1.120.2 Get methods

pixmap <-convert: name|image|graphical|file -> pixmap

Converts the below types to a full-colour image object.

name

Do general transformation of @some-name, verifying that the result is a pixmap.

image

Converts an monochrome image into a coloured pixmap. Basically simply calls new(Pm, pixmap(image)), first trying pixmap<-lookup to reuse an older transformation and then pixmap->initialise to create a new pixmap object.

graphical

Create a pixmap object of the required size and then use image->draw_in to paint the graphical in the pixmap.

file

Create a pixmap object and load the file-data into it.

pixmap <-lookup: source=image, width=[int], height=[int] -> pixmap

Checks whether it can find a pixmap object from the image using object<-hypered: pixmap with the same foreground and background.

This method ensures reuse of converted monochrome images. see also pixmap<-source.

pixmap <-source: -> image|file*

Determine source for term representation: if the image<-file is not @nil, this value is returned. If object<-hypered: image returns an image object, this is returned. Otherwise @nil is returned.

Used for converting a pixmap to its term representation.