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diff --git a/x11/bitmap/DESCR b/x11/bitmap/DESCR new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..9183b5ec70e --- /dev/null +++ b/x11/bitmap/DESCR @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +The bitmap program is a rudimentary tool for creating or editing +rectangular images made up of 1's and 0's. Bitmaps are used in X for +defining clipping regions, cursor shapes, icon shapes, and tile and +stipple patterns. + +The bmtoa and atobm filters convert bitmap files to and from ASCII +strings. They are most commonly used to quickly print out bitmaps and +to generate versions for including in text. + +This is from the modular X.org X11 project. |