In message <Pine.LNX.3.91.950806222105.3573A-100000@turbo.ots.utexas.edu> you s aid: > > #1, its not a bitmap. A bitmap is a graphic file format <check your > mswindow heirarchy for *.bmp files.> > I call then vectors, I'm sure there are other names as well. But surely > not bitmaps. Lets not start a bad habit. k? Actually, since we are in the correcting mode, 'bitmap' is a correct term for this data type. You are mapping the bits of some vector to hold additional meaning. Following those semantics, a vector is a name for the integer or long that is used in the representation of the bitmap. -Naved ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Naved Surve, System Administrator MarketSource Corporation <mailto:naved@marketsource.com> 51 Commerce Drive <http://www.taponline.com/staff/naved/> Cranbury, NJ 08512
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