PALETTEINDEX

Syntax

UINT = PALETTEINDEX(index as INT)

Description

Used to allow GDI drawing functions to use the palette of an 8 bit screen.

Parameters

index - Palette index to retrieve color from.

Return value

A special palette constant and color.

Remarks

Emergence BASIC primitive drawing commands such as CIRCLE and ELLIPSE expect an RGB color to be specified. In order to properly use these commands with a DirectX 8 bit screen a special color constant must be specified. If an RGB color is passed directly to the primitive drawing commands a best guess match from the palette will be used. Note that this command is not necessary for any of the 2D drawing commands.

Example usage

CIRCLE BackBuffer,110,125,50,PALETTEINDEX(3),PALETTEINDEX(4)