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Gauge background bitmap

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Daniel Lord

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Hey folks,

Could someone look a the following background bitmap for me? I can not get it to display when I compile my project. The only thing I can think of is that I have done something wrong with the file, as other gauges are working as expected.
If anyone got it to display could you tell me how it was done so that I can avoid the issue with further developments.
I can only see the needles:
http://prntscr.com/i4t7cg
I have attached the image to the post.

Kind regards
Daniel
 
RGB(0,0,0) is not displayed as black in a gauge bitmap, it is treated as transparent, while RGB(1,1,1) is used for masking images.
If you want something to display as black, use something like RGB(2,2,2) or RGB(1,0,0)
 
I thought that myself so I changed the background. I basically took my RPM_background image and made the modifications so now it looks like this
http://prntscr.com/i4yl92
(it is much better then my previous attempt lol)
But it does not display in the simulator.
I then thought to myself have i don't something wrong in the recourse file, but that is pointing to the correct image and the name is correct.
http://prntscr.com/i4yn7y

I have also checked my header file
Code: 
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// Engine Oil/PSI Bitmaps
//
#define BMP_OIL_BACKGROUND                    0x1200
#define BMP_OIL_NEEDLE                        0x1201
 
I figured out what i was doing. So even thou I will be embarrassed to say here we go.

After trying to figure out what was going on about 10mins ago I noticed I have two recources files open on my text editor. To my horror I relised the one I was adding stuff to was not the correct file :banghead:
I have promptly removed the naughty file from notepad++ and made the correct changes to the correct file and poof all my problems disappeared :laughing:

My wife is laughing at me so atleast I made her smile today

Daniel
 
An addition to Doug's comment about background black. I use RGB(8,8,8) because that seems to be about as close to black as I can get when converting to 8-bit. Anything below that seems to get chopped to RGB(0,0,0).
 
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