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From: marbru@auto-trol.UUCP (Martin Brunecky)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: String to Pixmap resource converter ?
Message-ID: <1179@auto-trol.UUCP>
Date: 1 Jun 90 15:48:53 GMT
Reply-To: marbru@auto-trol.COM ()
Organization: Auto-trol Technology, Denver
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     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
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