the background is not displaying, fix?

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/blocku.py b/blocku.py
index 43c5102..ee90a5b 100644
--- a/blocku.py
+++ b/blocku.py
@@ -76,11 +76,19 @@ class Game:
         screen = pygame.display.set_mode(SCREENRECT.size, winstyle, bestdepth)
 
 
-        #load images here
-        #img = load_image('filename.gif')
+        # load images here
+        # for gifs  img = load_image('filename.gif')
+		# for bmps img = pygame.image.load('filename.bmp') but our function handles that for us
         # a note for graphics blit means copy pixels from screen.blit()
         iconImg = load_image('Blocku_Icon.gif')
-        background = load_image('background.gif')
+        #background = load_image('background.gif')
+		background = load_image('background.bmp')
+		
+        #get the image and screen in the same format
+        if background.get_bitsize() == 8:
+            screen.set_palette(background.get_palette())
+        else:
+            background = background.convert()
 
         #to set the icon up and to decorate the game window
         icon = pygame.transform.scale(iconImg, (32, 32))