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Use giflib or libungif to provide GIF support, instead of using internal routines. Delete internal GIF support code with no stated license. Fix up a number of references in the documentation to GIF support. See discussion on xemacs-beta: <87iqg4vg9t.fsf@uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp>.
author Jerry James <james@xemacs.org>
date Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:11:59 -0600
parents 1094d6d400fb
children 308d34e9f07d
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477 477
478 TTY: 478 TTY:
479 Compiling in support for ncurses. 479 Compiling in support for ncurses.
480 480
481 Images: 481 Images:
482 Compiling in support for GIF images (builtin). 482 Compiling in support for GIF images.
483 Compiling in support for XPM images. 483 Compiling in support for XPM images.
484 Compiling in support for PNG images. 484 Compiling in support for PNG images.
485 Compiling in support for JPEG images. 485 Compiling in support for JPEG images.
486 Compiling in support for TIFF images. 486 Compiling in support for TIFF images.
487 Compiling in support for X-Face message headers. 487 Compiling in support for X-Face message headers.
731 @item 731 @item
732 A picture can be worth a thousand words. When reporting an 732 A picture can be worth a thousand words. When reporting an
733 unusual display, it is generally best to capture the problem in a 733 unusual display, it is generally best to capture the problem in a
734 screen dump and include that with the problem report. The easiest 734 screen dump and include that with the problem report. The easiest
735 way to get a screen dump is to use the xv program and its grab 735 way to get a screen dump is to use the xv program and its grab
736 function. Save the image as a GIF to keep bandwidth requirements 736 function. Save the image as a PNG to keep bandwidth requirements
737 down without loss of information. MIME is the preferred method 737 down without loss of information. MIME is the preferred method
738 for making the image attachments. 738 for making the image attachments.
739 @end enumerate 739 @end enumerate
740 740
741 741