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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: GIF write support
From:       Richard Moore <rich () ipso-facto ! freeserve ! co ! uk>
Date:       2000-04-05 23:40:54
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There's some very nice GIF writing code in ksnapshot, please feel
free to use it. I already thought about a GIF writing plugin for
KImageIO. I know all the arguments against it, but I have to say I
still think GIF support is important. [ducks and runs...]

Rich.

mosfet wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm sure this is going to be a controversial subject but we really need
> to have GIF write support if we are going to have apps like Pixie and
> KImageShop taken seriously by web developers and such. Since Pixie
> especially is aimed at these people I feel it is essential that I
> support it... I know of the legal issues involved with GIF but I also
> know it's something my users are going to need...
> 
> We have the code, it's just not used. If it's going to remain unused I
> would *very much* like to add the QImageIO code to pixie itself, but
> think I should ask first because it is a CVS application and as such
> part of the KDE project as a whole.
> 
> --
> Daniel M. Duley - Unix developer & sys admin.
> http://www.mosfet.org - The place for KDE development news.
> mosfet@mandrakesoft.com
> mosfet@kde.org

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     Richard Moore		rich@ipso-facto.freeserve.co.uk
http://www.robocast.com/	richard@robocast.com
http://developer.kde.org/	rich@kde.org

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