Re: FVWM: Editing xpm's

From: Dan Espen <dane_at_bae.bellcore.com>
Date: Fri, 07 Mar 1997 11:56:39 -0500

"Ives Aerts" <ives_at_sonytel.be> writes:
> What do you people use to edit xpm's (icons, textures, ...)? Currently
> I use gimp but doesn't know how to save them, so I have to save them
> as tiff's, then use XV to convert them, then use a text editor to
> change one of the colours to transparent.
>
> Surely there must be an easier option, not?
>

Strange as it may seem... "not" is the right answer.

You could use pixmap or xpaint to paint your icons, but it doesn't
have the power of gimp.

> BTW: I'm using an SGI Indigo2, so solutions should either come as SGI
> native code or source code.
> Cheers,
> -Ives
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