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From: philip gooch <philg@easynet.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: Problems with TimView
Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 11:11:07 -0700
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Elliott Lee wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Are you absolutely sure that you set your GsSPRITE parameters
> correctly, accounting for the width AND the bits-per-pixel?
> Chances are, your TIM is being displayed correctly in its
> vertical aspect but about 50% in its horizontal...
> 
> Your 320x240x8 image is also too large to be displayed all at
> once.  The limit of the Yaroze hardware is an 256x256 image,
> no matter what the bits-per-pixel are.  Break up the 320x240
> into 2 TIMS (e.g. 160x240).

Aha! That makes sense - because a texture page has a max size of 256 * 
256. 

So basically if you want to display a full screen static image (e.g for a 
backdrop or a splash screen) you have to break it up into smaller chunks?

To display an image on screen, does it have to be a GsSPRITE? I don't 
want it to move or rotate or anything, just be there!

Cheers

Phil