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Article #2868Re: Format of Bitmaps Wanted (Repost)
From: Einar Indridason
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 1990 08:48
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 1990 08:48
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In article <1990Oct30.065315.16735@daffy.cs.wisc.edu> tow@cat3.cs.wisc.edu (Ronald Wong) writes: >For certain mistake, I post the old news in usa only. So I repost this news >again. > >Does anyone know the format of bitmap file (used by Window 3.0 as wall paper)? >I need that because I want to write a program to convert a `gif' file to >`bmp' file. > I have constructed a 'C' program and a file to display three character's sets matrixes. IBM's codepage 850, IBM's codepage 861, ISO 8859/1 (Note: only the upper half of those character sets is displayed) Why? To show the world what the icelandic characters look like, and to try to get my meaning to programmers around the world: DON'T MASK THE 8th BIT. This file and 'C' is available from me. For further info: Internet: einari@rhi.hi.is | "Just give me my command line and throw UUCP: ..!mcsun!isgate!rhi!einari | the GUIs in the waste basket!!!!" General Surgeons warning: Masking the 8th bit can seriously damage your brain!!
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!mit-eddie!bloom-beacon!eru!hagbard!sunic!isgate!krafla!einari From: einari@rhi.hi.is (Einar Indridason) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer Subject: Re: Format of Bitmaps Wanted (Repost) Message-ID: <2363@krafla.rhi.hi.is> Date: 31 Oct 90 08:48:47 GMT References: <1990Oct30.065315.16735@daffy.cs.wisc.edu> Reply-To: einari@rhi.hi.is (Einar Indridason) Organization: University of Iceland (RHI) Lines: 24