Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!cbmvax!amix!undrground!ryan From: undrground!ryan@amix.commodore.com (Ryan Sheftel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer Subject: Re: Need help w/screen blanking & IFF pics Message-ID: Date: 7 Jun 91 05:03:07 GMT References: <1991Jun4.184733.21957@merrimack.edu> Organization: The Underground - Pennsylvania Lines: 22 greenwoode@merrimack.edu (Ed Greenwood) writes: > > I currently have two problems to solve. First, how do you load in and > display an IFF picture using C? Also, is there a way to "blank" a screen > in C? The program I am writing takes a few seconds to draw everything on > the screen, and I would like to hide this from the user. Any suggestions > or comments would be greatly appreciated. 1) Get the "iff.library". This is a shared library that has all the EAIFF85 commands and more. Loading an IFF pic is one line. Comes with example source and all. 2) If you want to hide updates form the user. Do this. Open a one ----- Open you window to the back, and then when you are done drawing to it, bring it to the front. ---------- Ryan Sheftel UUCP: uunet!cbmvax!amix!undrground!ryan Internet: undrground!ryan@amix.commodore.com