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- DOCUMENT:Q103152 04-NOV-1993 [W_NT]
- TITLE :Paintbrush May Not Save Pasted 256-Color Images Correctly
- PRODUCT :Windows NT
- PROD/VER:3.10
- OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
- KEYWORDS:
-
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- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
- - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
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-
-
- SYMPTOMS
- ========
-
- If you paste a 256-color image, such as a scanned image, into Windows
- NT Paintbrush from the Clipboard, Paintbrush may not save the image
- correctly to disk.
-
- The image appears correctly in Paintbrush, but when you save the image
- and reopen it, it may appear as if it were translated into a 16-color
- image or it may appear solid black.
-
- STATUS
- ======
-
- Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.1
- and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. We are researching this
- problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge
- Base as it becomes available.
-
- MORE INFORMATION
- ================
-
- Steps to Reproduce Problem
- --------------------------
-
- 1. Use a 256-color bitmap as your wallpaper and press Print Screen
- to copy the image into the Clipboard.
-
- 2. Open Paintbrush and choose Zoom Out from the View menu. Then,
- select Paste from the Edit menu twice to paste the image into
- Paintbrush.
-
- 3. From the View menu, choose Zoom In. From the File menu, choose Save
- and save the image as TEST.BMP.
-
- 4. Close and then reopen Paintbrush.
-
- 5. From the File menu, choose Open and open TEST.BMP.
-
- The resulting image may have been saved in 16-color format or it may
- be completely black.
-
- This problem occurs only with 256-color images that are copied to the
- Clipboard and then pasted into Paintbrush.
-
- Additional reference words: 3.10 W_NTAS picture
- KBCategory:
- KBSubcategory: ntap
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