load-file

Loads a bitmap from a file. If the bitmap is in use by a bitmap-dc% object or a control, the bitmap file is not loaded.

• (send a-bitmap load-file name kind) -> boolean
      name : string
      kind = 'unknown : symbol in '(unknown gif xbm xpm bmp pict)

  The kind parameter specifies the file's format:

  • 'unknown -- examine the file to determine its format
  • 'gif -- load a GIF bitmap file (X, Windows, MacOS)
  • 'xbm -- load an X bitmap file (X, Windows, MacOS); creates a monochrome bitmap
  • 'xpm -- load an XPM bitmap file (X, Windows, MacOS)
  • 'bmp -- load a Windows bitmap file (X, Windows, MacOS)
  • 'pict -- load a PICT bitmap file (MacOS)
  An XBM image is always loaded as a monochrome bitmap. An image in any other format is always loaded as a bitmap that matches the depth of the screen.