From: marcov@stack.nl   
      
   On 2006-06-06, ferg200@hotmail.com  wrote:   
   > Could someone please tell me how to place a bitmap on screen?  I can   
   > draw stuff using Graph, but how can I put a bitmap from a file on   
   > screen?  I have literally been searching for hours but I can't find an   
   > answer.   
      
   The only portable way is to draw it bit for bit using graph, or convert the   
   bmp to a picture that putimage can use. There is BMP reading code in the   
   fpimage package.   
      
   > Can I have any resolution I want? 1024x768 for example?  What about   
   > colors, will I be limited to 256?   
      
   Depends on OS. I believe the win32 port is limited to 640x480, the rest not.   
      
   If you use FPC there is some BMP reading code in fcl/fpimage/ but I don't   
   know if there are demoes for that (Lazarus uses it internally iirc)   
      
   > I am using freepascal, will it be different to Borland?   
      
   Afaik the native graph doesn't go higher in Borland. There are substitutes   
   though.   
      
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