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NAME
       ppmpat - make a pretty PPM image


SYNOPSIS
       ppmpat {-gingham2|-g2} | {-gingham3|-g3} | -madras | -tartan | -poles |
       -squig | -camo | -anticamo width height

       You can abbreviate any option to its shortest unique prefix.


DESCRIPTION
       This program is part of Netpbm(1).

       ppmpat produces a PPM of the specified width and height, with a pattern
       in it.

       This  program  is  mainly to demonstrate use of the ppmdraw routines, a
       simple but powerful drawing library.  See the  ppmdraw.h	 include  file
       for more info on using these routines.  Still, some of the patterns can
       be rather pretty.  If you have a color workstation, something like ppm-
       pat -squig 300 300 | pnmquant 128 should generate a nice background.

       Some  of	 these patterns have large numbers of colors, so if you want a
       simpler pattern, use pnmquant on the output.


OPTIONS
       The options specify various pattern types:



       -gingham2
	      A gingham check pattern.	Can be tiled.


       -gingham3
	      A slightly more complicated gingham.  Can be tiled.


       -madras
	      A madras plaid.  Can be tiled.


       -tartan
	      A tartan plaid.  Can be tiled.


       -poles Color gradients centered on randomly-placed poles.


       -squig Squiggley tubular pattern.  Can be tiled.


       -camo  Camouflage pattern.


       -anticamo
	      Anti-camouflage pattern - like -camo, but ultra-bright colors.




REFERENCES
       Some of the patterns are from 'Designer's Guide to Color 3'  by	Jeanne
       Allen.


SEE ALSO
       pnmtile(1),  pnmquant(1),  ppmmake(1),  ppmrainbow(1),  pamgradient(1),
       ppm(1)


AUTHOR
       Copyright (C) 1989 by Jef Poskanzer.



netpbm documentation		 12 June 2004		 Ppmpat User Manual(0)