From: Vic <tudor AT cam DOT org>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Allegro, Bitmaps, and Palettes
Date: Fri, 02 Jan 1998 10:35:51 -0500
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You're supposed to read the documentation of any piece of software
before using it. It will save you a lot of trouble and answer a lot of
questions.
YES, you have to set the palette of the bitmap before using it, and NO,
it doesn't do it automatically. Why would it??
> #include <allegro.h>
> 
> BITMAP *thing;
> PALETTE pte;
> 
> main () {
> 
>   set_gfx_mode(GFX_AUTODETECT, 800, 600, 0, 0);
> 
>   thing = load_bmp("rose.bmp", pte);
>>> set_palette(pte); <<< 
>   blit(thing, screen, 1, 1, 1, 1, 100, 100);
> 
> }

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