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From: DMB@PSUVMA.BITNET
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Subject: Re: Converting MacPaint into a Resource file.
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Date: Wed, 1-Oct-86 23:06:36 EDT
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Posted: Wed Oct  1 23:06:36 1986
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I'm one of the num nums who translates macpaint files to pict resources, for
display in a program window. I think the following description is what i do
precisely, and it works all the time. I usually want a RMAKER hex file for
permanent storage, in case the application gets trashed, so i'll include those
steps too.

  -> Doodle in Macpaint until you get the desired picture
  -> "Square Lasso" the portion you want to be your picture
  -> Copy it (using copy under the edit menu)
  -> Open the scrap book
  -> Paste it in the scrapbook    ( using past under the edit menu  )
      -> Note: the picture might be to big for the scrapbook window but it is
               still there in entirety.
  -> Quite MacPaint.
  -> Run Resedit : make sure that if you switch systems you switch scrapbooks
                   so that the right scrapbook is with the resedit system
  -> Open a new file
  -> Open a new pict resource
  -> Open a new pict resource number
  -> Open the scrapbook
  -> Copy (using the copy under edit) the picture
  -> Close the scrapbook
  -> Paste (using the paste under edit menu) the picture into the resource
  -> Close the top window, so that a list of pict resource numbers shows
  -> Click on the appropriate pict resource number
  -> Choose open general under the file menu
  -> Open Mockwrite, or someother word processer da
  -> Copy the hex codes from the pict resource into the blank text file
  -> close and save all windows
  -> In your RMAKER text file, add the lines
     -> TYPE PICT = GNRL
     ->   ,<resourceid>
     ->   .H
     -> and then all the hex codes go here.

I think this is exactly what i do to create the pict resource, and it works
all the time. I hope this works,  it should.

                                   dave