fg_showpcx()

Win32 DirectX Fastgraph/Light

Prototype

int fg_showpcx (char *filename, int flags);

Function fg_showpcx (ByVal filename As String, ByVal flags As Long) As Long

function fg_showpcx (filename : string; flags : integer) : integer;

Description

The fg_showpcx() function displays a PCX file.

For 256-color virtual buffers, 256-color PCX files are reduced to the 236 non-system colors if color reduction is enabled. 16-color and monochrome PCX files are always remapped to colors 10 to 25 to avoid conflicts with the system colors.

Parameters

filename is the name of the PCX file. A device and path name may be included as part of the file name. The file name must be terminated by a null character (that is, a zero byte).

flags is a series of flags that controls how the image is displayed:

Flag	Meaning
FG_AT_XY	If specified, display the image relative to the current graphics position. If not, display the image at the position indicated in PCX header.
FG_IGNOREPALETTE	If specified, display the image using the current palette. If not, use the palette values stored in the PCX file. Not meaningful for 24-bit PCX files.
FG_FROMBUFFER	If specified, get the image data from the fg_imagebuf() buffer. If not, get the image data from the PCX file.
FG_KEEPCOLORS	If specified, disable color reduction and remapping. If not, enable color reduction and remapping to avoid using the Windows system colors. Not meaningful for 24-bit PCX files.

Return value

0 = Success

1 = The specified file does not exist

2 = The specified file is not a PCX file

3 = The PCX file cannot be loaded into the active virtual buffer

4 = Error allocating memory

Restrictions

A logical palette must be defined and realized in order to use the palette values stored in the PCX file.

24-bit PCX files can only be loaded into direct color virtual buffers.

Examples

CBdemo, Fade, Fishtank, Image, ImgProc, PCXflip, TMcube, TMcubeX

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