Are .bmp files really that bad?

[Dick Margulis]

Bryan Sherman wrote:
> The only issue I can think of is file size. BMP files are considerably
> larger than  PNG or GIF. May not be worht the effort if you have
> enough disk apce.
> 
> Bryan
> 

File size may not be an issue after the PDF is generated, depending on 
the compression settings selected for Distiller.

However, .bmp is limited to a 16-color palette. This may or may not be 
problematic, depending on whether color is involved in the first place 
and depending on what colors are used in the interface.

Dick