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From: "Arthur" <arfa AT clara DOT net>
To: "DJGPP Mailing List" <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
Subject: RE: need help saving a picture
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 1998 00:01:35 +0100
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> > 	I'm using djgpp and allegro and don't know the code to save a
> > picture to my harddrive.  could somebody please tell me by 
> e-mailing me at
> 
> We really should create a FAQ for Allegro.
> 
> Two possible answers could be:
> 
> 1) RTFM!
> 
> 2) Join the Allegro mailing list because it's been done to death 
> over there.
> 
> 3) This will save the screen to a file:
> 
> int save_bitmap(char *filename)
      ^^^^^^^^^^^
Whoops! Call this something else!

> {
> 	BITMAP *buffer;
> 	PALETTE pal;
> 
> 	buffer = create_bitmap(SCREEN_W, SCREEN_H);
> 	get_palette(pal);
> 
> 	blit(screen, buffer, 0, 0, 0, 0, SCREEN_W, SCREEN_H);
> 	return save_bitmap(filename, buffer, pal);
> }
> 
> (I think)
> 
> James Arthur
> jaa AT arfa DOT clara DOT net
> ICQ#15054819

James Arthur
jaa AT arfa DOT clara DOT net
ICQ#15054819