i''m very new to directx programming and have just begin production on a game. i''m having problems with the color scheme when i go to display my main menu. the background looks fine but the title is not the color i drew it in. im using 640x480x8 and have tried to load in the particular bitmap palette when blitting to my secondary surface but that doesnt seem to fix it. the last thing that i have tried to do is draw with all the colors that i''ll be using into a bitmap and load that into my palette but i still have problems with the title being a screwed up color. Am i missing something really easy or am i way off base here? Any help would be appreciated. either post here or you can email me at jcs240@psu.edu . thanks