fetching computer color quality

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Johnsprogram(Posted 2009) [#1]
I'm searching to find a way to get the computer's current color quality (bits). This is so that the game I'm making can easily switch from window to fullscreen without having to provide the depth manually; it should automatically detect.
I checked with the IDE and all that it's ever giving me is the depth that the graphics object has, not the actual driver itself.
So, help?


SebHoll(Posted 2009) [#2]
There isn't an official built-in BlitzMax function that will return the information you require. However, I remember d-bug has helped create a Desktop Extension module which has a DesktopDepth() function among other things. Although it looks like it only works on Mac OS X and Windows atm, it might be better than nothing.


Johnsprogram(Posted 2009) [#3]
I hate to break it to you but both downloads are corrupted :(


plash(Posted 2009) [#4]
They work for me..


Johnsprogram(Posted 2009) [#5]
are you using firefox?


rs22(Posted 2009) [#6]
Both downloads work fine for me in Firefox.


Johnsprogram(Posted 2009) [#7]
did ya download it right now?


SebHoll(Posted 2009) [#8]
Works for me too!


plash(Posted 2009) [#9]
Works fine for me using Firefox 3.5.


Johnsprogram(Posted 2009) [#10]
I noticed it's from a German server but I'm from Canada.
Is that a problem?
The ZIP files are corrupted

OK, I found the problem. My darn security suite was interfering with my download, causing it to be corrupted.