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#1 2015-11-15 20:41:58
- gako
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bitmaps! xbm, xpm
Share your bitmaps!
------ XBM ------------
xbm is the older X window bitmap format.
They can be viewed or edited with the bitmap program which you most likely have installed already.
It does not support color formatting but the bitmap program, being part of
xapps, will take advantage of color definitions marked in your
Xresources/Xdefaults *color: settings.
*hint srot -s 
bitmap comes with two other resourceful tools:
atobm - convert ASCII to bitmap
bmtoa - convert bitmap to ASCII
Need some inspiration?
Make a directory of your choosing and
cp /usr/include/X11/bitmaps/* new/directory/
That will copy over many already installed bitmaps for you to play around with.
Simply
bitmap new/directory/terminal for example# You can edit xbm with basic text editor like nano/gedit/vim/ as well.
# These do not have file extension .xbm but they are in fact .xbm.
# xbm do not require file extension but useful to identify from xpm
# openbox use xbm for title border icons (close, maximize, etc.) as well as menu icons I think.
----- XPM ------------
xpm is the newer (well not that new ) bitmap format and supports
transparent 
as well as colored pixel definitions.
A good lightweight xpm editor is
sudo apt-get install pixmapto open a xpm from command make sure to use -f flag
ex.
pixmap -f file.xpm# you can also edit xpm with text editor
# as with xbm the extension .xpm is not required but useful for identification
# if the file has .xpm most file managers should be able to grab a thumbnail
# once file is written it is super easy to change colors (bg, fg, etc) with sed or text editor
------ Converting xbm - xpm - png ------------
I use imagemagick which comes with convert command
real simple examples:
convert file.xbm file.xpm
convert file.xbm file.png
convert file.xpm file.png
------ Now for some bitmaps ------------
some use case examples with the first one
save this to file alsamixer48x48.xbm
#define alsamixer48x48_width 48
#define alsamixer48x48_height 48
static unsigned char alsamixer48x48_bits[] = {
0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x80,
0xfd, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xbf, 0xfd, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xbf,
0xfd, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xbf, 0x3d, 0xfc, 0xe1, 0x0f, 0x7f, 0xb8,
0xbd, 0xfd, 0xed, 0x6f, 0x7f, 0xbb, 0xbd, 0xfd, 0xed, 0x6f, 0x7f, 0xbb,
0x3d, 0xfc, 0xed, 0x6f, 0x7f, 0xb8, 0x3d, 0xfc, 0xed, 0x0f, 0x7f, 0xb8,
0x3d, 0xfc, 0xed, 0x0f, 0x7f, 0xb8, 0x3d, 0xfc, 0xed, 0x0f, 0x7f, 0xb8,
0x3d, 0xfc, 0xed, 0x0f, 0x7f, 0xb8, 0x3d, 0xfc, 0xed, 0x0f, 0x7f, 0xb8,
0x3d, 0xfc, 0xed, 0x0f, 0x7f, 0xb8, 0x3d, 0xfc, 0xed, 0x0f, 0x7f, 0xb8,
0x3d, 0xfc, 0xe1, 0x0f, 0x7f, 0xb8, 0x3d, 0xfc, 0xe1, 0x6f, 0x7f, 0xb8,
0xbd, 0xfd, 0xe1, 0x6f, 0x7f, 0xbb, 0xbd, 0xfd, 0xe1, 0x6f, 0x7f, 0xbb,
0xbd, 0xfd, 0xe1, 0x6f, 0x7f, 0xbb, 0xbd, 0xfd, 0xe1, 0x6f, 0x7f, 0xbb,
0xbd, 0xfd, 0xe1, 0x6f, 0x7f, 0xbb, 0xbd, 0xfd, 0xe1, 0x6f, 0x7f, 0xbb,
0xbd, 0xfd, 0xe1, 0x6f, 0x7f, 0xbb, 0xbd, 0xfd, 0xe1, 0x6f, 0x7f, 0xbb,
0xbd, 0xfd, 0xe1, 0x6f, 0x7f, 0xbb, 0xbd, 0xfd, 0xed, 0x6f, 0x7f, 0xbb,
0xbd, 0xfd, 0xed, 0x6f, 0x7f, 0xbb, 0x3d, 0xfc, 0xed, 0x0f, 0x7f, 0xb8,
0x3d, 0xfc, 0xed, 0x0f, 0x7f, 0xb8, 0x3d, 0xfc, 0xed, 0x0f, 0x7f, 0xb8,
0x3d, 0xfc, 0xed, 0x0f, 0x7f, 0xb8, 0x3d, 0xfc, 0xed, 0x0f, 0x7f, 0xb8,
0x3d, 0xfc, 0xe1, 0x0f, 0x7f, 0xb8, 0x3d, 0xfc, 0xe1, 0x0f, 0x7f, 0xb8,
0x3d, 0xfc, 0xe1, 0x0f, 0x7f, 0xb8, 0x3d, 0xfc, 0xe1, 0x0f, 0x7f, 0xb8,
0x3d, 0xfc, 0xe1, 0x0f, 0x7f, 0xb8, 0x3d, 0xfc, 0xe1, 0x0f, 0x7f, 0xb8,
0x3d, 0xfc, 0xe1, 0x0f, 0x7f, 0xb8, 0xfd, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xbf,
0x0d, 0x70, 0x80, 0x03, 0x1c, 0xa0, 0xad, 0x75, 0xb5, 0x5b, 0x5d, 0xad,
