[9fans] Converting Windows Bitmaps into Plan9 .bit files

[9fans] Converting Windows Bitmaps into Plan9 .bit files

[Matthew Whiteman]

Is there an easy way to convert say Windows .bmp files into Plan9 .bit
files. I've just started using Plan9 and basically need a way of getting
scanned images into my Limbo programs.

Thanks for any help anyone can give,
Matt

Re: [9fans] Converting Windows Bitmaps into Plan9 .bit files

[forsyth]

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there is an inferno list but i'll send information about that and source for
at least one inferno image conversion program to you separately.
why isn't there one in the inferno distribution?  good question.  should be fixed soon.


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From: Matthew Whiteman <mjw107@york.ac.uk>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] Converting Windows Bitmaps into Plan9 .bit files
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2001 08:21:59 GMT
Message-ID: <9n3bv1$kio$1@pump1.york.ac.uk>

Well, I'm actually not using Plan9 - I'm using Inferno, and don't have the
programs you're talking about. I just said Plan9 so as to not be shouted at
for using the wrong newsgroup! I've tried to use the imagefile Module in my
limbo programs to load jpegs, but I can't figure out how to use it. I only
started learning Limbo 2 days ago, and I'm sure everyone will be quick to
tell me I should start from the beginning of the manual, but I like to learn
quickly, by trial and error, and this method works for me. And programs are
so dull without graphics, so I started there.

Anyway, are these jpg programs .dis files? Can they be sent to me and run
under inferno?

Thanks for any advice

Matt

Scott Schwartz <schwartz@bio.cse.psu.edu> wrote in message
news:20010904162235.8526.qmail@g.bio.cse.psu.edu...
> | see jpg(1) for the conversion programs in the distribution,
> | which might do if you can get those formats, but they don't
> | include bmp.   i've got a bmp conversion program at home
> | that i'll try to find tonight.
>
> netbpm comes with one, in any case.

Re: [9fans] Converting Windows Bitmaps into Plan9 .bit files

[Matthew Whiteman]

Well, I'm actually not using Plan9 - I'm using Inferno, and don't have the
programs you're talking about. I just said Plan9 so as to not be shouted at
for using the wrong newsgroup! I've tried to use the imagefile Module in my
limbo programs to load jpegs, but I can't figure out how to use it. I only
started learning Limbo 2 days ago, and I'm sure everyone will be quick to
tell me I should start from the beginning of the manual, but I like to learn
quickly, by trial and error, and this method works for me. And programs are
so dull without graphics, so I started there.

Anyway, are these jpg programs .dis files? Can they be sent to me and run
under inferno?

Thanks for any advice

Matt

Scott Schwartz <schwartz@bio.cse.psu.edu> wrote in message
news:20010904162235.8526.qmail@g.bio.cse.psu.edu...
> | see jpg(1) for the conversion programs in the distribution,
> | which might do if you can get those formats, but they don't
> | include bmp.   i've got a bmp conversion program at home
> | that i'll try to find tonight.
>
> netbpm comes with one, in any case.

Re: [9fans] Converting Windows Bitmaps into Plan9 .bit files

[Scott Schwartz]

| see jpg(1) for the conversion programs in the distribution,
| which might do if you can get those formats, but they don't
| include bmp.   i've got a bmp conversion program at home
| that i'll try to find tonight.

netbpm comes with one, in any case.

Re: [9fans] Converting Windows Bitmaps into Plan9 .bit files

[forsyth]

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see jpg(1) for the conversion programs in the distribution,
which might do if you can get those formats, but they don't
include bmp.   i've got a bmp conversion program at home
that i'll try to find tonight.


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To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: [9fans] Converting Windows Bitmaps into Plan9 .bit files
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2001 13:18:25 GMT
Message-ID: <9n0oj0$4i5$1@pump1.york.ac.uk>

Is there an easy way to convert say Windows .bmp files into Plan9 .bit
files. I've just started using Plan9 and basically need a way of getting
scanned images into my Limbo programs.

Thanks for any help anyone can give,
Matt