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Detail:
  This set of changes adds support for rendering software mouse pointers directly in the kernel, rather than requiring graphics drivers to render them themselves as was the case previously.
  If a driver returns from GraphicsV_Features with the 'hardware pointer' bit clear, and a call to GraphicsV_UpdatePointer is returned unclaimed, then the kernel will step in and render a software pointer. This allows selective control over which areas of the screen the software pointer is used (e.g. if hardware only supports its use in some areas)
  hdr/KernelWS - Shrink PointerXEigFactor to 1 byte to free up some space for tracking the display log2bpp. Use 8 words of space for tracking software pointer state.
  s/vdu/vducursoft - Adjust existing the existing calls to the software pointer RemovePointer/RestorePointer functions so that they're called with IRQs enabled
  s/vdu/vdudriver - Keep track of display log2bpp. Claim/release memory needed for restoring pixels under software pointer.
  s/vdu/vdugrafhal - Update HAL_VideoUpdatePointer handling so that 0 can be returned in a1 to indicate the GraphicsV call should be left unclaimed.
  s/vdu/vdupalxx - Trigger updates of the cached software pointer palette whenever it's likely to become invalidated.
  s/vdu/vdupointer - Add software pointer implementation. Relying on a SpriteExtend OS_SpriteOp would be nice, but we're in the background so have to do plotting & unplotting manually. ColourTrans is used to cache the pointer palette colours for the current mode, although we're limited to calling it from a callback.
Admin:
  Tested on Raspberry Pi & BB-xM
  Pointer is very flickery under some circumstances (e.g. running !CloseUp) due to needing to plot/unplot around any VDU driver screen access (as per text cursor). So code may need revising in future once we can trap reads/writes from specific screen memory pages.


Version 5.35, 4.79.2.269. Tagged as 'Kernel-5_35-4_79_2_269'

  HAL graphics driver calls.  Added further debug capability
Detail:
  Added additional HAL call. minor code correction in hal graphicsv dispatcher
  Added DebugReg macro to aid debugging
Admin:
  (highlight level of testing that has taken place)
  (bugfix number if appropriate)


Version 5.35, 4.79.2.215. Tagged as 'Kernel-5_35-4_79_2_215'

Detail:
  hdr/Options, s/ArthurSWIs, s/ChangeDyn, s/PMF/KbdDrA1, s/PMF/key, s/vdu/vdugrafa, s/vdu/vdugrafd, s/vdu/vdugrafhal, s/vdu/vdugrafv, s/vdu/vdumodes, s/vdu/vduwrch:
  - Strip out DoingVdu build switch (did nothing)
  - Strip out Japanese16BitSound switch (did nothing)
  - Strip out MakeModeSelectorsForModeNUmbers switch (altered the mode list structures, but there wasn't any code to do anything with the new data)
  - Strip out remaining uses of UseGraphicsV switch (now hardwired to {TRUE})
  - Strip out ShadowROM switch (altered FixedAreasTable to show the shadow mapping, but code to create the mapping is missing)
  - Strip out PollMouse switch (old Archimedes-era debug/development option)
Admin:
  Tested on BB-xM
  Builds to same binary as previous version


Version 5.35, 4.79.2.204. Tagged as 'Kernel-5_35-4_79_2_204'

Detail:
  This set of changes:
  * Adds basic support for multiple GraphicsV drivers, by way of some new OS_ScreenMode reason codes for registering/deregistering, selecting and enumerating drivers (11, 64-68)
  * Tidies up handling of HAL video calls so that the HAL calls will be transformed into a bona fide GraphicsV driver if they're implemented
  * Changes handling of 16bpp gamma table entries so that they're sent to GraphicsV in a generic form instead of in a VIDC-specific form
  * Adds a new GraphicsV call and defines new VIDC list items to allow GraphicsV drivers to utilise the new pixel formats
  File changes:
  * h/VIDCList, hdr/VIDCList, Makefile - Add new header export containing VIDC list type 3 definitions, to avoid repeated definitions in other components
  * Resources/UK/Messages - Add new GraphicsV/OS_ScreenMode error strings and some missing processor type strings
  * hdr/KernelWS - Clean up some pre-GraphicsV definitions, and add new workspace locations for storing the current GraphicsV driver number and the driver list
  * hdr/Options - Remove obsolete InverseTextTransparency option
  * hdr/VduExt - Add VDU variable 192 for storing GraphicsV driver number (same as ROL's VideoV driver number). Remove old 'Flag_*' mode flag definitions (use new 'ModeFlag_*' defintions instead). Add new OS_ScreenMode reason codes.
  * s/ARM600, s/VMSAv6, s/vdu/vdu23, s/vdu/vdugrafa, s/vdu/vdugrafd, s/vdu/vdupalxx, s/vdu/vdupointer, s/vdu/vduwrch - Strip out pre-GraphicsV code. Update GraphicsV code to use correct driver number.
  * s/ArthurSWIs - Pass the default GraphicsV claimant the VduDriverWorkSpace instead of ZeroPage
  * s/Getall - Add Hdr:VIDCList and s/vdu/VduGrafHAL to list of GETs
  * s/NewIRQs - Remove HAL VSync IRQ initialisation, is now handled by grafvhal. Remove old HAL VsyncIRQ entry point, all VSyncs are now handled by VsyncIRQ_ExtEntry.
  * s/PMF/osbyte - Stop OS_Byte 19 waiting forever if no video driver is active
  * s/PMF/osinit - Remove HAL VSync IRQ initialisation, is now handled by grafvhal
  * s/vdu/vducursoft - Use new workspace variable names and flag names
  * s/vdu/vdudecl - Remove old HALDAG_* definitions, GVDAG_* definitions are used instead. Add definition of the per-driver workspace structure and flags.
  * s/vdu/vdudriver - Remove pre-GraphicsV code. Update InitialiseMode to check for and initialise a HAL driver. Use cached driver features word in a few places instead of calling GraphicsV each time. Update PalIndexTable to disable VIDC mangling of 16bpp gamma tables.
  * s/vdu/vdugrafv, s/vdu/vdugrafhal - HAL<->GraphicsV code split off into its own file (vdugrafhal). Default GraphicsV claimant now only deals with VSync events for the active driver.
  * s/vdu/vdumodes - Get rid of old VIDC List type 3 definiton; now in hdr/VIDCList
  * s/vdu/vduswis - Added OS_ScreenMode reason codes 11 and 64-68 for registering, deregistering, selecting and enumerating GraphicsV drivers. Update mode set code to not bother checking if the driver supports the pixel format; instead we assume that the driver's vet mode call will do the check for us.
Admin:
  Tested in Tungsten, IOMD, OMAP3 & BCM2835 ROMs
  Requires HdrSrc-2_38 and updated video driver modes


Version 5.35, 4.79.2.203. Tagged as 'Kernel-5_35-4_79_2_203'