NAME

sb2xwd − translate Starbase bitmap to xwd bitmap format

SYNOPSIS

sb2xwd

DESCRIPTION

This command translates a bitmap file created by one of the Starbase bitmap-to-file procedures into an XWD format file.  The XWD format is defined by the xwd(1) and xwud(1) X window dump utility programs.  The Starbase bitmap file format is described in bitmapfile(4).  Translation is done from standard input to standard output.  Starbase bitmaps created in pixel-major format will be translated into ZPixmap format xwd bitmaps.  Plane-major full-depth Starbase bitmaps are translated into XYPixmap format xwd bitmaps.  XWD bitmaps produced by sb2xwd will be of the DirectColor visual class if the Starbase bitmap’s colormap mode is CMAP_FULL.  Other multiplane Starbase bitmaps having colormap modes of CMAP_NORMAL or CMAP_MONOTONIC will result in PseudoColor XWD bitmaps.  Single plane Starbase bitmaps are converted to GreyScale XWD bitmaps. 

OPTIONS

none

EXAMPLES

sb2xwd < sbfile > xwdfile
Translates the Starbase image in sbfile to XWD format and places the result in xwdfile. 

sb2xwd < sbimage | xwud
Translates the image in sbimage, piping the results to xwud for display. 

RESTRICTIONS

sb2xwd accepts only full-depth Starbase bitmaps.  Starbase bitmaps must be 1-8, 12, or 24 planes deep.  Bitmaps of depth 1-8 must have either CMAP_NORMAL or CMAP_MONOTONIC colormap modes.  Bitmaps of depths 12 or 24 must have the CMAP_FULL colormap mode. A 12 plane bitmap must be stored in three banks and have a display enable mask of 0x0F or 0xF0.

ORIGIN

Hewlett-Packard GTD

SEE ALSO

xwd(1), xwud(1), bitmapfile(4).  Starbase Graphics Techniques, HP-UX Concepts and Tutorials, chapters on "Color" and "Storing and Printing Images". 

Hewlett-Packard Company  —  HP-UX Release 8.0: Nov 1990