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From:	"Viktor Fägerlind" <lr DOT toreboda AT swipnet DOT se>
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Subject:	Re: Truecolor in Allegro
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Date:	Mon, 13 Jul 1998 18:51:44 GMT
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DeHackEd wrote:

> Make sure that the background colour is #0. This usually involves creating your
> own palette. Paint Shop Pro can make a pretty well optimized 256 palette, and
> you can edit it in case your transparent colour doesn't come out to what you
> wanted it to be. If this happens, modify the colours switching the colours you
> need, save the palette only, and cancel your changes to the image. Load it
> again, load your modified palette and choose "nearest colour".
>
> You can find Paint Shop Pro at http://www.jasc.com
> A little big but an excellent tool.
> --
> "DeHackEd"
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> Viktor Fägerlind wrote in message <35A91AE1 DOT A8CB9963 AT swipnet DOT se>...
> >How do I do to make the background (black) transparent
> >if I use truecolor images in a .dat file, and convert them
> >to 256 color in my program?
> >

  I have already tried this, but allegro refuses to convert the truecolor image
background to color #0 in my palette.

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