On 10/8/02 5:08 PM, "Howdy-Tzi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> decreed thusly:
> No, but you should be able to copy its image into a greyscale bitmap, > right? And then use setAlpha to put that into your bitmap's alpha? > > James Newton's _Director Shockwave Studio Developer's Guide_ absolutely > needs to be on your shelf, because after flipping through its first > four chapters you'll be doing it all, I think. One thing he notes is > that setAlpha won't work unless the alpha has the same dimensions as > the target bitmap, and the alpha has to be 8 bits. Little tidbits like > that make the book nice to have on hand. That's it then! Damn, and I _have_ the book open right here (thanks to Roy!) [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
