From: SerDevian <scriven AT CS DOT ColoState DOT edu>
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Subject: Re: pcx file format questions
Date: Wed, 03 Sep 1997 12:47:21 -0600
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Timothy Robb wrote:
> I have a pcx class I am writting  and have some questions about pcx file
> format in general.

Most questions should be answerable in the PCX-loading and saving
routines on my page.  If you look at the source there and still have
questions, feel free to email me.

> size (91*101 = 9191 in this example).  I would like to know what bytes
> per line is?  I would think it's related to the width but am not sure,

Bytes per line should equal the image-width in 8-bit images, *unless*
the image has an odd width.  In that case, it will be width+1.  In
24-bit images, it should be width*3.

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