Documentation can be found at http://www.purl.org/tcl/home/man/tcl8.4/TkCmd/bitmap.htm .
A bitmap is monochromatic representation . Use photo when you want color images or icons (aka a pixmap).
"How to edit an executable's desktop icon"
Sometimes people want to know how to edit an X bitmap or to create a new one. See Paul Obermeier's http://www.posoft.de/ 's poBitmap, part of poSoft utilities for one tool.
KPV See Bitmap Editor for a simple tool to create and edit bitmaps.
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