> > > > Yes, TGA read/write is supported in the XCC Library.

> > > yeah, what good is that gonna do me?

> > You could use it to load TGAs.

> my program already loads TGA and BMP files since a long time.

Oh. In that case you can use the lib to load JPEGs ;->

> i was thinking maybe i should add capability to load GIFs and JPGs coz that's what most of the internet models use. but i guess people who make their own models (which is what they should be doing) make the textures straight in TGA or BMP so that's all that's needed. Does windows programming have capability to load any bitmaps using ready-made functions?

Yes.