File Format of background images

test (jonas@eplus.de)
Wed, 28 Jun 1995 18:03:21 +0200

Just starting with tkined I have tried to import a background image without
success. I would like to
know what the required "X11 bitmap format" looks like. And, is there a
utility to convert pictures
(format: tif, pcx, ps ..) to this format ?

Thank you for help.
Peter Jonas (jonas@eplus.de)