winicontoppm(1)


NAME

   winicontoppm  -  convert  a  Windows  .ico file into 1 or more portable
   pixmap files

SYNOPSIS

   winicontoppm [-writeands] [-allicons|-bestqual] [-multippm]  [-verbose]
   [iconfile] [ppmdestfile]

DESCRIPTION

   Reads a Microsoft Windows .ico file, converts it to one or more ppms.

   A  Windows icon contains 1 or more images, at different resolutions and
   color  depths.   Each  image  has  an  'and'   mask,   which   contains
   transparancy data.

   By  default,  the  output  goes  to  Standard  Output.   If you specify
   ppmdestfile, output goes into one or more files named as  follows.   If
   it's  just  one  file  (i.e.  you specify the -multippm option or don't
   specify -allicons), the file specification is ppmdestfile.ppm.  If it's
   multiple   files,  their  file  specifications  are  ppmdestfile_1.ppm,
   ppmdestfile_2.ppm, etc.

   When you  specify  the  -writeands  option,  the  filenames  above  are
   modified  to  include  the  string  xor  as  in  ppmdestfile_xor.ppm or
   ppmdestfile_xor_1.ppm.

   winicontoppm can convert images with 1, 4, 8, 24 or 32 bits  per  pixel
   (bpp).

OPTIONS

   -writeands
          For  each icon written, also write the 'and' (transparancy) mask
          as  a  seperate  PBM  file.   It's   name   is   of   the   form
          ppmdestfile_and.pbm or ppmdestfile_and_1.pbm.

   -allicons
          Extract all images from the .ico file.

   -bestqual
          Extract  only the best quality (largest, then highest bpp) image
          from the .ico file.

   -multippm
          Write all ppms to a single file.

SEE ALSO

   ppmtowinicon(1), ppm(5)

AUTHOR

   Copyright (C) 2000, 2003 by Lee Benfield.

                              22 May 2000                  winicontoppm(1)





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