XBM Files

XBM is a data directory which contains examples of XBM files. The XBM file is a bitmap format used by X Windows, commonly for storing icons.

XBM File Characteristics:

• text
• black and white
• 2D
• No compression
• 1 image

Licensing:

The computer code and data files described and made available on this web page are distributed under the GNU LGPL license.

Reference:

1. John Miano,
   Compressed Image File Formats,
   Addison Wesley, 1999.
2. Adrian Nye,
   Xlib Programming Manual,
   O'Reilly, 1988.
3. Robert Schiefler, James Gettys,
   The X Window System,
   Digital Press, 1990.

Sample Files:

CIRCLES is a 16x16 image of two circles.

• circles.xbm, the XBM file;
• circles.png, a PNG image of the XBM file;

CROSS is a 12x12 image of a cross.

• cross.xbm, the XBM file;
• cross.png, a PNG image of the XBM file;

FRACTURE is a 500x500 image of a grid of atoms, representing a material that is to be fractured.

• fracture.xbm, the XBM file;
• fracture.png, a PNG image of the XBM file;

LETTER_A is a 25x25 image of the letter A.

• letter_a.xbm, the XBM file;
• letter_a.png, a PNG image of the XBM file;

PUMPKIN is a 206x187 image of a pumpkin.

• pumpkin.xbm, the XBM file;
• pumpkin.png, a PNG image of the XBM file;

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