PTCXL 1.2 released

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PTCXL 1.2 released

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Two major new features:

-Clipping regions have been added. Up to 9 "windows" can be created, and almost all routines can use them (notable exceptions: PTC_Get, PTC_ClsX). Syntax doesn't really change, so any code that uses 1.1 or earlier won't have to be rewritten to adapt to the new functionality; no WindowNum argument simply defaults to region 0, the main screen.
-PCX support. Only version 5 is supported, but 1, 4, 8, and 24BPP images are all supported. Both standard and alphablended versions exist. The 1BPP and 24BPP routines are very fast, the 4BPP and 8BPP have noticeable lag due to a string hack I used to handle the palettes...yeah probably a boneheaded move but oh well... ;)

The demo has been updated to reflect the changes to the library; it now contains a 6th demo showing off the clipping region capability and demo 4 now shows off the new PCX support.

http://fb.nodtveidt.net/ptcxl12.zip - full package (1.57MB)
http://fb.nodtveidt.net/ptcxl12-nodemo.zip - .bi and .chm only (29.9KB)
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Post by Nodtveidt »

A supplemental release is now available that fixes the 4 and 8 bit PCX image speed problem. As usual, the demo has been updated as well, but for fun, I decided to smooth the font a bit to make it look better. :)

http://fb.nodtveidt.net/ptcxl121.zip - full package (1.55MB)
http://fb.nodtveidt.net/ptcxl121-nodemo.zip - .bi and .chm only (29.9KB)
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