amiga-bootcamp/08_graphics/gfx_base.md

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# GfxBase — Graphics Library Global State
## Overview
`graphics.library` manages all display output, drawing primitives, and custom chip programming. `GfxBase` is the library base containing display state, chip revision info, and the system copper lists.
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## struct GfxBase (Key Fields)
```c
/* graphics/gfxbase.h — NDK39 */
struct GfxBase {
struct Library LibNode;
struct View *ActiView; /* currently active View */
struct copinit *copinit; /* system copper list init */
LONG *cia; /* CIA base (deprecated) */
LONG *blitter; /* blitter base (deprecated) */
UWORD *LOFlist; /* long-frame copper list pointer */
UWORD *SHFlist; /* short-frame copper list (interlace) */
struct bltnode *blthd; /* blitter queue head */
struct bltnode *blttl; /* blitter queue tail */
struct bltnode *bsblthd;
struct bltnode *bsblttl;
struct Interrupt vbsrv; /* vertical blank server list */
struct Interrupt timsrv;
struct Interrupt bltsrv;
struct List TextFonts; /* system font list */
struct TextFont *DefaultFont; /* default system font */
UWORD Modes; /* current display mode bits */
BYTE VBlankFrequency; /* 50 (PAL) or 60 (NTSC) */
BYTE DisplayFlags; /* PAL/NTSC/GENLOCK flags */
UWORD NormalDisplayColumns;
UWORD NormalDisplayRows;
UWORD MaxDisplayColumn;
UWORD MaxDisplayRow;
UWORD ChipRevBits0; /* chip revision flags */
/* ... many more fields ... */
struct MonitorSpec *monitor_id;
struct List MonitorList;
struct List ModesList; /* display mode database */
UBYTE MemType; /* memory type flags */
/* OS 3.x additions */
APTR ChunkyToPlanarPtr; /* c2p conversion routine */
};
```
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## Chip Revision Detection
```c
/* graphics/gfxbase.h */
#define GFXB_BIG_BLITS 0 /* big blitter (ECS Agnus) */
#define GFXB_HR_AGNUS 0 /* same — hi-res Agnus */
#define GFXB_HR_DENISE 1 /* ECS Denise (SuperHires, scan-doubling) */
#define GFXB_AA_ALICE 2 /* AGA Alice (A1200/A4000) */
#define GFXB_AA_LISA 3 /* AGA Lisa */
#define GFXB_AA_MLISA 4 /* AGA Lisa (modified) */
#define GFXF_BIG_BLITS (1<<0)
#define GFXF_HR_AGNUS (1<<0)
#define GFXF_HR_DENISE (1<<1)
#define GFXF_AA_ALICE (1<<2)
#define GFXF_AA_LISA (1<<3)
#define GFXF_AA_MLISA (1<<4)
/* Check for AGA: */
if (GfxBase->ChipRevBits0 & GFXF_AA_ALICE) {
/* AGA chipset — 8-bit planar, 256 colours in indexed mode */
}
```
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## PAL vs NTSC
```c
if (GfxBase->VBlankFrequency == 50) /* PAL: 50Hz, 625 lines */
if (GfxBase->VBlankFrequency == 60) /* NTSC: 60Hz, 525 lines */
```
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## References
- NDK39: `graphics/gfxbase.h`
- ADCD 2.1: graphics.library autodocs