Thread: MSVC Tutorial problem - Monochrome Palette

The exercise states:
"Modify the CBmpPalette class used in the Dib example so that it is monochromatic, with only various shades of one color selected for the palette instead of colors from the bitmap."

In my naiveté I had presume I simply set all of the RGB's to one - thus...
From..

Code:

    for( int ndx = 0; ndx < cPaletteEntries; ndx++ )
    {
        pPal->palPalEntry[ndx].peRed   = pColorTab[ndx].rgbRed;
        pPal->palPalEntry[ndx].peGreen = pColorTab[ndx].rgbGreen;
        pPal->palPalEntry[ndx].peBlue  = pColorTab[ndx].rgbBlue;
        pPal->palPalEntry[ndx].peFlags = NULL;
    }

to....

Code:

        pPal->palPalEntry[ndx].peRed   = pColorTab[ndx].rgbRed;
        pPal->palPalEntry[ndx].peGreen = pColorTab[ndx].rgbRed;
        pPal->palPalEntry[ndx].peBlue  = pColorTab[ndx].rgbRed;
        pPal->palPalEntry[ndx].peFlags = NULL;

or maybe

Code:

 
        pPal->palPalEntry[ndx].peRed   = pColorTab[ndx].rgbRed;
        pPal->palPalEntry[ndx].peGreen = 0;
        pPal->palPalEntry[ndx].peBlue  = 0;
        pPal->palPalEntry[ndx].peFlags = NULL;

but this still ends up with a full 256-colour image.
The text as you can see does not clarify how it could be done. Can anyone show where I may be going wrong?
If you simply quote the class/procedure and whre I amy make changes it would help tremendrously.

Many thanks,

-Colkai

What compiler are you using? I want to look into 256 colors for Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0's dos consoles.... I don't think there is anything that simple.

I am using the MSVC++ 4.0 developer studion standard.

I obviously am new to this, but I would have thought setting just one colour would work. I just wonder if, for some reason, the wrong palette is being selected or overwritten. However, I have to assume the code in the tutorial is correct.
I've looked through the sample programs but cannot find anything of help.
FYI i'm running the software on a NT4.0 SP6a

Actually, it gets more confusing, I just modified the section to this...

Code:

for( int ndx = 0; ndx < cPaletteEntries; ndx++ )
    {
     pPal->palPalEntry[ndx].peRed   = 12;
     pPal->palPalEntry[ndx].peGreen = 0;
     pPal->palPalEntry[ndx].peBlue  = 0;
     pPal->palPalEntry[ndx].peFlags = NULL;
    }

and I still got a full 256-colour display of the image. I would have expected to get just a solid block of dark grey, (assuming of course that the palette items reflect the colour of the pixel).

If anyone can clear this up I'd really be grateful.