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Thomas Fjellstrom
Member #476
June 2000
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My avatar is only that simple because I'm lazy You want lazy? I didn't make my avatar, or this christmas version of it, or bother changing it back to the regular one once the holidays were over. -- |
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Mark Oates
Member #1,146
March 2001
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it probibly took more effor to type that. -- |
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konedima
Member #6,241
September 2005
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Could we please stay on topic? BTW, I've created a skin based on my avatar. It sucks, but compressed it's less than 10k and decompressed it's less than 100k. War Pong HD! Every time you don't download it, a kitten of hope dies in my heart. Please, save the imaginary kittens. |
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LennyLen
Member #5,313
December 2004
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Quote: Could we please stay on topic? I thought the matter was resolved?
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konedima
Member #6,241
September 2005
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Not the graphics one - there's still debate about whether Allegro is meant to work with 16 bit bitmaps. If it isn't, I'll have to live with that. If it is, we have to figure out what's wrong. War Pong HD! Every time you don't download it, a kitten of hope dies in my heart. Please, save the imaginary kittens. |
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LennyLen
Member #5,313
December 2004
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Quote: If it is, we have to figure out what's wrong. What did you use to create the graphics in the first place? I have several graphics apps, and not a single one of them can create 16bit Windows BMPs, only 8, 24 or 32bit.
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konedima
Member #6,241
September 2005
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Photoshop, and I have to admit none of the other programs I've tried can do it. But they load fine in other programs. War Pong HD! Every time you don't download it, a kitten of hope dies in my heart. Please, save the imaginary kittens. |
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LennyLen
Member #5,313
December 2004
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Quote: But they load fine in other programs. I've noticed that as well. They work with all the programs I have, but not Allegro. I've also had the same problem with BMPs in the past, but after resaving them with another program they worked. Just use 24bit BMPs. Your game isn't that graphics intensive, so they won't take up that much more space. If size is your real concern, then don't use BMPs at all, use PNGs or GIFs, both of which can be used with Allegro through the use of other libraries.
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konedima
Member #6,241
September 2005
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I might use another image format but I have absolutely no idea how to load the extra libraries and stuff. As Homer Simpson would say, "It's my first day". Close enough, anyway. War Pong HD! Every time you don't download it, a kitten of hope dies in my heart. Please, save the imaginary kittens. |
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LennyLen
Member #5,313
December 2004
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It's no different from using the Allegro library. You either build the library, or copy the library files to your compilers lib directory, then include the libraries header into your code and use the functions. All the ones I've used have come with documentation and examples as well.
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konedima
Member #6,241
September 2005
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This is probably a stupid question but if I add those libraries do I have to include any extra files with the end product? On that note, what Allegro files do I have to include in the installer, if any? War Pong HD! Every time you don't download it, a kitten of hope dies in my heart. Please, save the imaginary kittens. |
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Evert
Member #794
November 2000
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Quote: there's still debate about whether Allegro is meant to work with 16 bit bitmaps. No debate. I said:
It should. I vaguely recall that there used to be a bug that prevented it from working sometime pre 4.2, but that should be fixed. EDIT: tested it with your paddle2.bmp, works fine. |
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konedima
Member #6,241
September 2005
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I think the debate is that you say it should, everyone else says it doesn't. Anyway, I'm trying using PNGs, but not having much luck. Whenever I try to compile, I get lots of linker errors, like War Pong HD! Every time you don't download it, a kitten of hope dies in my heart. Please, save the imaginary kittens. |
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Evert
Member #794
November 2000
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See above edit. What version of Allegro are you using? Anyway, if I say it should work and it doesn't, it's a bug and should be reported as such. |
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konedima
Member #6,241
September 2005
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Version 4.2.1 As I said though, I'm trying PNGs, and having problems, could you stop arguing and help me with that? War Pong HD! Every time you don't download it, a kitten of hope dies in my heart. Please, save the imaginary kittens. |
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Mark Oates
Member #1,146
March 2001
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Quote: I think the debate is that you say it should, everyone else says it doesn't. I would still wager in favor of Evert. -- |
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Kitty Cat
Member #2,815
October 2002
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Whenever I try to compile, I get lots of linker errors, like Did you link with zlib, in addition to libpng and loadpng? -- |
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konedima
Member #6,241
September 2005
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I now consider the discussion moot, I'm using PNG. I fixed my earlier problem with PNG, too - I forgot to put zlib in the linker. EDIT: Posted at the same time as Kitty Kat. Good advice, just a bit late. War Pong HD! Every time you don't download it, a kitten of hope dies in my heart. Please, save the imaginary kittens. |
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Evert
Member #794
November 2000
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Quote: could you stop arguing and help me with that? With that attitude, no. |
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konedima
Member #6,241
September 2005
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Sorry about my attitude. I try not to come off as sounding mean but due to the profession of someone I know I come into contact with squabbling kids far too often. Anyway, it's solved now. War Pong HD! Every time you don't download it, a kitten of hope dies in my heart. Please, save the imaginary kittens. |
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