MBM File

MBM, or multi-bitmap, is a Symbian OS-specific bitmap file format. This file contains multiple bitmaps and it can contain both bitmaps with masks and bitmaps without masks. It optimizes the bitmap handling capability of Symbian OS. The MMP Editor (in Sources tab > Resources > Bitmaps) and Symbian Project Navigator view provide support for creating and editing MBM files. In the Symbian Project Navigator view you can right-click on a scalable icon makefile (for example, Icons_scalable_dc.mk) and select Add MBM/MIF Entry... to open the Edit MBM/MIF Contents window.

The following information is required to add a bitmap without a mask:

To add a bitmap with a mask, you will also need to specify:

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