Bitmap file byte structure in Linux 2.4

[DanglingPointer]

Can anyone help me with how bitmap images are stored in Linux?

I want to read a bitmap file into my C++ program and display it using Mesa OpenGL functions.

Reading it is the hard part, as I don't know what the file structure is.

Any help much appreciated.

DP

 

[danielhozac]

You should try and find the specification for the bitmap image's type.

//Daniel

 

[DanglingPointer]

I have been trying to do this, but I can't find it...
There is a lot more information on the MS Windows bitmap standard, but how this relates to X-windows I don't know...

 

[danielhozac]

What bitmaps are you using? There are several types supported by X.

//Daniel