From: Damian Yerrick <Bullcr_pd_yerrick AT hotmail DOT comRemoveBullcr_p>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Palette problem
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Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2000 17:37:35 GMT
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On Sat, 28 Oct 2000 15:15:27 +0530, "Siddhu." <siddhu AT loveable DOT com>
wrote:

>My interface uses GRAY , BLACK,  WHITE etc shades which are taken
>from the deafult palette. when the image is loaded i also have to
>load its palette. This will change the interface colors too ,
>like the buttons, menus.
>
>How do ppl normally get around this problem. How do i preserve my
>default palette and also load the palete of the BMP file.

Do what NeoPaint for DOS does: find the closest color _in the BMP
file's palette_ for your interface color.  For example, if your paint
program uses the Allegro library, you can use makecol() for this and
cache the result whenever you change palettes.

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