Opening PIXes

PixReader allows PIX image files to be opened in 3 ways:

• Directly opening the file
• From the app itself
• Drag and dropping the file on top of the app

But how does it go from a text file to an image? The answer lies with the System.Drawing.Bitmap class in C#.

Using the first two lines of the PIX (the width and height definition), a bitmap is created. Then, each line of the PIX is looped through. Using the Bitmap.SetPixel() method, every color code of the PIX is set. When a nr arises, the followed pixels are placed on the next row of the bitmap.

Once the PIX is parsed into a bitmap, the bitmap is turned into a BitmapSource, which then can be displayed using an image control.