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From: thaler@shorty.cs.wisc.edu (Maurice Thaler)
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Subject: Re: GIF files as backround?
Summary: VPIC+Window Paint
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Date: 25 Dec 90 16:48:19 GMT
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In article <27744a04-8bccomp.windows.ms@vpnet.chi.il.us> ron@vpnet.chi.il.us (Ron Winograd) writes:
>
>Is there any way to have GIF files as the backround in win3?
>I believe what is nessecary is a converter from gif to bmp.
>Does anyone know of a pd or shareware converter?
>-Ron
>Ron Winograd        <Insert huge 20 line sig here>        ron@vpnet.chi.il.us

If you view the image in VPIC (3.3 is the latest I know of), then hit
the Z key, you can save the image out as a .PCX file. Then, boot up
windows and read in the PCX with WINDOW'S PAINT and save as a .BMP.
Works fine.



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