From: "Ben Combee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > In article <84264@palm-dev-forum>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > says... > > Ah. Cool. A challenge: Explain how to export bitmap resources > > from a CodeWarrior project without reference to Mac file formats > > or Mac tools (dons flame-retardent Dr Dobbs cap). > > I'd just use Constructor for Palm OS (a Palm OS tool), open the bitmap, > select all, copy, and paste into a reasonable paint program. > "Error getting the clipboard data". Of course that's assuming that MS Paint fits the definition of "a reasonable paint program". I'd assumed that this was a known bug. Should I be reporting it?
> Failing that, I'd write a Palm OS app which iterated through my bitmaps, > cleared the Palm screen, drew the bitmap, then used a HostControl call > to save the screen as a bitmap. Run it on POSE and be done with it all. > No Mac tools used there. > Well no, but then a solution that requires me to write an (albeit trivial) application, which in turn requires investigating how to get HostSaveBitmap to store in a specific colour depth, is really stretching to be described as something CodeWarrior (or Constructor) 'does'. I think this is more in the category of things that aren't supported by the PalmOS/CodeWarrior tools, but which can be achieved if you write some code. Which is exactly what I expect from the free GCC tools, not the $500 + $200pa CW toolset. I know it's only a tiny example, but I'm sure a survey of developers could turn up a long enough list of things like this. Chris Tutty -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