0x0d, 0x70, 0x80, 0x03, 0x1c, 0xa0, 0xfd, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xbf,
0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x80, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff};convert to xpm for color manipulation
convert alsamixer48x48.xbm alsamixer48x48.xpmchange background and foreground of new xpm
sed -i -e 's/black/#403729/g' -e 's/white/#b8a882/g' alsamixer48x48.xpmnow convert new, colored xpm to png
convert alsamixer48x48.xpm alsamixer48x48.png------ htop29x17.xpm ------------
/* XPM */
static char * htop_xpm[] = {
"29 17 2 1",
" c #b8a882",
". c #403729",
" . . . ... . . . ",
" . . . ... . . . ",
" ... . . ... . . .. ",
" . . . ... . . . ",
" . . . ... . . . ",
".............................",
" . . . . . . . ",
" . . . . . . . . . ",
" ... . . . . . . . ... ",
" . . . . . . . . . ",
" . . . . . . . ",
".............................",
" . . . ... . . . ",
" . . . ... . . . ",
" ... . . ... . . ... ",
" . . . ... . . . ",
" . . . ... . . . "};------ ranger15x16.xpm ------------
/* XPM */
static char * ranger_xpm[] = {
"15 16 2 1",
" c #403729",
". c #b8a882",
" ... ",
" . . ",
" . . . ",
" . . . ",
" . . ",
" . . . ",
" ............. ",
" . . ",
" . . ",
" . . . . ",
" . . ",
" . . ",
" ......... ",
" .... .... ",
" ....... ",
" ..... "};------ term16x16.xpm ------------
/* XPM */
static char * term_xpm[] = {
"16 16 2 1",
" c #403729",
". c #b8a882",
" ",
" .. ",
" ... ",
" ... ",
" ... ",
" ... ",
" ... ",
" ... ",
" ... ",
" ... ",
" ... ",
" .. ",
" ",
" ........",
" ........",
" ........"}--- bunsenlabsflame32x32.xpm ------------
/* XPM */
static char * bunsen_xpm[] = {
/* columns rows colors chars-per-pixel */
"32 32 2 1",
" c #b8a882",
". c #403729",
/* pixels */
" . ",
" .. ",
" ... ",
" .. .. ",
" .. ... ",
" ... .. ",
" ... .. ",
" ... . .. ",
" .. . . ",
" . .... .. ",
" .. . ",
" . .... .. ",
" .. . . ",
" . ... . . ",
" .. . . . ",
" . . . . . ",
" . . ... .. . ",
" . . .. . . ",
" . . . . . ",
" . .. . . ",
" . . . .. ",
" . . . . ",
" .. . .. ",
" . . . ",
" ... ",
" ... ",
" . ",
" .. ",
" . ",
" . ",
" . ",
" "};While bitmap and pixmap might feel a little dated, or ugly/buggy even to some, I find them great minimal tools.
Hope someone finds this useful and happy bitmapping.
Share your own creations/edits,
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#2 2015-11-15 22:13:10
- nereet
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Re: bitmaps! xbm, xpm
You made my day, a lot more than useful for me thanks
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#3 2015-11-15 22:50:21
- gako
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Re: bitmaps! xbm, xpm
You made my day, a lot more than useful for me thanks
Really good to hear nereet thx! Keep your eye open I'll probably add
a atobm & bmtoa section soon as well as more bitmaps.
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#4 2015-11-16 08:50:12
- ohnonot
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Re: bitmaps! xbm, xpm
i made this script some time ago, it utilizes some of the things you mentioned above.
BL quote proposals to this thread please.
how to ask smart questions | my repos / my repos | my blog
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#5 2015-11-17 18:37:24
- gako
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Re: bitmaps! xbm, xpm
Very cool ohnonot, I see you made a terminus variant too, looks nice.
--- left_ptr.xpm ------------
/* XPM */
static char * left_ptr_xpm[] = {
"24 22 3 1 4 1",
" c None",
". c #403729",
"X c #eae5ca",
" ",
" . ",
" .. ",
" ... ",
" .... ",
" .X... ",
" .XX... ",
" .XXX... ",
" .XXXX... ",
" .XXXXX... ",
" .XXXXXX... ",
" .XXXXXXX... ",
" .XXXXXXXX... ",
" .XXXXXXXXX... ",
" .XXXXXXXXXX... ",
" .XXX........... ",
" .XX............. ",
" .X.. ",
" ... ",
" .. ",
" . ",
" "};Offline
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