From: Shawn Hargreaves <Shawn AT talula DOT demon DOT co DOT uk>
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Subject: Re: Allegro - Lit sprites
Date: Sun, 17 May 1998 11:21:50 +0100
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Andrew R. Gillett writes:
>Is it possible to draw a lit sprite which doesn't tint the sprite's black 
>background? I am trying to do a scrolltext where each character can be a 
>different colour, but it always tints the background of each character.

Lit sprites, just like any other kind of sprite, don't draw the
background at all. If the space around your characters is being printed,
you've probably made it in the wrong color; the background marker color
is zero for 256 color modes or bright pink for truecolor resolutions.


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