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From: JKT100@psuvm.psu.edu (JKT)
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Subject: Re: Application to generate Color PICT's
Message-ID: <91066.231919JKT100@psuvm.psu.edu>
Date: 8 Mar 91 04:19:19 GMT
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In article <0B010004.qecx4h@outpost.UUCP>, peirce@outpost.UUCP (Michael Peirce)
says:
>
>In article <1CE00001.kq7jhj@tbomb.ice.com>, rnews@outpost.UUCP Fri Mar  1
>15:01:28 1991 writes:
>>
>> I would really like to place color PICT resources into my programs
>> and draw them. Until now, I simply created stuff in SuperPaint, then
>> copied and pasted into PICT resources in ResEdit, then drew the PICT's
>> with DrawPicture().
>
>MacDraw II 1.1 allows you to generate color PICTs using the old style
>8 colors.  You can get more colors by using it's dithered patterns.
>This method has one big benefit - it's completely compatable with older
>b&w systems.  For example, I want a blue colored circle.  I produced
>in MacDraw II 1.1 and cut/paste into my program using ResEdit.  It
>gets drawn in blue on color systems and black on b&w systems.

That method has one OTHER big benefit - file size.  24 bit PICTs
can get HUGE... complex ones can be megabytes in size.  You can get
very colorful with 8-bits, especially using dithering, and you keep
most files under 50K.  Quite a benefit for those users who still do
not have hard drives.  :-)

                                                            Kurt
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