From: libolt AT primenet DOT com (Mike McLean)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Allegro: Displaying 640x480  PCX file
Date: 6 Jun 1997 22:00:01 -0700
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On Fri, 06 Jun 97 06:20:49 GMT, gautam AT interlog DOT com (Gautam N. Lad)
wrote:

>Hi,
>>Hi.  I am trying to display a 640x480 PCX image using allegro.  I took
>>the source code to ex15 and changed the 320,200 in set_gfx_mode to
>>640x480.  When I run it and enter the correct image file name the
>>screen text becomes purple.  I am running in win 95.  after I run the
>>program, the dos box still works fine though
>
>Have you tried to change the first arguement to set_gfx_mode()?
>Use GFX_AUTODETECT and it should work.  I just tried
>it.  I'm assuming it's this problem.
>
>Bye!
>
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Thanks again for the help, but i have another problem.  I don't know
how to pass the name of a file to be viewed in besides at the command
line.  I'd like to be able to set it up so I can load them from with
in the program.  Sorry if this is a simple question.

Mike.