Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watcgl!electro.com!george
From: george@electro.com (George Reimer)
Subject: Re: PBM/MacPaint file format
Message-ID: <1991Feb28.143745.2601@electro.com>
Reply-To: george@electro.UUCP (George Reimer)
Organization: Electrohome Ltd., Kitchener, ON
References: <BARNETT.91Feb27112717@grymoire.crd.ge.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 91 14:37:45 GMT

In article <BARNETT.91Feb27112717@grymoire.crd.ge.com> barnett@crdgw1.ge.com writes:
>
>I am trying to get a Sun rasterimage file onto a Macintosh, so I can
>include it into a Macintosh Document......
>
> .... the program does not retain the right attributes to make
>is usable in a Desktop Puslishing program like MacPaint.
>

I came across the very same problem this week and am in the process
of tackling it as well. My first step has been to write the macpaint
to sun raster converter, due mainly to the fact that it is easier done.
By coincidence, as I was reading your message this morning, my  MacPaint/Degas Elite to 
Sun raster was busy doing it's first set of pictures.

Having now proved sufficient understanding of both formats, my next task is to convince
the Mac that my Sun generated file is a valid MacPaint file. Brute force, I could
simply replace the guts of a MacPaint generated file with the Sun file raster data
however I will first see if I can't find the info for the more straightforward
approach of generating the file directly. 

If you find the requried info, I would appreciate it if you, or someone else, would
forward the appropriate techniques/info .

-- 

"I almost think that in certain cases yes, and in others, no....."
                                                    George  egroeG
                                                    Reimer  remieR
