PRB: Dimension of Bitmap Changes After Color Deep Switch

ID: Q195827

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK) on the following platform:

      - Microsoft Windows 98
  

SYMPTOMS

The values retrieved by GetBitmapDimensionEx after the color depth changes are not the same as those set by SetBitmapDimensionEx before the color depth changes.

CAUSE

Windows 98 GDI resource handling code reused the dimension values for storing the handle of the logic device and the palette.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, store the bitmap dimension values locally in the application and not through the GetBitmapDimensionEx API.

Additional query words:

Keywords          : kbBitmap kbGDI kbWinOS98 
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: November 17, 1998