XPM(
X PixMap) is an
ASCII image format used by the
X Window System. It was created in
1989 by
Daniel Dardailler[?] and
Colas Nahaboo[?] working in
Inria Laboratories[?],
France, and was later enhanced by
Arnaud Le Hors[?]. It is intended primarily for creating
icons, and supports transparent color. Its has a simple structure, deriving from the earlier
XBM[?] syntax. It can be created and manipulated using any
text editor and can be included in a
C language file.