[comment {-*- tcl -*- doctools}]
[vset FORMATNAME ppm]
[vset FORMATFULLNAME {Portable Pixmap format}]

[include format-header.inc]

This handler does not provide additional configuration options.

[include format-middle.inc]

[list_end]

[section {SUPPORTED PPM TYPES}]

There are two types of PPM files: RAW (binary) and ASCII.
Currently only the RAW format is implemented.

[example_begin]
  8-bit pixels: Grayscale, also known as PGM.
 24-bit pixels: True-color (RGB, each channel 8 bit).

 List of currently supported features:

 Type   |     Read      |     Write     |
        | -file | -data | -file | -data |
 ----------------------------------------
  8-bit | Yes   | Yes   | Yes   | Yes   |
 24-bit | Yes   | Yes   | Yes   | Yes   |

[example_end]

[list_begin definitions]
[include format-footer.inc]
