The conversion process is very similar to that for backgrounds. We simple make grit rule files that tell grit how we want our images converted, and it generates a .o and a header file for us. The grit rule files and image files go into the same place as background images, the gfx> folder.
Figure 6.1. The upper text shows information as it would be on a non-tiled background. The lower text shows the same data, tiled, for use in tiled graphic modes.
const u16 data[] = {
0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000,
0x0F0F, 0x0F0F, 0x0F0F, 0x0F0F, 0x0F0F, 0x0F0F, 0x0F0F, 0x0F0F,
0x2020, 0x2020, 0x2020, 0x2020, 0x2020, 0x2020, 0x2020, 0x2020,
0x2F2F, 0x2F2F, 0x2F2F, 0x2F2F, 0x2F2F, 0x2F2F, 0x2F2F, 0x2F2F,
0x4040, 0x4040, 0x4040, 0x4040, 0x4040, 0x4040, 0x4040, 0x4040,
0x4F4F, 0x4F4F, 0x4F4F, 0x4F4F, 0x4F4F, 0x4F4F, 0x4F4F, 0x4F4F,
0x6060, 0x6060, 0x6060, 0x6060, 0x6060, 0x6060, 0x6060, 0x6060,
0x6F6F, 0x6F6F, 0x6F6F, 0x6F6F, 0x6F6F, 0x6F6F, 0x6F6F, 0x6F6F,
0x8080, 0x8080, 0x8080, 0x8080, 0x8080, 0x8080, 0x8080, 0x8080,
0x8F8F, 0x8F8F, 0x8F8F, 0x8F8F, 0x8F8F, 0x8F8F, 0x8F8F, 0x8F8F,
0xA0A0, 0xA0A0, 0xA0A0, 0xA0A0, 0xA0A0, 0xA0A0, 0xA0A0, 0xA0A0,
0xAFAF, 0xAFAF, 0xAFAF, 0xAFAF, 0xAFAF, 0xAFAF, 0xAFAF, 0xAFAF,
0xC0C0, 0xC0C0, 0xC0C0, 0xC0C0, 0xC0C0, 0xC0C0, 0xC0C0, 0xC0C0,
0xCFCF, 0xCFCF, 0xCFCF, 0xCFCF, 0xCFCF, 0xCFCF, 0xCFCF, 0xCFCF,
0xE0E0, 0xE0E0, 0xE0E0, 0xE0E0, 0xE0E0, 0xE0E0, 0xE0E0, 0xE0E0,
0xEFEF, 0xEFEF, 0xEFEF, 0xEFEF, 0xEFEF, 0xEFEF, 0xEFEF, 0xEFEF};
const u16 data[] = {
0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0F0F, 0x0F0F, 0x0F0F, 0x0F0F,
0x2020, 0x2020, 0x2020, 0x2020, 0x2F2F, 0x2F2F, 0x2F2F, 0x2F2F,
0x4040, 0x4040, 0x4040, 0x4040, 0x4F4F, 0x4F4F, 0x4F4F, 0x4F4F,
0x6060, 0x6060, 0x6060, 0x6060, 0x6F6F, 0x6F6F, 0x6F6F, 0x6F6F,
0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x0F0F, 0x0F0F, 0x0F0F, 0x0F0F,
0x2020, 0x2020, 0x2020, 0x2020, 0x2F2F, 0x2F2F, 0x2F2F, 0x2F2F,
0x4040, 0x4040, 0x4040, 0x4040, 0x4F4F, 0x4F4F, 0x4F4F, 0x4F4F,
0x6060, 0x6060, 0x6060, 0x6060, 0x6F6F, 0x6F6F, 0x6F6F, 0x6F6F,
0x8080, 0x8080, 0x8080, 0x8080, 0x8F8F, 0x8F8F, 0x8F8F, 0x8F8F,
0xA0A0, 0xA0A0, 0xA0A0, 0xA0A0, 0xAFAF, 0xAFAF, 0xAFAF, 0xAFAF,
0xC0C0, 0xC0C0, 0xC0C0, 0xC0C0, 0xCFCF, 0xCFCF, 0xCFCF, 0xCFCF,
0xE0E0, 0xE0E0, 0xE0E0, 0xE0E0, 0xEFEF, 0xEFEF, 0xEFEF, 0xEFEF,
0x8080, 0x8080, 0x8080, 0x8080, 0x8F8F, 0x8F8F, 0x8F8F, 0x8F8F,
0xA0A0, 0xA0A0, 0xA0A0, 0xA0A0, 0xAFAF, 0xAFAF, 0xAFAF, 0xAFAF,
0xC0C0, 0xC0C0, 0xC0C0, 0xC0C0, 0xCFCF, 0xCFCF, 0xCFCF, 0xCFCF,
0xE0E0, 0xE0E0, 0xE0E0, 0xE0E0, 0xEFEF, 0xEFEF, 0xEFEF, 0xEFEF};