Hmmm, that is wierd. I'll have to look at this some more.
Anyway, Mac OS PICT images have several ways of storing their data. While a
PICT often has a bitmap stored in it, it can also contain a series of
opcodes that describe how to draw the image without using bitmaps. This is
what allows PICTs to be drawn properly on devices with different resolutions
(e.g. displays, printers, linos, etc.). One of these opcodes is called
direct bits and it is a bitmap representation that is different from the
ones we found in the R3, R4, and R5 images we tested. Constructor did not
generate direct bits to our knowledge, so we didn't include it initially.
-E
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf
> Of Bozidar Benc
> Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 1999 12:18 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: DirectBits not supported
>
>
> Eric,
>
> Thanks for the explanation. However, none of my images were created
> on a Mac (I've never used a Mac). Maybe it's important - that project was
> last time accessed with CW R4.
>
> Can you explain what direct bits are?
>
> Regards
>
> Bozidar
>
>
> > Bozidar, et. al,
> >
> > My apologies for not getting this out sooner, but I was on Thanksgiving
> > vacation and my ISP wasn't cooperating with sending mail...
> >
> > Anyway, as Chris suggested, opening the images with Constructor,
> > modifying a
> > pixel, and saving will fix the problem. The root of the problem is that
> > your images were probably originally created on a Macintosh.
> The Windows
> > version of Constructor does not generate direct bits. There
> > should be code
> > to support direct bits in the future. We started the process
> of removing
> > the Altura porting library from the post linker and this is a
> > side effect of
> > the change. We concentrated on getting the modes that could be
> generated
> > from the PC first.
> >
> > I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused, but in
> > the long run,
> > this will be to all our advantage.
> >
> > -E
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Bozidar Benc [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 1999 2:09 PM
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: RE: DirectBits not supported
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks a lot! That helped.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > > Bozidar
> > >
> > >
> > > > In constructor, open each bitmap that you are using and change
> > > > something in
> > > > it (like one pixel). Then save the bitmap and force constructor
> > > > to rebuild
> > > > the resource. You problem will vanish...
> > > >
> > > > /// Chris Terwilliger
> > > > /// Motorola - iDEN Software Development
> > > > /// office: 954-723-5318
> > > > /// mobile: 954-325-0345
> > > > /// [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > /// http://www.idendev.com
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Bozidar Benc [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > Sent: Thursday, November 25, 1999 5:35 PM
> > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > Subject: DirectBits not supported
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > After a long time I opened one of my old projects with CW R6 Lite.
> > > > Converting the project went without problems, it compiles correctly,
> > > > but I'm getting the "DirectBits not supported" linker error message.
> > > >
> > > > What does that error mean?
> > > >
> > > > TiA
> > > >
> > > > Bozidar
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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