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TopAce: /* Notes */ typo, redundancy - also is it "with this SEXP," "in this SEXP," "on this SEXP" or what?

2020-12-02T07:36:48Z

Notes: typo, redundancy - also is it "with this SEXP," "in this SEXP," "on this SEXP" or what?

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*You must have at least one variable in the mission to choose this SEXP.		*You must have at least one variable in the mission to choose this SEXP.
	*The variable that stores the background information must be a number, not a string. Otherwise FRED will return ~~and~~ error message when it saves the mission.		*The variable that stores the background information must be a number, not a string. Otherwise FRED will return an error message when it saves the mission.
	*Notice that items #5 and #6 are percentages, whereas in the background editor, you work with concrete numbers. If the dimension of your bitmap is 1.5, it should be ~~represented as~~ 150 with this SEXP.		*Notice that items #5 and #6 are percentages, whereas in the background editor, you work with concrete numbers. If the dimension of your bitmap is 1.5, it should be 150 with this SEXP.

	[[Category:SCP SEXPs]]		[[Category:SCP SEXPs]]

TopAce: one more note and categorized

2010-09-11T17:43:45Z

one more note and categorized

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	*You must have at least one variable in the mission to choose this SEXP.		*You must have at least one variable in the mission to choose this SEXP.
	*The variable that stores the background information must be a number, not a string. Otherwise FRED will return and error message when it saves the mission.		*The variable that stores the background information must be a number, not a string. Otherwise FRED will return and error message when it saves the mission.
			*Notice that items #5 and #6 are percentages, whereas in the background editor, you work with concrete numbers. If the dimension of your bitmap is 1.5, it should be represented as 150 with this SEXP.

			[[Category:SCP SEXPs]]

TopAce: with notes

2010-09-11T17:41:34Z

with notes

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add-background-bitmap
add-background-bitmap
Adds a background bitmap to the sky. Returns an integer that is stored in a variable so it can be deleted
using remove-background-bitmap

Takes 9 arguments...
1: Background bitmap name
2: Pitch
3: Bank
4: Heading
5: X scale (expressed as a percentage of the original size of the bitmap)
6: Y scale (expressed as a percentage of the original size of the bitmap)
7: X divisions.
8: Y divisions.
9: Variable in which to store result

==Notes==
*You must have at least one variable in the mission to choose this SEXP.
*The variable that stores the background information must be a number, not a string. Otherwise FRED will return and error message when it saves the mission.