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NAME

       Tk::Bitmap - Images that display two colors


SYNOPSIS

           $image = $widget->Bitmap?(name??,options?)


DESCRIPTION

       A bitmap is an image whose pixels can display either of two colors or
       be transparent.  A bitmap image is defined by four things:  a
       background color, a foreground color, and two bitmaps, called the
       source and the mask.  Each of the bitmaps specifies 0/1 values for a
       rectangular array of pixels, and the two bitmaps must have the same
       dimensions.  For pixels where the mask is zero, the image displays
       nothing, producing a transparent effect.  For other pixels, the image
       displays the foreground color if the source data is one and the
       background color if the source data is zero.


CREATING BITMAPS

       Bitmaps are created using $widget->Bitmap.  Bitmaps support the
       following options:

       -background => color
           Specifies a background color for the image in any of the standard
           ways accepted by Tk.  If this option is set to an empty string then
           the background pixels will be transparent.  This effect is achieved
           by using the source bitmap as the mask bitmap, ignoring any
           -maskdata or -maskfile options.

       -data => string
           Specifies the contents of the source bitmap as a string.  The
           string must adhere to X11 bitmap format (e.g., as generated by the
           bitmap program).  If both the -data and -file options are
           specified, the -data option takes precedence.

       -file => name
           name gives the name of a file whose contents define the source
           bitmap.  The file must adhere to X11 bitmap format (e.g., as
           generated by the bitmap program).

       -foreground => color
           Specifies a foreground color for the image in any of the standard
           ways accepted by Tk.

       -maskdata => string
           Specifies the contents of the mask as a string.  The string must
           adhere to X11 bitmap format (e.g., as generated by the bitmap
           program).  If both the -maskdata and -maskfile options are
           specified, the -maskdata option takes precedence.

       -maskfile => name
           name gives the name of a file whose contents define the mask.  The
           file must adhere to X11 bitmap format (e.g., as generated by the
           bitmap program).


IMAGE METHODS

       When a bitmap image is created, Tk also creates a new object.  This
       object supports the configure and cget methods described in Tk::options
       which can be used to enquire and modify the options described above.


SEE ALSO

       Tk::Image Tk::Pixmap Tk::Photo


KEYWORDS

       bitmap, image



perl v5.18.0                      2010-05-29                         Bitmap(3)

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