Re: [pygame] Pygame with Windows 98

[Jim Scott <jimdscottesq@yahoo.com>]

Here's how I am loading my images:

# used for loading png
def load_png(data_directory, filename):
	if data_directory:
		fullname = os.path.join(data_directory, filename)
	else:
		fullname = filename
	try:
		image = pygame.image.load(fullname)
		if image.get_alpha is None:
			image = image.convert()
		else:
			image = image.convert_alpha()
	except pygame.error, message:
		print 'Cannot load image:', fullname
		raise SystemExit, message
		
	return image, image.get_rect()

# used for loading jpgs
def loadPlain( fileName, dataDirectory=None ):
  if dataDirectory:
	fullName = os.path.join( dataDirectory, fileName)
  else:
	fullName = fileName
  try:
	image = pygame.image.load( fullName )
	image = image.convert()
  except pygame.error, message:
	print "Cannot load image:", fullName
	raise SystemExit, message

  return image, image.get_rect()


I'll post some screenshots later today when I get access to a Win98 machine.

--- Sami Hangaslammi <shang@cc.jyu.fi> wrote:
> 
> Hmm, there shouldn't be need for any porting between linux and w98 when 
> using pygame. Only differences I can think of:
> 
> Are you reading binary files (images) and opening them without the binary
> flag ('rb')? The binary flag is not needed on linux, but is critical when 
> running under Windows.
> 
> Are you converting raw binary data into images and using default screen 
> depth that happens to be different under your Linux and Window desktops 
> (24bit vs 32bit etc.)?
> 
> Or maybe there's just something broken in your W98 install. Have you 
> tested other pygame games or SDL games on it?
> 
> --
> Sami Hangaslammi
> 


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