int Draw_Line(int x0,int y0,// starting position 
              int x1,int y1,// ending position
              UCHAR color,// color index
              UCHAR *vb_start,int lpitch) // video buffer and memory pitch
{
// this function draws a line from xo,yo to x1,y1 using differential error
// terms (based on Bresenahams work)

int dx,// difference in x's
    dy,// difference in y's
    dx2,// dx,dy * 2
    dy2,x_inc,// amount in pixel space to move during drawing
    y_inc,// amount in pixel space to move during drawing
    error,// the discriminant i.e. error i.e. decision variable
    index;          // used for looping

// pre-compute first pixel address in video buffer
vb_start = vb_start + x0 + y0*lpitch;

// compute horizontal and vertical deltas
dx = x1-x0;
dy = y1-y0;

// test which direction the line is going in i.e. slope angle
if (dx>=0)
   {
   x_inc = 1;

   } // end if line is moving right
else
   {
   x_inc = -1;
   dx    = -dx;  // need absolute value

   } // end else moving left

// test y component of slope

if (dy>=0)
   {
   y_inc = lpitch;
   } // end if line is moving down
else
   {
   y_inc = -lpitch;
   dy    = -dy;  // need absolute value

   } // end else moving up

// compute (dx,dy) * 2
dx2 = dx << 1;
dy2 = dy << 1;

// now based on which delta is greater we can draw the line
if (dx > dy)
   {
   // initialize error term
   error = dy2 - dx; 

   // draw the line
   for (index=0; index <= dx; index++)
       {
       // set the pixel
       *vb_start = color;

       // test if error has overflowed
       if (error >= 0) 
          {
          error-=dx2;

          // move to next line
          vb_start+=y_inc;

	   } // end if error overflowed

       // adjust the error term
       error+=dy2;

       // move to the next pixel
       vb_start+=x_inc;

       } // end for

   } // end if |slope| <= 1
else
   {
   // initialize error term
   error = dx2 - dy; 

   // draw the line
   for (index=0; index <= dy; index++)
       {
       // set the pixel
       *vb_start = color;

       // test if error overflowed
       if (error >= 0)
          {
          error-=dy2;

          // move to next line
          vb_start+=x_inc;

          } // end if error overflowed

       // adjust the error term
       error+=dx2;

       // move to the next pixel
       vb_start+=y_inc;

       } // end for

   } // end else |slope| > 1

// return success
return(1);

} // end Draw_Line