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GFXlib and standard bitmaps? - steven_basic - 02-02-2005

Playing around with the latest release (0.11b) trying out some of the gfxlib stuff...

Anyone know of an easy way to use standard .BMP bitmap files with the gfxlib stuff?

I have several 256 color bitmap tilesets that I am using as a base for a simple game. I thought I would try using the graphics in a simple program with the gfxlib functions as the base for the screen control.


GFXlib and standard bitmaps? - na_th_an - 02-02-2005

You load BMPs exactly in the same way you did in QB: coding a BMP loading routine.

There are thousands lying around for QB. Do a quick google search and you'll find plenty of BMP, PCX or GIF loaders. A fast port and you are done!

If you can't find any, I own the complete ABC packets. I could hunt for one.


GFXlib and standard bitmaps? - ShadowWolf - 02-02-2005

wasn't lillo playing around with the idea of having the bloading function he wrote load bitmaps ?


GFXlib and standard bitmaps? - Aquarius - 02-02-2005

I am working on TIFF image loader in FB, just wait until I finish it and convert your .BMPs to .TIFs in the meantime :wink: :wink: :wink:


GFXlib and standard bitmaps? - adosorken - 02-02-2005

PTCXL has a BMP loader. It will need some minor changes to work with gfxlib but any coder worth his/her salt can accomplish that easily. Big Grin


GFXlib and standard bitmaps? - steven_basic - 02-02-2005

I have a couple of BMP and PCX parsing routines for basic and pascal. I was going to port one of those but thought I might check for an obvious way that I might be overlooking.


GFXlib and standard bitmaps? - Hordeking - 02-02-2005

Nathan, any chance you could put up the ABC packets somewhere?

Last I checked, it seemed that the ABC site went down (maybe I just don't know where to look for it). I wouldn't mind having them all, though.


GFXlib and standard bitmaps? - DrV - 02-02-2005

You can get most of the ABC packets here.

Quote:NOTICE
Thank you for your interest in All Basic Code Archives (ABC). However, ABC is currently going through some major changes. ABC is not yet available. It will be soon.



GFXlib and standard bitmaps? - na_th_an - 02-02-2005

There's also this official mirror: http://www.scottserver.net/basically/abc/


GFXlib and standard bitmaps? - lillo - 02-02-2005

ShadowWolf: yes I was playing with that idea, but didn't find the time to actually add it... Now I'm wondering if to leave that to external routines...