Re: [Freeciv-Dev] Small patch :o)

[Daniel Sjolie <deepone@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 1999-05-19 22:45:51, David Pfitzner wrote:
> Daniel Sjolie wrote:
> 
> > freeciv_hackers_guide.txt :
> > 
> > [IMO we should have gotten rid of libxpm long ago. The graphics should
> > be drawn in 24bit, and then quantized runtime, if the client is
> > displayed
> > on a pseudocolor display.
> 
> > I agree 110% with that...
> 
> The main credible sounding suggestion for doing this that I 
> have seen is to use png format and use imlib for any required
> quantization.  (There may be other ways to do it, I don't know.  
> Anyone?)  The GTK+ client now requires imlib anyway, so maybe 
> this is a viable option.
> 
> Personally I would like to keep an option to use xpms
> (eg, at least with the Xaw client) since imlib would be an 
> even less palatable additional library to _require_ than 
> would glib.

I agree with that...

Maybe (refering to my other mail) we should simply separate clients from
the server? I have no interest in downloading Xaw and 64 colors graphics
when I'm installing at home and no (or very little) interest in imlib and
gtk when I'm installing on some old unix box...

Of course, providing several packagings would be easy...
For ex:
freeciv-server-1.8.0.tar.gz
freeciv-gtkclient-1.8.0.tar.gz
freeciv-xawclient-1.8.0.tar.gz
freeciv-gtk-1.8.0.tar.gz    - server and gtk client (and media)
freeciv-xaw-1.8.0.tar.gz    - server and xaw client (and minimal media)

> > The current tile system should be converted to something like civ2's.
> > They get away with drawing way less tiles, and it looks better. -PU]
> 
> Hmm, does this mean something like the dbennet tile system?

No idea really... : )

/Daniel

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