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From: mperdue@iquest.net (Mario Perdue)
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Subject: Re: pixel-by-pixel translucency
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 1997 13:01:40 GMT
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On Sat, 14 Jun 1997 03:51:33 GMT, jamin1@psu.edu (Jamin Frederick)
wrote:

>	Is there any way to set pixel translucency on a pixel-by-pixel
>basis in a TIM?  Suppose I wanted to make a ship opaque and its
>glow translucent.  According to the docs, I just set the appropriate
>STP flag for each pixel and turn on the sprite's translucency.  But
>how do I set those STP flags in the first place, without either "all
>or nothing" like the TIM util requires?  Thanks.
>
>
Jamin,

AFAIK, the only way to set those bits is to do it manually. It works,
but it's a real pain to do.

Mario