From: "Alexander" <syntaxlogic AT earthlink DOT net>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp,rec.games.programmer
Subject: 8bit Bitmaps in HiColor using Allegro
Date: 26 Dec 1997 02:21:50 GMT
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Is there a way to load 256 color bitmaps in hicolor without having to
convert them to 16bit color at loading time?  For example, if I wanted to
create a HiColor mapeditor that uses 256 color tiles, how would I create,
save, and load the tilesets and maps without losing their 8bit palette?
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Alexander
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