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DUGL Viewer 0.4 prerelease (Announce)

posted by Rugxulo , Usono, 14.08.2011, 18:15

> Why we shoud have a way to overide WiNT check ? Any hope to get true VESA
> 2.0LFB in such OS ?

In this case, it's probably moot, but it probably depends on the driver quality (which varies). So unless you can be 100% sure that no driver supports VESA 2 under WinXP etc., I would make it optional.

> Any way, I can easily add a parameter on CFG file to enable/disable this
> check.

Just a friendly warning against hardcoded version checks. They always come back to bite you (e.g. MS-DOS 5 utils).

Complete thread:

• DUGL Viewer 0.4 prerelease - FFK, 08.08.2011, 04:02 (Announce)
  • DUGL Viewer 0.4 prerelease - DOS386, 08.08.2011, 04:12
    • DUGL Viewer 0.4 prerelease - FFK, 08.08.2011, 04:30
      • DUGL Viewer 0.4 prerelease - DOS386, 08.08.2011, 04:46
        • DUGL Viewer 0.4 prerelease - FFK, 09.08.2011, 05:12
  • DUGL Viewer 0.4 prerelease - travolter, 08.08.2011, 11:42
    • DUGL Viewer 0.4 prerelease - FFK, 09.08.2011, 05:21
      • DUGL Viewer 0.4 prerelease - georgpotthast, 09.08.2011, 21:53
        • DUGL Viewer 0.4 prerelease - FFK, 10.08.2011, 03:53
        • DUGL Viewer 0.4 prerelease - RayeR, 13.08.2011, 11:06
          • DUGL Viewer 0.4 prerelease - FFK, 13.08.2011, 14:21
            • DUGL Viewer 0.4 prerelease - Rugxulo, 14.08.2011, 00:01
              • DUGL Viewer 0.4 prerelease - FFK, 14.08.2011, 15:10
                • DUGL Viewer 0.4 prerelease - Rugxulo, 14.08.2011, 18:15
                • DUGL Viewer 0.4 prerelease - RayeR, 16.08.2011, 03:33
                  • DUGL Viewer 0.4 prerelease - FFK, 16.08.2011, 03:45
                    • DUGL Viewer 0.4 prerelease - DOS386, 17.08.2011, 08:46
                      • DUGL Viewer 0.4 prerelease - FFK, 18.08.2011, 03:42
                    • DUGL Viewer 0.4 prerelease - RayeR, 18.08.2011, 00:00
                      • DUGL Viewer 0.4 prerelease - FFK, 18.08.2011, 03:56
                        • DUGL Viewer 0.4 prerelease - RayeR, 18.08.2011, 10:34
                          • DUGL Viewer 0.4 prerelease - FFK, 18.08.2011, 16:08
                            • DUGL Viewer 0.4 prerelease - RayeR, 19.08.2011, 01:42
                              • DUGL Viewer 0.4 prerelease - FFK, 19.08.2011, 05:13
                                • DUGL Viewer 0.4 prerelease - RayeR, 19.08.2011, 17:03
              • DUGL Viewer 0.4 prerelease - RayeR, 16.08.2011, 03:28
        • DUGL Viewer 0.4 prerelease - Pablo, 18.08.2011, 06:00
      • DUGL Viewer 0.4 prerelease - travolter, 10.08.2011, 11:40
        • DUGL Viewer 0.4 prerelease - travolter, 10.08.2011, 11:42
          • DUGL Viewer 0.4 prerelease - FFK, 12.08.2011, 21:42
            • DUGL Viewer 0.4 prerelease - travolter, 13.08.2011, 11:14
              • DUGL Viewer 0.4 prerelease - Rugxulo, 13.08.2011, 23:56
                • DUGL Viewer 0.4 prerelease - FFK, 14.08.2011, 15:06
                  • DUGL Viewer 0.4 prerelease - travolter, 15.08.2011, 13:12
                  • DUGL Viewer 0.4 prerelease - RayeR, 16.08.2011, 03:39
  • DUGL Viewer 0.4 prerelease 2 - FFK, 18.08.2011, 04:40
    • DUGL Viewer 0.4 prerelease 2 - much testing - DOS386, 19.08.2011, 03:55
      • DUGL Viewer 0.4 prerelease 2 - much testing - FFK, 19.08.2011, 05:57
        • DUGL Viewer 0.4 prerelease 2 - much testing - DOS386, 20.08.2011, 06:52
          • DUGL Viewer 0.4 prerelease 2 - much testing - FFK, 21.08.2011, 06:27
            • DUGL Viewer 0.4 !!! FINAL !!! 2011-08-21 - DOS386, 21.08.2011, 15:45
              • DUGL Viewer 0.4 !!! FINAL !!! 2011-08-21 - FFK, 21.08.2011, 16:29
                • DUGL Viewer 0.4 !!! FINAL !!! 2011-08-21 - DOS386, 04.09.2011, 12:16
                  • DUGL Viewer 0.4 !!! FINAL !!! 2011-08-21 - Laaca, 14.09.2011, 22:04
                    • DUGL Viewer 0.4 !!! FINAL !!! 2011-08-21 - FFK, 18.09.2011, 04:34
                      • DUGL Viewer 0.4 !!! FINAL !!! 2011-08-21 - rr, 21.09.2011, 22:51
                  • DUGL Viewer 0.4 !!! FINAL !!! 2011-08-21 - FFK, 18.09.2011, 04:32
                    • DUGL Viewer 0.4 | 2011-08-21 | wheel direction | EXIF - DOS386, 20.09.2011, 09:29
                      • DUGL Viewer 0.4 | 2011-08-21 | wheel direction | EXIF - FFK, 21.09.2011, 01:54
              • regarding the image, are you officially a troll now? ;) (nt) - ecm, 21.08.2011, 16:46
                • @cm/NT: NO ... WtF??? WtI ??? (I="image") - DOS386, 04.09.2011, 12:11
    • DUGL Viewer 0.4 final released - FFK, 21.08.2011, 06:18