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- From: keven@csugrad.cs.vt.edu (Keven Ring)
- Newsgroups: comp.graphics
- Subject: Re: BGI and PCX
- Message-ID: <C18MoJ.BFA@csugrad.cs.vt.edu>
- Date: 22 Jan 93 04:19:30 GMT
- References: <davisrj.727563884@signal.ece.clarkson.edu>
- Organization: Virginia Tech Computer Science Dept, Blacksburg, VA
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- Well, looking directly from the manual....
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- You use setrgbpallette() only when in VGA mode, or in IBM 8514. From another
- book (Bitmapped graphics by Steve Rimmer...), PCX was made for the EGA display.
- However, just because it was desined for the EGA doesn't mean you can't have
- it in VGA!! In fact, the newer forms of PCX were made for 256 color displays,
- OBVIOUSLY NOT EGA!! So, basically, if you can, open up a VGA screen
- (640 X 480 X 16) and go to work. And, if you want to handle the newer forms of
- PCX, open up a 320 X 200 (or larger) X 256 color display.
-
- Hope this helps...
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