 5 1 1 1 3 0
32 0 4 4 4 6 6 6 32 6 6 2 2 3 3 0
33 2 6 6 6 6 6 6 33 7 7 3 3 3 3 0
34 0 0 8 8 A E 6 34 6 4 4 4 5 7 0
35 2 2 A A A E 6 35 7 5 5 5 5 7 0
36 0 4 C C E E 6 36 6 6 6 6 7 7 0
37 2 6 E E E E 6 37 7 7 7 7 7 7 0
38 0 0 0 1 3 7 0 38 0 0 0 8 9 B 0
39 2 2 2 3 3 7 7 39 7 5 1 9 9 B 0
3A 0 4 4 5 7 7 7 3A 6 6 2 A B B 0
3B 2 6 6 7 7 7 7 3B 7 7 3 B B B 0
3C 0 0 F F F F 7 3C 6 4 F F F F 0
3D 2 2 F F F F 7 3D 7 5 F F F F 0
3E 0 F F F F F 7 3E 6 F F F F F 0
3F F F F F F F 7 3F F F F F F F 0
40 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
41 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 41 9 0 0 0 0 0 4
42 0 4 0 0 0 0 8 42 8 A 0 0 0 0 4
43 2 6 0 0 0 0 8 43 9 B 0 0 0 0 4
44 0 0 8 8 8 8 8 44 8 8 C 4 4 4 4
45 2 2 A A 8 8 8 45 9 9 D 5 4 4 4
46 0 4 C C C 8 8 46 8 A E 6 6 4 4
47 2 6 E E C 8 F 47 F F F 7 6 4 4
48 0 0 0 1 1 1 9 48 8 8 8 8 8 8 C
49 2 2 2 3 1 1 9 49 9 9 9 9 8 8 C
4A 0 4 4 5 5 1 9 4A 8 A A A A 8 C
4B 2 6 6 7 5 1 9 4B 9 B B B A 8 C
4C 0 0 8 9 9 9 9 4C 8 8 C C C C C
4D 2 2 A B 9 9 9 4D 9 9 D D C C C
4E 0 4 C D D 9 9 4E 8 A E E E C C
4F F F F F D 9 F 4F F F F F E C C
50 0 0 0 0 2 2 A 50 0 0 0 0 1 1 5
51 2 2 2 2 2 2 A 51 B 9 9 1 1 1 5
52 0 4 4 4 6 2 A 52 A A A 2 3 1 5
53 2 6 6 6 6 2 A 53 B B B 3 3 1 5
54 0 0 8 8 A A A 54 A 8 C 4 5 5 5
55 2 2 A A A A A 55 B 9 D 5 5 5 5
56 0 4 C C E A A 56 A A E 6 7 5 5
57 2 6 E E E A F 57 F F F 7 7 5 5
58 0 0 0 1 3 3 B 58 A 8 8 8 9 9 D
59 2 2 2 3 3 3 B 59 B 9 9 9 9 9 D
5A 0 4 4 5 7 3 B 5A A A A A B 9 D
5B 2 6 6 7 7 3 B 5B B B B B B 9 D
5C 0 0 8 9 B B B 5C A 8 C C D D D
5D 2 2 A B B B B 5D B 9 D D D D D
5E 0 F F F F B B 5E A F F F F D D
5F F F F F F B F 5F F F F F F D D
60 0 0 0 0 0 4 C 60 0 0 0 0 0 2 6
61 2 0 2 0 0 4 C 61 D 0 0 0 0 2 6
62 0 4 4 4 4 4 C 62 C E A 2 2 2 6
63 2 6 6 6 4 F F 63 F F B 3 2 2 6
64 0 0 8 8 8 C C 64 C C C 4 4 6 6
65 2 2 A A 8 C C 65 D D D 5 4 6 6
66 0 4 C C C C C 66 C E E 6 6 6 6
67 2 6 E E C F F 67 F F F 7 6 6 6
68 0 0 0 1 1 5 D 68 C C 8 8 8 A E
69 2 2 2 3 1 5 D 69 D D 9 9 8 A E
6A 0 4 4 5 5 5 D 6A C E A A A A E
6B 2 6 6 7 5 F F 6B F F B B A A E
6C 0 0 8 9 9 D D 6C C C C C C E E
6D 2 2 A B 9 D D 6D D D D D C E E
6E 0 4 C D D D D 6E C E E E E E E
6F F F F F D F F 6F F F F F E E E
70 0 0 0 0 2 6 E 70 0 0 0 0 1 3 7
71 2 2 2 2 F F F 71 F D 9 1 1 3 7
72 0 4 4 4 6 6 E 72 E E A 2 3 3 7
73 2 6 6 6 F F F 73 F F B 3 3 3 7
74 0 0 8 8 A E E 74 E C C 4 5 7 7
75 2 2 A A F F F 75 F D D 5 5 7 7
76 0 4 C C E E E 76 E E E 6 7 7 7
77 2 6 E E F F F 77 F F F 7 7 7 7
78 0 0 F F F F F 78 E 8 8 F F F F
79 2 2 F F F F F 79 F 9 9 F F F F
7A 0 4 F F F F F 7A E A A F F F F
7B 2 6 F F F F F 7B F B B F F F F
7C 0 0 F F F F F 7C E F F F F F F
7D 2 2 F F F F F 7D F F F F F F F
7E 0 F F F F F F 7E E F F F F F F
7F F F F F F F F 7F F F F F F F F
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Bryan Parkoff