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From: datri@convex.com (Anthony A. Datri)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Displaying GIF pictures under X windows
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Date: 29 Nov 90 20:40:56 GMT
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>|than  just gif89a. xv also can  more than just  gif, but xloadimage is
>|faster, does dithering  on  monochrome monitors
>...

What version of xv do you have?  The one that I've got certainly does
halftoning of multi-bit images on 1-bit displays.

Both xloadimage and xv are fine programs, and I thank the respective
authors for providing them.  For run-of-the-mill image display, I use
xloadimage.  I use xv when I want to brighten an image, since it has
the interactive gamma feature, and also when I want to crop an image (eg., 
to remove the big borders that seem to emanate from ms-dos land).
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