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- From: Steve Powell <Rock@g4wyc.demon.co.uk>
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- Subject: Re: 24 bit datatype
- Date: Mon, 1 Apr 96 17:01:38 GMT
- Organization: Anoraks Are Us
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- In article <1044.6657T1017T2924@mcs.com> kanep@mcs.com (Kane Peterson) writes:
- > >>Is THAT what the MagicWB Daemon does? I've seen it in my startup for quite
- > >>a while, and wondered what it was doing other than giving me the MagicWB
- > >>intro screen every once in a while. Why is locking colors necessary? Also,
- > >>is it
- >
- > >Because MagicWB is a load of crap, is defeating your workbenchs' pensharing
- > >system and shouldn't be used?
- >
- > >>> Which tool do you use now ?
- >
- > >>Another good question. If the MWB Daemon is a bit flaky, I'd like an
- > >>alternative too.
- >
- > Why not use the tool called "3-2-8" (I think it came with Iconian). It will
- > convert 3 bit depth icons to 8 bit depth icons. This will cause them to
- > display correctly with the correct MagicWB palette no matter what your
- > Workbench color depth is set to.
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- Because it makes every icon VERY large (bytes) and therefore slows down
- Workbench display, hd loading etc.
- >
- > Then no Workbench hacks are needed.
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- At the moment I'm not so sure.
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