load_background

Prototypes:

load_background(char *gfx, int *pal, int *bat, char width, char height);

Arguments:

gfx: Character data to load (use #incchr)
pal: Palette to load (use #incpal)
bat: BAT to use (use #incbat)
width: Width count of characters (32 for a full-screen image at 256 horizontal pixels)
height: Height count of characters (28 for a full-screen image at 224 vertical pixels)

Description:

This all-in-one function is used to automatically load a whole image, such as a game title screen. It handles the graphics data, palette, and BAT in one line of code. The graphics will be stored at address 0x1000 to 0x5000.

Complete Example:

#include "huc.h"

#incchr(imagechr, "image.pcx", 32, 28); /* include the image data */
#incbat(imagebat, "image.pcx", 0x1000, 32, 28); /* include the BAT */
#incpal(imagepal, "image.pcx"); /* include the palette */

main()
{
  load_background(imagechr, imagepal, imagebat, 32, 28); /* load the picture */
}

Sample Output:

See Also:

#incchr | #incpal | #incbat