From: abd2de2a5 AT colon DOT net (Jaume i Tere)
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Subject: Re: Can I use 256 grayscale colors?
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 1997 21:43:24 GMT
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On 12 Jun 1997 21:01:12 GMT, suganuma AT jaist DOT ac DOT jp (SUGANUMA yoshinori)
wrote:

>Hello.
>
>I would like to use 256 grayscale colors with djgpp.
>Is it possible? and are there any libraries to do so?
>
>I tried allegro2.2 with GFX_ET4000 gfx_mode, but I could only
>obtain 64 grayscale colors.

Using allegro with an S3 card i have the same problem.

Using GRX20 my 256 grey levels palette (exactly like yours) works
fine.

I supose that with the Allegro 3.0 with truecolor it will be possible
to work with a 256 grey levels palette.

Jaume.