-----Original Message----- From: Doncho N. Gunchev [mailto:mr700@globalnet.bg] Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 8:15 AM To: fedora-devel-list(a)redhat.com Cc: Julien Olivier; russell(a)coker.com.au Subject: Re: GIF support On Saturday 26 June 2004 12:34, Julien Olivier wrote: > > GIF is not suitable for photos (doesn't compress well at today's color depth). > > PNG makes a file of comparable size to GIF for generated graphics or other > > situations where you want non-lossy compression. > > > > So what does GIF offer? In the past it offered compatibility with older > > software but that shouldn't be an issue now. > > > > Adding it to specialised image processing tools may be good for compatibility, > > but is there a real need to add it to every program that supports writinga > > graphics file? > > > AFAIK, the latest Internet Explorer still doesn't support transparent > PNGs. So, if you want to publish transparent pictures on your website, > and have them look good for 90% of your audience, you still have to use > GIFs. > > Or is there another solution ? > You might want to look at "MSIE PNG Alpha Channel Fix" http://redvip.homelinux.net/varios/explorer-png-en.html and http://www.koivi.com/ie-png-transparency/ (this one uses php to convert pages and I don't like it as much). AFAIK MSIE for mac PCs does support this without ugly hacks. I hope mozilla and probably IE will have full mng/jng support some day... -- Regards, Doncho N. Gunchev Registered Linux User #291323 at counter.li.org GPG-Key-ID: 1024D/DA454F79 Key fingerprint = 684F 688B C508 C609 0371 5E0F A089 CB15 DA45 4F79 -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list(a)redhat.com http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list