Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
From:	malyon AT netcom DOT com (Roland Acton)
Subject:	Re: Please help with PCX in DJGPP v2.0 and GRX v2.0!
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Date:	Wed, 29 Jan 1997 11:41:03 GMT
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Gautam N. Lad (gautam AT interlog DOT com) wrote:
: Hi,
: Can someome please tell me how reading, and displaying a PCX works
: under DJGPP v2.0 and GRX v2.0?  I know most of you might be
: getting annoyed with my message, but I don't care.  Rather than
: flaming me for this, just ignore this message.

: Does reading PCX go like this:
: Read the header (width,height,bits/plane,etc.)
: Read the Pallete that's 768 byts before EOF.
: Store the pallete values in an RGB array,
: Use PutPixel equivalent function to display the pixel with the
: colour from the pallete.

: Is this how it works?  Please help me.

<SNIP>

  Why not grab the sources to Allegro? There is code in there to read and
display PCX files. Much easier than writing it all yourself.

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