X Window Pixmap ImageX Window Pixmap Image
X Pixmap is an ASCII-text-based image format used by the X Window System.
It was created in 1989 at the INRIA, France, and was later enhanced.
It is intended primarily for creating icon pixmaps,
and supports transparent color.
It has a simple structure.
It can be created and manipulated using any text editor
and can be included in a C language file.
Imaging supports loading and saving of XPM files (not XPM2 or XBM).