.\" Generated by the Allegro makedoc utility
.TH set_color_depth 3alleg4 "version 4.4.3" "Allegro" "Allegro manual"
.SH NAME
set_color_depth \- Sets the global pixel color depth. Allegro game programming library.\&
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B #include <allegro.h>

.sp
.B void set_color_depth(int depth);
.SH DESCRIPTION
Sets the pixel format to be used by subsequent calls to set_gfx_mode() 
and create_bitmap(). Valid depths are 8 (the default), 15, 16, 24, and 32 
bits. Example:

.nf
   set_color_depth(32);
   if (set_gfx_mode(GFX_AUTODETECT, 640, 480, 0, 0) != 0) {
      abort_on_error("Couldn't set a 32 bit color resolution");
   }
   
.fi
Note that the screen color depth won't change until the next successful
call to set_gfx_mode().

.SH SEE ALSO
.BR get_color_depth (3alleg4),
.BR set_gfx_mode (3alleg4),
.BR set_color_conversion (3alleg4),
.BR makecol (3alleg4),
.BR getr (3alleg4),
.BR desktop_color_depth (3alleg4)