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[wxWidgets.git] / docs / latex / wx / tbitmap.tex

diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/tbitmap.tex b/docs/latex/wx/tbitmap.tex
index 5a3ed4efacbc66d8cb0f27f2dd75db5054e907be..856b8df22045c166e04b26d2d509372b7bd68bdd 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/latex/wx/tbitmap.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/tbitmap.tex
@@ -69,14 +69,19 @@ wxBitmap bmp(wxBITMAP(bmpname));
 
 You should always use wxICON and wxBITMAP macros because they work for any
 platform (unlike the code above which doesn't deal with wxMac, wxBe, ...) and
-are more short and clear than versions with {\tt #ifdef}s.
+are more short and clear than versions with {\tt \#ifdef}s.
 
 \subsection{Supported bitmap file formats}\label{supportedbitmapformats}
 
 The following lists the formats handled on different platforms. Note
-that missing or partially-implemented formats can be supplemented
-by using \helpref{wxImage}{wximage} to load the data, and then converting
-it to wxBitmap form.
+that missing or partially-implemented formats are automatically supplemented
+by the \helpref{wxImage}{wximage} to load the data, and then converting
+it to wxBitmap form. Note that using wxImage is the preferred way to
+load images in wxWindows, with the exception of resources (XPM-files or
+native Windows resources). Writing an image format handler for wxImage
+is also far easier than writing one for wxBitmap, because wxImage has
+exactly one format on all platforms wheras wxBitmap can store pixel data
+very differently, depending on colour depths and platform.
 
 \wxheading{wxBitmap}
 
@@ -85,25 +90,23 @@ Under Windows, wxBitmap may load the following formats:
 \begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
 \item Windows bitmap resource (wxBITMAP\_TYPE\_BMP\_RESOURCE)
 \item Windows bitmap file (wxBITMAP\_TYPE\_BMP)
-\item PNG file (wxBITMAP\_TYPE\_PNG). Currently 4-bit (16-colour) PNG files do not load properly.
 \item XPM data and file (wxBITMAP\_TYPE\_XPM)
+\item All formats that are supported by the \helpref{wxImage}{wximage} class.
 \end{itemize}
 
 Under wxGTK, wxBitmap may load the following formats:
 
 \begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
-\item Windows bitmap file (wxBITMAP\_TYPE\_BMP)
-\item PNG (wxBITMAP\_TYPE\_PNG).
 \item XPM data and file (wxBITMAP\_TYPE\_XPM)
+\item All formats that are supported by the \helpref{wxImage}{wximage} class.
 \end{itemize}
 
 Under wxMotif, wxBitmap may load the following formats:
 
 \begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
-%\item Windows bitmap file (wxBITMAP\_TYPE\_BMP)
-%\item PNG (wxBITMAP\_TYPE\_PNG).
 \item XBM data and file (wxBITMAP\_TYPE\_XBM)
 \item XPM data and file (wxBITMAP\_TYPE\_XPM)
+\item All formats that are supported by the \helpref{wxImage}{wximage} class.
 \end{itemize}
 
 \wxheading{wxIcon}
@@ -119,17 +122,16 @@ Under Windows, wxIcon may load the following formats:
 Under wxGTK, wxIcon may load the following formats:
 
 \begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
-\item PNG (wxBITMAP\_TYPE\_PNG).
 \item XPM data and file (wxBITMAP\_TYPE\_XPM)
+\item All formats that are supported by the \helpref{wxImage}{wximage} class.
 \end{itemize}
 
 Under wxMotif, wxIcon may load the following formats:
 
 \begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
-%\item Windows bitmap file (wxBITMAP\_TYPE\_BMP)
-%\item PNG (wxBITMAP\_TYPE\_PNG).
 \item XBM data and file (wxBITMAP\_TYPE\_XBM)
 \item XPM data and file (wxBITMAP\_TYPE\_XPM)
+\item All formats that are supported by the \helpref{wxImage}{wximage} class (?).
 \end{itemize}
 
 \wxheading{wxCursor}