Thank you Anonymous Monk! I am now able to create a Wx::Bitmap from XPM data. Using the newFromXPM constructor, and passing it array-refs. Contrary to newFromBits, newFromXPM expext ( $dat-array-ref ) only and not ( $data, sizeX, sizeY ) as FromBits. I use Wx itself to convert the gifs via a simple utility script and write a Lib.pm, for anyone interested (some magic excluded..): 
    Wx::InitAllImageHandlers();
    my $bmp = Wx::Bitmap->new("$_", wxBITMAP_TYPE_GIF);

    my $ok = $bmp->SaveFile("$fname.xpm", wxBITMAP_TYPE_XPM);

    open(my $dat, "$fname.xpm") || die("Could not open file! $fname.xp
+m $!");
     my @raw_data=<$dat>;
    close($dat); 

    my @filtered;
    for(@raw_data){
        next if $_ =~ /^\/\*/;
        next if $_ =~ /^static/;
        next if $_ =~ /^\}/;

        $_ =~ s/\@/\\@/g;
        $_ =~ s/\$/\\\$/g;
        $_ =~ s/\&/\\&/g;
        $_ =~ s/\%/\\%/g;

        push(@filtered,$_);
    }

    my $data = join('',@filtered);
    $vars .= "\$images->{$fname}\t= [". $data ."];\n\n";

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A working example of a script using this approach can be found on this blog post: WxPerl: Converting images for use as embedded XPM in your Perl code

BTW: Am I the only one who has another password since the break-in, forgets about it, and when posting after a fast login notices *after* posting that he/she has posted as anonymous... (Happened on this thread when I provided the working example...) ;)

In reply to Re: What's wrong with this Wx::Bitmap construction? by isync
in thread What's wrong with this Wx::Bitmap construction? by isync

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