From:	Vic <tudor AT cam DOT org>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: allegro SVGA modes
Date:	Sun, 19 Oct 1997 22:26:01 -0400
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Ethan Giordano wrote:
> 
> i've been using VGA mode 320x200 for a while but want to use SVGA 16bit
> 640x480. how do palettes work in SVGA mode when you can have more than 256
> colors? i couldn't find any SVGA docs with what is included with allegro.
you use the makecol function. 
makecol(R, G, B). Like this : 
putpixel(screen,100,100, makecol(100,100,100) );
for a shade of gray. In any color mode, makecol will return the closest
color to what you gave.
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