doesn't compile don't know why

[irenicus]

i'm making button with icons and when i try

image create photo imgleft -file [file join . arrows leftArrow.bmp]

i've the error :
couldn't recognize data in image file "./arrows/leftArrow.bmp"

whereas if i write :
image create photo imgleft -file [file join . arrows leftArrow.gif]

(both leftArrow.bmp and leftArrow.gif exists in the directory ./Arrows)

I'm working on win2000Pro with wish84
the bitmap was created with paint in 24bits colors

 

[Bong]

In Tk, I think .bmp is only a B&W image.

Bob Rashkin
rrashkin@csc.com

 

[irenicus]

do you know any kind of pixmap 24bits that tk can read?
i need to display a 24bit pixmap image into a button (no other choice .gif .jpg ... forbiden)

 

[Bong]

Look into the "Img" package (will require a "package require" statement).

Bob Rashkin
rrashkin@csc.com

 

[irenicus]

ok but will it work with freewarp (a free wrapper to build standalone .exe from tcl)?

 

[Bong]

I think so but I've never done it with a whole library (only the Tktable.dll). Look at the Freewrap Howto page item 7 (Wrapping and using TCL/TK extensions (packages)).

Bob Rashkin
rrashkin@csc.com

 

[irenicus]

thx very much for helping me