wkb@cbnews.att.com (Wm. Keith Brummett) (12/19/90)
OK, here's a question from a novice who just started using Windows 3.0. I had a 256-color GIF file that I converted to a dithered B&W image using the Graphics Workshop. Again using GWS, I converted the dithered image to a monochrome BMP file. When I open this BMP file from within Paintbrush, the color palette across the bottom of the screen turns into a selection of B&W patterns. The color editor also comes up in B&W. Is there any way I can edit color into this B&W image? I tried setting the color menu option and reloading the file, but again I got the B&W patterns instead of a color palette. I also converted the BMP image to a PCX file, but got the same result. Thanks. -- Keith -- | W. Keith Brummett (614) 860-3187 AT&T, Room 3B-202 | | att!cblph!wkb 6200 East Broad St. | | or, wkb@cblph.ATT.COM Columbus, OH 43213-1550 | `----------------------------------------------------------------------'
callisto@blake.u.washington.edu (Finn) (12/20/90)
In article <1990Dec19.033034.8818@cbnews.att.com> wkb@cbnews.att.com (Wm. Keith Brummett) writes: > > Is there any way I can edit color into this B&W image? I tried setting > the color menu option and reloading the file, but again I got the B&W > patterns instead of a color palette. I also converted the BMP image to > a PCX file, but got the same result. > You want to click Options, Image Attributes, Color on, File New (You should now have a blank image above a color palette) Edit Paste from (then select the B&W image) (You should now have the B&W image on your screen above the color palette) While we are on the topic of mixing B&W and color, try pasting the B&W dithered image over the top of the color image you started with. Assuming you didn't change the size when you dithered, you get the most interesting looking results...