From: ao950 AT FreeNet DOT Carleton DOT CA (Paul Derbyshire)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Allegro----Finding dimensions of .pcx's
Date: 25 Feb 1997 05:02:55 GMT
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David Jenkins (me AT jenkinsdavid DOT demon DOT co DOT uk) writes:
> When I load a .pcx into a buffer,how can I find the width and height of
> this picture???
> 
> I've been thinking of using getpixel() to scan across till it reads -1
> (Outside of buffer.) to get the width then the same with height.But it
> seems a bit kludy.


int width, height;
BITMAP *p;
p=load_pcx("MYBITMAP.PCX");
width=p->w;
height=p->h;


(The allegro docs don't say explicitly, but in them is a code fragment
showing some of STRUCT BITMAP and there are members w and h I thought were
probably the width and height, and they were. :))

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