- Original Message -
From: Rich Mellor
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 7:53 PM
Subject: Re: [ql-users] Easel graphics
Start QPC2 in QL colour mode. Start Xchange and Easel. Press F3 D(efault)
and 4 for a 40 column display. This is then mode 8,
Yes it is MODE 8
Based on feedback received about my BMP program so far, can anyone
help me with information about Easel graphics?
Easel has a screen dump facility and can generate saved pictures using
the PRINT command, option S for save image to file and the file
generated seems to depend on what filename
Rich Mellor wrote:
I would presume that Easel just stores the graphics in mode 4 format
by
default, but when creating the pointer environment area save file,
it
looks up the current mode - finds it is mode 32 and puts that in the
header. However, as it does not recognise mode 32, it still
On Sun, 06 Aug 2006 19:40:40 +0100, gwicks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Rich Mellor
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 4:42 PM
Subject: Re: [ql-users] Easel graphics
I would presume that Easel just stores the graphics in mode 4 format
IF mode_byte=16 THEN
IF file_length=32778 THEN mode_byte=0 : REMark handle as mode
4
END IF
Now now Dilwyn, not so fast !!
1) You cannot presume that if the file length is 32768 that it is
mode 4
(you are forgetting about the header in the file length btw - so
should be
Dilwyn Jones wrote:
Yes, it can display more screen area, no it can't save it. You get
the top 32K as far as I can tell. Certainly, it remains a 32K file
with bottom of the graph missing.
Yes, I didn't change that part of the code. It's possible to do, but
oh well, one could also just use any
