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List:       kde-artists
Subject:    Re: [Fwd: Bug#1707: kimgio does not recognize every JPEG image]
From:       Sirtaj Singh Kang <ssk () physics ! unimelb ! edu ! au>
Date:       1999-10-13 7:15:45
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On Tue, 10 Aug 1999, Harri Porten wrote:
[snip]
> Hi !
> 
> Should we relax the file magic check for JPEG images ? A 0xffd8 is
> certainly good enough for indicating a JPEG file but what about
> compatibility ? The README in the jpeg directory says:

[It took me 2 months to get to this message! :)]

I used JFIF for the jpeg reader because I was not aware of what would
happen if a non-JFIF image went through libjpeg. But if you think that it
is safe enough to drop it now, I will tentatively agree with you. I guess
the most likely outcome is an error message, which is OK.


-Taj.

Sirtaj S. Kang       taj@kde.org         ssk@physics.unimelb.edu.au
Univ of Melbourne	The "gui" in "Penguin" is pronounced "K-D-E"

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