Date: 04 Apr 2001 00:47:31 EST From: "Mark Sergeant" <msergeant@snsonline.net> To: Ben Weaver <bweaver@tranquility.net>, Mark Sergeant <msergeant@looksmart.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Gimp's lack of gif support Message-ID: <200104040547.f345lXk04836@xyzzy.intranet.snsonline.net> In-Reply-To: <20010404004212.A55318@tranquility.net> References: <200104040233.f342Xmk18014@xyzzy.intranet.snsonline.net> <20010404004212.A55318@tranquility.net>
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PNG's transparency don't work in a browser though :/ Apart from transparency I would not use gif but png / jpegs . On Wed, 4 Apr 2001 00:42:12 -0500, Ben Weaver said: > ###On Tue, Apr 03, 2001 at 09:33:43PM -0500, Mark Sergeant wrote: > > Hi guys, > > > > I am trying to install gimp from ports and it compiles & installs fine > > when using it though it lacks support for saving gifs which is quite a pain as > > I need to save as gif for transparency purposes. Any ideas anyone ? > > I think it doesn't have gif support because of some patent issues > surrounding the compression algorithm the gif format uses (i.e. you > have to pay royalties to put it in your software). > > Could you maybe use PNG instead of GIF? > > -Ben > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > -- I call them as I see them. If I can't see them, I make them up. -- Biff Barf To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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