Programming Tips - C/C++: Make the Netscape palette before making a GIF

Date: 1998jun1 Language: C/C++ Q. C/C++: Make the Netscape palette before making a GIF A.
const int N_NETSCAPE_PALETTE = 216; void MakeNetscapePalette(GifColorType *colors, const int nColors) { const BYTE a[6] = { 0, 0x33, 0x66, 0x99, 0xcc, 0xff }; int red, green, blue; int i = 0; for (red = 0; red < 6; red++) { for (green = 0; green < 6; green++) { for (blue = 0; blue < 6; blue++) { colors[i].Red = a[red]; colors[i].Green = a[green]; colors[i].Blue = a[blue]; i++; } } } for (; i < nColors; i++) { colors[i].Red = 0; colors[i].Green = 0; colors[i].Blue = 0; } }
void exampleUse() { const int nColors = 256; if ((color_map = MakeMapObject(nColors, NULL)) == NULL) { return; }
MakeNetscapePalette(color_map->Colors, nColors); }