XReadBitmapFile()

NAME

XReadBitmapFile(), XWriteBitmapFile(), XCreatePixmapFromBitmapData(), XCreateBitmapFromData() - manipulate bitmaps

SYNOPSIS

int XReadBitmapFile (Display *display, Drawable d,
					 char *filename, unsigned int *width_return,
					 unsigned int *height_return,
					 Pixmap *bitmap_return, int *x_hot_return,
					 int *y_hot_return)
int XWriteBitmapFile (Display *display, char *filename,
					Pixmap bitmap, unsigned int width,
					unsigned int height, int x_hot,
					int y_hot)
Pixmap XCreatePixmapFromBitmapData (Display *display, Drawable d,
									char *data,
									unsigned int width,
									unsigned int height,
									unsigned long fg,
									unsigned long bg,
									unsigned int depth)
Pixmap XCreateBitmapFromData (Display *display, Drawable d,
							char *data, unsigned int width,
							unsigned int height)

ARGUMENTS

bitmap
Specifies the bitmap.
bitmap_return
Returns the bitmap that is created.
d
Specifies the drawable that indicates the screen.
data
Specifies the data in bitmap format.
data
Specifies the location of the bitmap data.
depth
Specifies the depth of the pixmap.
display
Specifies the connection to the X server.
fg
bg
Specify the foreground and background pixel values to use.
filename
Specifies the file name to use. The format of the file name is operating-system dependent.
width
height
Specify the width and height.
width_return
height_return
Return the width and height values of the read in bitmap file.
x_hot
y_hot
Specify where to place the hotspot coordinates (or -1,-1 if none are present) in the file.
x_hot_return
y_hot_return
Return the hotspot coordinates.

DESCRIPTION

The XReadBitmapFile(3) function reads in a file containing a bitmap. The file is parsed in the encoding of the current locale. The ability to read other than the standard format is implementation dependent. If the file cannot be opened, XReadBitmapFile(3) returns BitmapOpenFailed. If the file can be opened but does not contain valid bitmap data, it returns BitmapFileInvalid. If insufficient working storage is allocated, it returns BitmapNoMemory. If the file is readable and valid, it returns BitmapSuccess.

XReadBitmapFile(3) returns the bitmap's height and width, as read from the file, to width_return and height_return. It then creates a pixmap of the appropriate size, reads the bitmap data from the file into the pixmap, and assigns the pixmap to the caller's variable bitmap. The caller must free the bitmap using XFreePixmap(3) when finished. If <name>_x_hot and <name>_y_hot exist, XReadBitmapFile(3) returns them to x_hot_return and y_hot_return; otherwise, it returns -1,-1.

XReadBitmapFile(3) can generate BadAlloc and BadDrawable errors.

The XWriteBitmapFile(3) function writes a bitmap out to a file in the X version 11 format. The file is written in the encoding of the current locale. If the file cannot be opened for writing, it returns BitmapOpenFailed. If insufficient memory is allocated, XWriteBitmapFile(3) returns BitmapNoMemory; otherwise, on no error, it returns BitmapSuccess. If x_hot and y_hot are not -1, -1, XWriteBitmapFile(3) writes them out as the hotspot coordinates for the bitmap.

XWriteBitmapFile(3) can generate BadDrawable and BadMatch errors.

The XCreatePixmapFromBitmapData(3) function creates a pixmap of the given depth and then does a bitmap-format XPutImage(3) of the data into it. The depth must be supported by the screen of the specified drawable, or a BadMatch error results.

XCreatePixmapFromBitmapData(3) can generate BadAlloc and BadMatch errors.

The XCreateBitmapFromData(3) function allows you to include in your C program (using #include) a bitmap file that was written out by XWriteBitmapFile(3) (X version 11 format only) without reading in the bitmap file. The following example creates a gray bitmap:

#include "gray.bitmap"
Pixmap bitmap;
bitmap = XCreateBitmapFromData(display, window,
				gray_bits, gray_width, gray_height);

If insufficient working storage was allocated, XCreateBitmapFromData(3) returns None. It is your responsibility to free the bitmap using XFreePixmap(3) when finished.

XCreateBitmapFromData(3) can generate a BadAlloc error.

DIAGNOSTICS

BadAlloc
The server failed to allocate the requested resource or server memory.
BadDrawable
A value for a Drawable argument does not name a defined Window or Pixmap.
BadMatch
An InputOnly window is used as a Drawable.

SEE ALSO

XCreatePixmap()

XPutImage()

Xlib