afoster@ogcvax.UUCP (04/10/87)
In article <viper.805> john@viper.UUCP (John Stanley) writes: > > I'd like to try doing some "tricky-stuff" with a few MacPaint and/or >MacDraw files I have. Unfortunately, I don't know what the file format >is on either one. If you have documentation on either would you please >send it to me...? > > Tanks...! > The format of a macpaint picture is found in the mac technical notes. As a quick summary, it is stored as a packed bitmap of the whole page. To get to it, you have to call Unpackbits for each line. Some sample code for this is also in the tech notes. As for Macdraw, I think that it is stored as a picture with comments to show where the objects are, but I am not sure. Good luck May the force be with you ! Allan Foster afoster@ogcvax.
denbeste@bgsuvax.UUCP (04/16/87)
>> I'd like to try doing some "tricky-stuff" with a few MacPaint and/or >>MacDraw files I have. Unfortunately, I don't know what the file format >>is on either one. If you have documentation on either would you please >>send it to me...? See the following Mac Technical Notes: Mac Tech Note #86, dated 19 Aug 86, MacPaint Document Format Mac Tech Note #27, dated 20 Aug 86, MacDraw's PICT File format and Comments Unfortunately, I am unable to send you a copy of the notes, as mine are on paper. --- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Wiliam C. DenBesten |CSNET denbeste@research1.bgsu.edu Dept of Computer Science |ARPA denbeste%research1.bgsu.edu@csnet-relay Bowling Green State University|UUCP ...!cbatt!osu-eddie!bgsuvax!denbeste Bowling Green, OH 43403-0214 | ------------------------------+---------------------------------------------- There is no difference between theory and practice in theory, but there is often a great deal of difference between theory and practice in practice.