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From: Nigel Taylor <taylorn AT syntegra DOT bt DOT co DOT uk>
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 12:04:08 +0000
Subject: fli/flc files..

I'm using the environment of

& ALLEGRO2.2 (for graphics/keyboard etc)
& MIDAS(djgpp beta version) for music and sfx.
Because the current MIDAS beta kind of kills off the allegro timer 
(tho the author is working on this I think for the next release), to 
play FLIC animations, for which Allegro relies on its timer handler 
to be present, I have to use the lower level functions of opening a 
FLI file, and reading each frame sequentially before blitting the 
data to screen.
The question is regarding moving within the animation, is it possible 
in any way to move BACKWARDS through an animation?? I cant see a 
function to do this but it doesnt seem a particularly difficult task 
to carry out unless there is something odd about the way that a FLI 
stores data and it is impossible to restore the "previous frame" ??

Does anyone have any thoughts on this as it would cut down on the 
amount of FLIs I need for my front end immensely...

Thanks,


DJGPP 


Nigel...