bitmap loading methods

Sure, it''s OK to use for a while, but in the long run I would suggest writing your own. Not only does it teach you the .bmp file format and creating offscreen surfaces, you might be able to add extra functionality that the one you are using now doesn''t have.

And it''s fulfilling to know that you wrote it, rather than having to depend on someone else.

Rappler: Thanks for the info. I guess I should write my own loading function sooner or later. But, when I learn from other people''s functions, mine is probably going to end up very similar, so how could I really call it my own? Anyway, the learning experience is important.

Thanks,
Martin

Well it will be similar since you have to load the file just about the same way. But the cool thing is that once you know the format and how it works, you could create your own file that holds a bunch of bitmaps and the bitmaps are already inverted (since bitmaps are upside down). You could also convert them to 16 bit in your file if you were using 16 bit. So knowing how to load them is of great advantage later on.