Which format to use on backdrop?

[Franko]

Hi guys,
What format are you using for your wallpaper on your mig, JPG,GIF, or IFF ?
I'm having some probs with memory (chip) running out when I use pictures size of 1024x768 with 256 colors. From cold boot I have 962 kb of free chip ram without using any wallpaper at all.

Regards,
Lauri

Hi Lauri,

I tried out using a 1024x768 256 colour screen on the following set up,

A1200 Blizzard060/PPC603 60Mhz/240Mhz / 256Mb RAM / 2 x 500GB HDs / 2 x DVD Burners / FASTATA MKIII / Cocolino Wireless Mouse / Custom built Amplifier

Even with Fblit, Ftext, MCP, WBctrl running the most free chip mem I could achieve was 1,046,816 bytes free, either with or without wallpaper. The only way you'll be able to achieve more free chip mem is to, either reduce the number of colours your using or select a lower screen mode/resolution/size or both.

I don't know of any other utills out there that will help you achieve more chip ram than the ones I've mentioned.

Cheers :drink:

Franko

[Franko]

Hi Cammy, pretty damn neat, thanks for that, I've always wondered what the miggy would look like using a browser...

What screen mode is that your using and do think I'd be able to do the same on my set up...

A1200 Blizzard060/PPC603 60Mhz/240Mhz / 256Mb RAM / 2 x 500GB HDs / 2 x DVD Burners / FASTATA MKIII / Cocolino Wireless Mouse / Custom built Amplifier

Cheers
Franko

[Franko]

Thats gotta be the best 16 colour palette ever... :cool:

Well, you made my mind up for me. time to start sourcing the bits'n'bobs I need to get my old miggy on the net...

Cheers :drink:

Franko

[Franko]

Why on earth you haven't got BVision when you have BPPC? Better get it if you plan any surfing on it... makes it much more fun and you don't have to worry about screen modes either.

Simple reason... Never managed to find one yet...

(always seem to check ebay, just after one has been sold)

From what I can gather though, the BVision card has to plug in where my FASTATA MKIII card sits, anyone able to confirm this for me, Thanks...

(Cammy... I guess I'll have to do a quick mod to my case to access the PCMIA slot...)

[Franko]

Just tried the fullpalette and fullpalette.prefs file, but when booted the palette resets to normal WB colors.
How do I save the palette so that the colors remain the same when booted? Tried many options within
FullPalette, and always clicked save ?

You have to start the the FPprefs from your StartUp-Sequence.

EG:- (place a line in your StartUp-Sequence)

C:FPprefs

Franko

(thanks for that info Boot_WB...)