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From: aaron@stat.tamu.edu (Aaron Hightower)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer
Subject: Changing the BitMap of a screen "on the fly."
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Date: 3 Jun 91 03:45:55 GMT
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I have a program that has the need to have a dynamically sized Screen.  What
I would like to do is to have a screen that I can simply change the dimensions
of without closing it.  IE I would like to open it with CUSTOMBITMAP, and
then at any given moment, I would like to make a new BITMAP for the screen
of possibly another size (they may be superbitmaps).

Questions:

1) Can I change the size of the BitMap without closing the screen?  This seems
possible..doesn't it?

2) If I change the BitMap, what functions will I need to call to update the
display?  (IE what are the best, not just what will work.)

3) Do I need to modify any other fields of the screen data structure, and if
so is this allowed/okay?

Thanks,
Aaron Hightower :: <aaron@stat.tamu.edu>
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