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From: swick@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ralph R. Swick)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Pixmap info request (Re: Multi-plane as a Monochrome)
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Date: 22 Sep 88 18:17:33 GMT
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     Date:  Thu, 22 Sep 88 10:52:07 PDT
     From:  Greg Earle 

     (2) Even more naive question:  I see all this stuff about setting the
         background Pixmap via XSetWindowBackgroundPixmap(), but I don't see any
         support for color pixmap *files*, only monochrome bitmap files.

Correct.  Even the current support (both varieties) for
monochrome images is a crock.

                                     If it is true, will constructs to
         support saving/restoring color pixmaps (along with their associated
         color maps, of course) in files be implemented in the future?

I sure hope so.  One of the reasons image interchange support is not
currently implemented is that we've been waiting for the experts (:-)
on the subject to decide which of the many image file formats they
can agree to adopt.  Several individuals have made stabs at a common
image file format for X, but none have ever been completed.  Interested/
capable assistance is always welcome...