From:	"Chris Miller" <spamthis-massmedia AT mcn DOT net>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp,rec.games.programmer
Subject:	Re: 8bit Bitmaps in HiColor using Allegro
Date:	26 Dec 1997 06:39:18 GMT
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It seems I read in the allegro.txt file that 'blt' would convert formats on
the fly as long as the correct palette has been set up.  Look in the
section about hicolor modes - i think that's where it was.

Later,
  Chris Miller

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> Is there a way to load 256 color bitmaps in hicolor without having to
> convert them to 16bit color at loading time?  For example, if I wanted to
> create a HiColor mapeditor that uses 256 color tiles, how would I create,
> save, and load the tilesets and maps without losing their 8bit palette?

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