 Some text editors, for example gvim, can display xpm images in graphical form | |
| Filename extension | .xpm |
|---|---|
| Internet media type |
image/x-xpixmap[1] |
| Developed by | BULL Research |
| Type of format | Image file formats |
| Extended from | XBM |
| Open format? | yes |
X PixMap (XPM) is an image file format used by the X Window System, created in 1989 by Daniel Dardailler and Colas Nahaboo working at Bull Research Center at Sophia Antipolis, France, and later enhanced by Arnaud Le Hors.[2][3]
It is intended primarily for creating icon pixmaps, and supports transparent pixels. Derived from the earlier XBM syntax, it is a plain text file in the XPM2 format or of a C programming language syntax, which can be included in a C program file.[2]
- ^ .xpm MIME type not registered at IANA
- ^ a b Le Hors, Arnaud (1996-02-01). XPM Manual: The X PixMap Format (PDF). Groupe Bull. pp. 7–8. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
- ^ Daniel Dardailler (1996-07-15). "The XPM Story". Colas Nahaboo and Arnaud Le Hors. Archived from the original on 1997-06-07. Retrieved 2014-01-01.