RE: Display Picture.
- Posted by Chris Bensler <bensler at mail.com> Apr 09, 2002
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Sam wrote: > > euman at bellsouth.net wrote: > > Hello Sam, > > > > read_bitmap( ) can only read in 256 color images and cannot handle RLE > > encoded images. > > > > Personally I use 256 color images because there is a good chance that > > later down the > > road in your development you will be pressed with having to have the > > ability to to > > run or display your program on a computer that isnt equiped with > > hardware to handle > > any higher resolution that 640 width - 480 height - 256 colors. You > > should keep this in > > mind when you start a project by asking who your target audience will > > be. If its an desktop > > application for business this is certain to be an issue. On the other > > hand, if you're a gamer > > then high color sure makes for a nice look but there is a penalty that > > must be paid for > > the higher color, in speed. If you can hone the talent of the DOS world > > and there are some > > nice looking games written that only use 256 colors in DOS then you'll > > be better off in future endevores. > > > > Im saying this because I myself fell into this lazy way of graphics > > handling and only recently > > did I discover how Windows handles palettes and this came after writing > > thousands of lines > > in a nice GUI only to re-write code due to the very fact that my app > > would not look or > > function properly on the lesser machines. > > > > Hopefully words of wisdom and if I can help you with this I certainly > > will.. > > > > Thanks for the words of wisdom. I made a quick sketch in Paint and saved > > it in 256 format. Still get message `attempt to subscript an atom.' And > the `Bitmap' demo displayed it with only the bottom portion showing. > > What do you think?? Is there a way to display other pictures (.jpg, > .gif)?? > There are libraries in the RDS archives for handling jpg, gif, and pcx files that I know of. Probably others. Chris