Creating graphics for 16 Color MS-Windows Palette

by Jsoeph S. Laughli » Fri, 06 Dec 1996 04:00:00

Hi Fellow Mac Users!

Is there a way to create graphics on the Mac that use the 16 color
MS-Windoze
palette. I need to create some Icons and things that will go into a MS
WIndows version of a software package, and I'd rather use my Mac to
create them.

If you have any hints, tips, horror stories....

Thanks!

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1. Bitmap Color Palette editing-VB4 16 bit 256 color

Hi,

Does anyone know how I can edit Bitmap color Palette indexes or
the windows System color Palette. I need to be able to pull this off
while in 16 bit windows, under 256 colors. I also need to be able to
edit the color indexes almost instantaneously.
Or preferably be able to fade or mix bitmaps colors together.
For example if I were to give a flash light effect to a dark room. Or
the other way around as in shading a lighted room. I also need to work
with more then just black. I hope to be able to apparently combine a
good number of colors together. I used to be able to do this with 24
bit color. I would use BitBlt to PAINT bitmaps onto other bitmaps
without masks, this would give sort of a ghostly effect or a lighted
effect. I found that not to many people use more then 256 colors
though. I also found that you can give this effect with 32 bit DLLs,
but I can't use PC speaker sounds with 32 bit DLLs.
So, I hope some one can expand my knowledge on how bitmap colors
work in relation to each other, while in 16 bit windows, 256 colors.
Right now I just using VB 4.0 pro.