[Freeciv-Dev] Re: PNG for freeciv

[Reinier Post <rp@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Oct 31, 2002 at 07:33:27PM -0500, Jason Dorje Short wrote:

> >Simply create theme ( thilespec with gfx files ) in all needed formats.
> >File format should be writen in *.spec file.

This is only a good idea if autoconversion isn't going to work.

> - Not all graphics types are equal.  XPM lacks an alpha channel.  Gif 
> gives the possibility of animation.  JPEG is (often) lossy.  Converting 
> between two different types means taking the lowest common denominator 
> of the two.
> 
> I think it is reasonable to say that graphics files are all distributed 
> in PNG form.

I think it's best to require that all graphics are converted back
and forth between all supported formats and the results tested
before they are accepted.  We can do the conversion.  It's just that
I don't know which options to use.

> jason

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Reinier