From:	Damian Yerrick <Bullcr_pd_yerrick AT hotmail DOT comRemoveBullcr_p>
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Subject:	Re: a midi question and a transparent sprite question
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On Fri, 16 Jun 2000 06:33:46 GMT, Kaeru the Frog
<kaeruthefrog AT nycap DOT rr DOT com> wrote:

>second allegro question: how do you draw transparent sprites in 256 and
>true color modes.

Depends on what you mean by "transparent sprites."  For plain-vanilla
binary mask sprites, simply use color 0 (8-bit) or hot pink #ff00ff
(16- or 24-bit) for the transparent areas.

>the help says you need to set up a color mapping table
>or a blender map for true color but i dont know how this works.
>shot snippits of code would be helpful.

.../allegro/examples/

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