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From: ira@netcomuk.co.uk (Ira Rainey)
Newsgroups: scea.yaroze.programming.2d_graphics
Subject: Re: Drawing without refresh
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 1997 11:24:12 +0100
Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE)
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In article <33F4F75F.6E8A@digitalcity.com>, justin@digitalcity.com wrote:

> Also if you run my code you'll
> notice that the background is kinda blue-green.  This is the default
> background color of the frame buffer I think.  How do I make my
> background black without using a TIM file.
>
>         static int graphicsInit()
>         {
>                 activeBuff = GsGetActiveBuff();
>                 GsSetWorkBase((PACKET *)GpuPacketArea[activeBuff]);
>                 GsClearOt(0, 0, &WorldOT[activeBuff]);
>                 DrawSync(0);
>                 VSync(0);
>                 GsSwapDispBuff();
>                 GsSortClear(60, 120, 120, &WorldOT[activeBuff]);
>         }

Here's what you need to change the screen background colour. In the
GsSortClear command, the first three numbers are the values of Red, Green
and Blue respectively. Hence: GsSortClear(0, 0, 0, &WorldOT[activeBuff]);
= black.