DOCUMENT:Q94691  23-JUL-2001  [win16sdk]
TITLE   :Bitmap Manipulation Techniques
PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
PROD/VER::3.1
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbfile kbprogramming kbsample kbOSWin310 kbDSupport kbSDKWin16

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1 
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SUMMARY
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The Windows versions 3.0 and 3.1 bitmap-manipulation Application Programming
Interface (API) (BitBlt(), StretchBlt(), StretchDIBits(), and so forth) contains
a powerful complement of Raster Operations (ROP) that allow for complicated
handling of bitmaps. These raster-operation codes can be used, for example, to
change an entire color in a bitmap without affecting the other colors.

The BMUTIL sample in the Microsoft Download Center demonstrates the following
bitmap manipulation techniques:

1. Creating an unavailable or disabled (grayed) bitmap from a color bitmap using
   various ROP codes and the BitBlt() function.

2. Changing a single color in a bitmap without affecting any other colors. This
   is implemented completely using BitBlt() with various ROP codes.

3. Swapping two colors in a bitmap without affecting any other colors. This is
   also implemented with BitBlt() and ROP codes.

4. Dithering a color bitmap to a monochrome bitmap. This is done by manipulating
   the bits of a Device-Independent Bitmap (DIB) directly.

This sample uses the Windows 3.1 common dialog boxes, so you must have the
Windows 3.1 SDK to compile it.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download
Center:

   Bmutil.exe

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click
the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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Version           : :3.1
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