_COPYPALETTE - QB64Official/qb64 GitHub Wiki

The _COPYPALETTE statement copies the color palette intensities from one 4 or 8 BPP image to another image or a _NEWIMAGE screen page using 256 or less colors.

Syntax

_COPYPALETTE [sourceImageHandle&[, destinationImageHandle&]]

Description

  • Palette Intensity settings are not used by 24/32 bit images. Use only with 4 or 8 BPP images.
  • _PIXELSIZE function returns 1 to indicate that _COPYPALETTE can be used. 4 indicates 24/32 bit images.
  • If sourceImageHandle& is omitted, it is assumed to be the current read page.
  • If destinationImageHandle& is omitted, it is assumed to be the current write page.
  • If either of the images specified by sourceImageHandle& or destinationImageHandle& do not use a palette, an ERROR Codes error is returned.
  • If either sourceImageHandle& or destinationImageHandle& is an invalid handle, an ERROR Codes error is returned.
  • When loading 4 or 8 BPP image files, it is necessary to adopt the color palette of the image or it may not have the correct colors!

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