XWD2SB(1) — X Version 11

Release 5

NAME

xwd2sb − translate xwd bitmap to Starbase bitmap format

SYNOPSIS

xwd2sb

DESCRIPTION

This command translates a bitmap file created by the xwd(1) X window dump utility program into a Starbase bitmap file as described in bitmapfile(4). Translation is done from standard input to standard output. Bitmaps created by xwd in the XYPixmap format are translated into plane-major full-depth Starbase bitmaps. ZPixmap format bitmaps are translated into pixel-major Starbase bitmaps. Xwd format bitmaps with visual class TrueColor or DirectColor are translated into Starbase bitmaps with the colormap mode CMAP_FULL. Other visual classes result in Starbase bitmaps with the CMAP_NORMAL colormap mode. Window borders stored by xwd are stripped from the image during translation.

OPTIONS

none

EXAMPLES

xwd | xwd2sb | pcltrans | lp -oraw
Invokes xwd to dump the contents of a window in ZPixmap format, xwd2sb translates the window image into Starbase format, pcltrans prepares the image for printing, and lp spools the image for the printer.

xwd -xy | xwd2sb > sbimage
Invokes xwd to dump the contents of a window in XYPixmap format and xwd2sb to translate the image into Starbase plane-major full-depth format. The Starbase bitmap image is placed in the sbimage file. (Note that pcltrans is unable to process plane-major full-depth images.)

xwd2sb <xwdfile >sbfile
Translates the image in xwdfile to Starbase format and places the result in sbfile.

RESTRICTIONS

XWD bitmaps must be 1-8, 12, or 24 planes deep. Bitmaps of depth 1-8 may have a visual class of GrayScale, StaticGray, PseudoColor, or StaticColor. Bitmaps of depths 12 or 24 must be of the DirectColor or TrueColor visual class. A 12 plane bitmap must have four bits each for red, green, and blue. A 24 plane bitmap must have eight bits each for red, green, and blue.

ORIGIN

Hewlett-Packard GTD

Museum

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