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From: elt@entire.UUCP (Edward L. Taychert)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.smalltalk
Subject: Re: Working w/ BitMaps in Smalltalk/V
Summary: Why not use FreeDrawing?
Keywords: smalltalk bitmaps graphics track-following
Message-ID: <3322@entire.UUCP>
Date: 26 Feb 89 02:30:20 GMT
References: <20267@dhw68k.cts.com>
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Organization: Entire Inc, East Rochester, NY
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In article <20267@dhw68k.cts.com>, toxic@dhw68k.cts.com (Scott Watson) writes:
> I have a need to simulate a track following vehical and I'd like to
> use my almost virgin (I haven't used ST in the past for my OOP) Smalltalk/V
> to prototype the system. This would involve making little "tracks" in
> a paint program and importing the bitmaps into ST...
   
> I'm using Digitalks Smalltalk/V, any thoughts?

Yeah! Here's one, bitmaps in ST/V (and ST/V286) are limited
to 64K. Don't make your bitmaps too large. But why import them?
The `FreeDrawing' class, a simple paint program comes with it.

Or it you want more precisely defined tracks, drawing on bitmaps
with turtle graphics is very easy.

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Ed Taychert  
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