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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: mini xpms converted to png ?
From:       Stephan Kulow <coolo () caldera ! de>
Date:       1999-09-05 15:54:57
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David Faure wrote:
> 
> Sorry to discover things long after they've been done, but why
> are all mini icons in kdebase/pics/mini in PNG format ?
> It breaks every .kdelnk and .desktop file that used to refer
> to xpm files ! Well, it still works, but the files refer
> to inexistent image files, and the apps spit out things like :
> 
> KStdDirs::findResDir(): can't find "lockedfolder.xpm" in type "mini".
> KStdDirs::findResDir(): can't find "folder_open.xpm" in type "mini".
> KStdDirs::findResDir(): can't find "www.xpm" in type "mini".
> KStdDirs::findResDir(): can't find "wwwnew.xpm" in type "mini".
> 
> I'm not sure I understand... PNG to replace GIF, no problem, but PNG files
> instead of XPM ones ? The "PNG-mania" has its limits I would say ;)
> 
PNG makes much more sense for anything that has more than 30 colours!
The size reduces easily to 25%. Sure it breaks things and sure apps
print debug output. But there is no way around fixing them :)

Greetings, Stephan

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