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View Ref-File4.5.3  EgetShift                                                   TOS

 Name:         »Get current shift mode value« - Reads the shift mode 
               register (the current mode of the video shifter).

 Opcode:       81

 Syntax:       int16_t EgetShift( void );

 Description:  The XBIOS routine EgetShift reads out the shift mode 
               register and returns the contents of the register.

 Return value: The function returns the value of the register, with 
               the following assignments:

                Bit    Meaning 
                0..3   Number of the colour register bank 
                8..10  Mode, according to Getrez 
                12     Hyper-mono (c.f. EsetGray) 
                15     Smear mode (c.f. EsetSmear) 

 Availability: The function is available only in the TOS of the Atari 
               TT.

 Group:        Screen functions

 See also:     Binding   EsetShift