Terrapin Resources

Bitmaps (BITMAP)

A BITMAP object is a widget that is almost a turtle; it cannot draw, however. For a list of widget properties, see the Widget page.

LOAD

Loads an image file into the bitmap.

Syntax

Description

The bitmap’s LOAD procedure loads an image into the bitmap. It adjusts the size according to the size of the image file.

Example

ASK “MY.BITMAP [LOAD “~HOME/TOOLBOX/ANIMALS/APE.PNG]

SAVE

Saves the bitmap into an image file.

Syntax

Description

The bitmap’s SAVE procedure saves the bitmap into an image file.

Example

ASK “MY.BITMAP [SAVE “MYBITMAP.PNG]

STAMP

Draws the bitmap.

Syntax

Description

Draws the bitmap at the current position. For a detailed description of the inputs, please see the STAMP command, which uses this callable property.

Example

ASK “MY.BITMAP [STAMP]