Short:    X BitMap DataType
Uploader: dmyun@mailexcite.com (Deok-Min Yun)
Author:   dmyun@mailexcite.com (Deok-Min Yun)
Type:     util/dtype
Requires: Workbench 3.0 or better
Version:  43.6


TITLE

  XBM DataType


WHAT'S NEW?

  - Changed: Changed RAW saving routine to use simple buffering in order
    to speed up a bit.
  - Changed: Changed the aspect ratio code again. Now it's 5:4 for 640 x
    512 or 320 x 256 pictures.
  - Fixed: New ratio code caused some pictures to crash (width or height
    became 0 instead of 1).
  - Fixed: Fixed a bug with return code. This caused DTConvert reporting
    unsuccessful conversion even though the file was converted correctly
    (thanks to Francis Labrie for reporting this).

WHAT IS IT?

  The following is an excerpt from XBM specification.


                        XBM - X BitMap Format


  XBM is a native file format of The X Window System and is used for
  storing cursor and icon bitmaps that are used in the X GUI. XBM files
  are quite different in that they are actually C language source files
  that are created to be read by a C compiler rather than a graphical
  display program.

  XBM was created by the X Consortium as part of the X Window
  System. Refer to the /bitmaps directory of the X Window distribution
  for examples of XBM files.


  There is another XBM DataType included with AMS DataTypes package by
  Commodore but after using recent versions of 'SetPatch' from Amiga Intl.
  it was producing corrupted images.


FEATURES

  - DTWM_RAW DTM_WRITE support (can use DTConvert to convert back to XBM).
  - Transparency support for web browsers, etc.
  - Compatible with IPrefs (no need for FastIPrefs).
  - Compatible with MultiView with stack size of 4096 bytes.


AUTHOR

  Name   : Deok-Min Yun
  E-Mail : dmyun@mailexcite.com
           dmyun@hotmail.com
           dmyun@rocketmail.com
  WWW    : http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Horizon/7576/
           http://members.tripod.com/~dmyun/


  My other programs include,

  MrMPEG    : GUI frontend for MPEGA using MUIRexx.
  MrMIDI    : GUI frontend for GMPlay using MUIRexx.
  KLS       : Korean Locale System for Amiga.
  CUR2ILBM  : Windows cursor/icon to ILBM converter.
  Aminet2DB : Aminet RECENT, CSV, TSV converter.
  RGBx_DT   : RGBx DataType for RGBN and RGB8.