Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!ucsd!pacbell.com!pacbell!att!cbnewsc!stuart From: stuart@cbnewsc.att.com (S. D. Ericson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc Subject: Re: Displaying GIF files on desktop using custom palette Summary: Thor's INIT fixes palette Message-ID: <1990Aug27.124449.14144@cbnewsc.att.com> Date: 27 Aug 90 12:44:49 GMT References: <28704@netnews.upenn.edu> Organization: Zorkmid Bank (60187) Lines: 28 In article , starta@tosh.UUCP (John Starta) writes: > tony@scotty.dccs.upenn.edu (Anthony Olejnik) writes: > > > Either 'DeskPict' is unable to recognise the picture's custom palette, > > or the custom palette is being lost in the GIF to PICT conversion. > > I believe the problem is that DeskPict will only use the System palette. > I have no more information that, but for some reason I recall that as a > limitation of DeskPict. Well, there was an init that came with DeskPict that was supposed to fix the palette, (cRGB init, I believe) but it never worked for me. However, there was a recent addition to the sumex archives (and maybe to the mac binary group) called "Thor's INIT" which looks for a DeskPicture file, and puts that picture's palette into the system. I've tried it, and it works. Don't forget, however, that it will do some crazy things with with the default colors in the colors menu, and any other color you use on your screen (Like SunDesk). Stuart -- Stuart Ericson AT&T Bell Laboratories USEnet: att!ihlpa!stuart IH 1C215 ARPA: stuart@ihlpa.att.com 2000 N. Naperville Road Voice: (708) 979-4491 Naperville, Il 60566-7033