From:	"Pavlos" <trash24379 AT usa DOT net>
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Subject:	Re: BMP file : how to load and set the palette WHITOUT using any library
Date:	Sun, 11 Jul 1999 04:10:25 +0300
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>I know how to load a BMP file  but no the palette, so it's ugly...
>if someone could mail me a DJGPP source...it would help me a lot.
>
I don't have any source to send you (except Allegro's sources) so here's a
tip:

For palette BMP files, the palette follows the header of the file. For 8 bit
files, the palette's size is 1024 bytes.
Each 4 byte set represents one palette entry (R, G, B, 0). The 4th byte is
always 0, ignore it. Also note that
the values stored in the palette of a BMP file are 0-255, not 0-63, so you
have to convert them yourself before setting the palette.

I think this is how I did it a long time ago. I hope I remember it ok.
Pavlos

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