Graphics How to save a part of the screen when blitting? Playing a flic file Sprites and double buffering How to change the transparent color? Using multiple palettes at the same time? Sounds Misc Date and time Reading the directory Calling a DOS program Setting to full screen How to make a pointer to an array? Copy and Paste Trapping errors Reading Info files

The questions are exactly as it was in the newsgroup. In longer messages the most important part is in bold. The answers are almost in the same form that in the newsgroup. Most important things in bold. In some questions I've searched more information on the subject mentioned in the answers.

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When someone writes something in a newsgroup, I consider it free for reproduction (putting everywhere) and using to help other people. If I'm wrong, please tell me. Most of these answers are written by other people, not me, so I don't take any copyrights on them, you can use the stuff found here as you wish. I haven't put here any names to protect your privacy, but if you find something you've written here and you want me to put your name there, please tell me and I'll do it. Thanks, Jarkko Laine March 3. 1998