Lotus Manuscript graphics
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| − | ''Lotus Manuscript'' was a word processor for | + | ''Lotus Manuscript'' was a word processor for DOS. It apparently had native '''.BIT''' and '''.RLE''' raster graphics formats. |
| − | == | + | == File structure == |
| − | .BIT | + | ''This section is based on educated guesswork, from observing the behavior of ART2WP and TGL+. Written for the fileformats.archiveteam.org wiki.'' |
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| + | Files have a 9-byte header. Byte order is little-endian. | ||
| + | |||
| + | Offset Size Description | ||
| + | ------ ---- ----------- | ||
| + | 0 1 ASCII 'B' for BIT format, 'R' for RLE | ||
| + | 1 2 Dots per inch (don't know if x or y) | ||
| + | 3 2 Dots per inch | ||
| + | 5 2 Height in pixels | ||
| + | 7 2 Width in bytes. Multiply by 8 to get width in pixels. | ||
| + | 9 var. Image data | ||
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| + | RLE image data uses a simple pixel-oriented format. Each byte encodes a run of white or black pixels. The high bit is the color. The low 7 bits are the number of pixels, with an encoded value of 0 meaning 128. | ||
== Software == | == Software == | ||
| + | * {{CdTextfiles|microhaus/mhblackbox3/GRPHUTIL/TGLPLUS.ZIP|The Graphics Link Plus v2.00a}} - DOS utility that can read and write BIT format | ||
| + | * {{CdTextfiles|psl/pslmonthly25/words/dos/gr_tools/art2wp.com|ART2WP v1.7}} - DOS utility that can write BIT and RLE formats | ||
| + | * {{CdTextfiles|californiacollect/his029/art2wp21.zip|ART2WP v2.1}} (RLE support seems broken in this version) | ||
* [http://www.pixedit.com/ PixEdit/PixView] - Commercial software that [http://www.pixedit.com/media/6527/scanned-document-and-image-file-formats.pdf claims to read] .BIT format | * [http://www.pixedit.com/ PixEdit/PixView] - Commercial software that [http://www.pixedit.com/media/6527/scanned-document-and-image-file-formats.pdf claims to read] .BIT format | ||
| − | * | + | * {{Deark}} |
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| + | == Sample files == | ||
| + | * {{DexvertSamples|image/lotusManuscriptGraphic}} | ||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
* [[Wikipedia: Lotus Manuscript]] | * [[Wikipedia: Lotus Manuscript]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Lotus]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:09, 30 July 2025
Lotus Manuscript was a word processor for DOS. It apparently had native .BIT and .RLE raster graphics formats.
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[edit] File structure
This section is based on educated guesswork, from observing the behavior of ART2WP and TGL+. Written for the fileformats.archiveteam.org wiki.
Files have a 9-byte header. Byte order is little-endian.
Offset Size Description ------ ---- ----------- 0 1 ASCII 'B' for BIT format, 'R' for RLE 1 2 Dots per inch (don't know if x or y) 3 2 Dots per inch 5 2 Height in pixels 7 2 Width in bytes. Multiply by 8 to get width in pixels. 9 var. Image data
RLE image data uses a simple pixel-oriented format. Each byte encodes a run of white or black pixels. The high bit is the color. The low 7 bits are the number of pixels, with an encoded value of 0 meaning 128.
[edit] Software
- The Graphics Link Plus v2.00a - DOS utility that can read and write BIT format
- ART2WP v1.7 - DOS utility that can write BIT and RLE formats
- ART2WP v2.1 (RLE support seems broken in this version)
- PixEdit/PixView - Commercial software that claims to read .BIT format
- Deark
