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From: darken@seas.gwu.edu (Rudolph Darken)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: XCopyPlane, X Bitmap Problem
Message-ID: <2799@sparko.gwu.edu>
Date: 27 Feb 91 22:23:36 GMT
Reply-To: darken@seas.gwu.edu (Rudolph Darken)
Organization: The George Washington University, Washington D.C.
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I am in desperate need of assistance with XCopyPlane and the
format of X bitmap files. First, if I have an 8 bit/pixel
pixmap, what do I need to do to copy that to a visible
window? It's the 'plane' parameter that's confusing me.
Next, say I want to save my 8 bit/pixel pixmap into a
bitmap file. Can this be done? And if so, will my 8 bits
be preserved? It seems that the definition of a bitmap 
would not allow this. If this won't work, are there any
suggestions as to how to save a color image to disk for
future use in an X application? Thanks very much for
any help.

Rudy Darken
darken@seas.gwu.edu