From:	Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
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Subject:	Re: MAJOR ALLEGRO PALLETE PROBLEM
Date:	8 Jun 2001 11:20:40 GMT
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PM <paulm14 AT home DOT com> wrote:

> When I blit more than 1 bitmap on the screen, the colour is messed up
> big time on all bitmaps except the last bitmap that I opened. I'll give
> you an example of my code ( this is not actual code, but follows same
> structure )

Contrary to you subject line, this problem is not at all specific to
allegro's palettes.  It's a consequence of using different palettes
for different bitmaps, in the first place.  The *hardware* of your
screen (in 256-color modes) has only one palette of 256 colors. So
there's absolutely no way of displaying to images with two different
256-color palettes on that screen, at the same time.

Solution: don't use palettes, or have all your images use the same
palette.



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Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de)
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