From: "DeHackEd" <notgiven AT out DOT com>
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Subject: Re: 24-bit color using Allegro
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Date: Sun, 17 Jan 1999 18:27:25 -0500
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The simple solution is this:

set_color_depth( either 8,15,16,24 or 32);

And that's it.  Setting a graphics mode will use that colour depth, loaded
bitmaps will use whatever is used (not sure how palette paramater is used
though...) and create_bitmap defaults to the specified colour depth.

A more detailed document is on the Allegro web page.


Twilight Knight <what4 AT fuse DOT net> wrote in message
news:77tlc8$hhh$1 AT remarQ DOT com...
>I'm kinda new to higher than 8-bit color, so setting up 24 bit color seems
>to evade me.  Any comments on how I could set up 24 bit color, and please
>add something on blitting with 24 bit color.
>
>Thanx
>
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