marbru@auto-trol.UUCP (Martin Brunecky) (06/01/90)
A few weeks ago, I noticed a discussion about what pixelmap file
format should be used for a "standard" StringToPixmap converter.
Somehow, I missed any conclusion. Can anyone referesh me on the
subject, or (better) mail me an implemented converter ?
(I want to include it in the next release of WsXc, but have no time
to reinvent the wheel).
By the way. Some resources, such as Bitmap or Pixmaps, are pretty
big to be imbedded in app-defaults (and loaded and cached by Mrm).
So keeping those in a separate file is often right.
On the other hand, if I use a bunch of very small icons, I don't
want to have a bunch of files floating around. Thus, I would
suggest that the resource value can
- either be imbeded in resource file (app-defaults etc.) directly
- or be a file reference: @foo[/keyword].
It would be nice if Xrm could support something like that in general
fashion(-), but for now we can implement this functionality at the
resource converter level.
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Martin Brunecky marbru@auto-trol.COM
(303) 252-2499 {...}ncar!ico!auto-trol!marbru
Auto-trol Technology Corp. 12500 North Washington St., Denver, CO 80241-2404 klee@wsl.dec.com (Ken Lee) (06/02/90)
In article <1179@auto-trol.UUCP>, marbru@auto-trol.UUCP (Martin Brunecky) writes: > A few weeks ago, I noticed a discussion about what pixelmap file > format should be used for a "standard" StringToPixmap converter. > Somehow, I missed any conclusion. I missed that discussion, but Xmu has a string-to-bitmap converter and a create pixmap from bitmap utility. The string is a file name containing data in bitmap(1) format. Ken Lee DEC Western Software Laboratory, Palo Alto, Calif. Internet: klee@wsl.dec.com uucp: uunet!decwrl!klee
marbru@auto-trol.UUCP (Martin Brunecky) (06/06/90)
In article <4621@bacchus.dec.com> klee@wsl.dec.com writes: > >I missed that discussion, but Xmu has a string-to-bitmap converter and >a create pixmap from bitmap utility. The string is a file name >containing data in bitmap(1) format. > >Ken Lee Sorry, Ken. What I am looking for is a String-to-pixmap converter, i.e. one that also understands color definitions. Something similar to UIL pixmap definition, for us who hate UIL. -- =*= Opinions presented here are solely of my own and not those of Auto-trol =*= Martin Brunecky marbru@auto-trol.COM (303) 252-2499 {...}ncar!ico!auto-trol!marbru Auto-trol Technology Corp. 12500 North Washington St., Denver, CO 80241-2404