🚀 go-pugleaf

Hi,

   I've downloaded dcview20 to my microcomputer, and I've some questions
about it:

   1. I'd already tested the previous version of dcview (both for dos and
      windows), and stoped using it shortly after, due to the fact that 
      both versions didn't load 24-bit BMPs correctly (the colors get
      mixed, and the pic is distorted as if the program interpreted it's
      width and/or height incorrectly). About that, I tried converting the
      BMP files to diferent file-formats. When fed with old-style BMPs
      (COREHEADERS) dcview doesn't even recognize that it doesn't support
      this format. Using OS2 formats doesn't work either. It's worth to say
      that PaintBrush, Borland's Resource Workshop, and many other programs
      do read those 24-bits standard format bitmaps. I tried this new
      version of dcview on the BMPs and once again it failed.

   2. I have a SVGA board (with VESA compatible BIOS) capable of managing
      800x600 hi-color (15 or 16 bits of color per pixel) and 600x480
      true color (24 bits/pixel). Well, in the last version of dcview, I 
      recall it didn't have any problems using these extended resolution
      modes, but this new version doesn't display correctly on either (menus
      and mouse bitmap included). The board is from STB and uses Cirrus-Logic 
      components. The VESA driver suplied for Cirrus is and old version, that
      doesn't even recognizes the components on the board (this is a minor
      issue, since most of the time I'm working inside of Windows).

   Despite those problems, I find that this version of dcview has some very
interesting features (such as editing/merging and many more), and I wish the
next one solves the above mentioned backdraws.
   
   Well, If I'm wrong about anything I said, receiving some tips wold be
greatly appreciated. 

             Thank you,

                         Leo (Leonardo Loureiro - loureiro@fiu.edu)