eraps2@aspvax.UUCP (10/28/87)
Hi all, Does anyone know how to dynamically change the depth of a screen? The Intuition manual makes no mention of this ability. Is it even possible (if, for example I am willing to play with the rastport that the screen struct references)? Currently I close the screen and window and then reopen them to the proper size, but I feel this is unclassy as any information on the screen is lost (I simply want to modify the maximum # colors). The RKM's mention (but document poorly) two functions (ThinLayer() and ThickenLayer()) which sound (due to their names) like they might do the job. Some paint programs appear to be doing this (but for all I know, they might simply be disabling some of the color registers). "You don't mean/I'm afraid/But by now Rob Ginn she could be/Yes" -- TMM ...burdvax!jtids!aspvax!eraps2 ...sun!liberty!drexel!aspvax!eraps2 eraps1@nadc.arpa
hcm@hpclla.HP.COM (Harry Muttart) (10/29/87)
/ hpclla:comp.sys.amiga / eraps2@aspvax.UUCP / 3:49 am Oct 28, 1987 / Dynamic bitplane depth? Part of what you want to do is done in DROPSHADOW, available on BBS's and the Fish Disks. DROPSHADOW adds a bitplane to the WorkBench. Might lok there.