PocketMatrix

Sorry if these are inane or were asked before, but:

1. How do you load JPEG images? I thought PF supported them, but whenever I try to load one I get a GPF.

2. How do you load image(s) from a buffer and not a resource, like for example after loading from a file using fread()?

Yeah, but what if you want to have one file that contains more than one image?

Well, one advantage of having everything as resources is ease of installation. Having one file that contains everything means no potential problems with missing files, or corrupted files (beyond a corrupt executable of course), and an easier time coding an installer (assuming your doing your own, something like EZSetup I presume takes care of such details for you).

To say making everything resources is lazy I disagree with. There are certainly benefits to both approaches, and not having to keep track of multiple files I would personally consider a benefit. Either approach is perfectly valid and depending on your requirements and desires, one approach may suit you better than the other, but laziness isn't a factor I think for most, if not all people.

OK, thanks for the clarifications. I just assumed that having a 5 MB .exe would be considered bad no matter what.

To address the jpg quality issue... I found that storing a JPEG as a resource and then loading it messed up my images - might have converted 256 colors... however, loading a JPEG from a file does not mess with my images at all

when you mentined a quality problem, were you referring to loading from resource or file?