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From: jlr1801@aim1.tamu.edu (Jeff Rife)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms.programmer
Subject: Re: HELP!! Why doesn't RealizePalette() work???
Keywords: realizepalette setsystempaletteuse
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Date: 14 Mar 91 04:34:19 GMT
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In article <1991Mar13.141016.6954@swbatl.sbc.com> mh2620@sarek.sbc.com writes:
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>I'm trying to display a 16 color image that I've converted to
>DIBitmap format.  I've filled in the appropriate BITMAPINFO 

[stuff deleted]

>640x480x4(16) display? I've been working on this for three days 
         ^^^^^

The sixteen colors are your problem.  If it is the stock VGA driver, it does
not support palette operations *at all*.  Microsoft really hates us.

Take a look at Petzold's articles the past ~3-4 issues of PC Magazine,
Environments column.  Real good palette stuff.

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