Apparatus for hardware support of software color cursors and method therefor

Abstract

An apparatus and method for the hardware support of multicolor software cursors is provided. The data structures defining the software cursor are mapped into the buffer of a video device supporting a multicolor sprite. Each color region in the software cursor is identified via the data structures, and a corresponding data value loaded into the buffer in response thereto. The color of the pixels in each region is specified by loading a color data value representing the color, obtained from one of the data structures, into a register associated with the respective region.

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