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From: jef@well.sf.ca.us (Jef Poskanzer)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Xloadimage patchlevel 04 now available
Message-ID: <16331@well.sf.ca.us>
Date: 22 Feb 90 15:18:18 GMT
References: <1990Feb22.014051.15720@world.std.com>
Reply-To: Jef Poskanzer <jef@well.sf.ca.us>
Organization: Paratheo-Anametamystikhood Of Eris Esoteric, Ada Lovelace Cabal
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In the referenced message, madd@world.std.com (jim frost) wrote:
}Some future version will support the full range of PGM/etc formats,
}TIFF, and probably Sun Icon.  Anyone who has sample loaders or format
}descriptions for these or other formats is encouraged to send them to
}me.

Well, the PBMPLUS toolkit contains a whole bunch of "loaders" for
different formats, but you probably know that!  Jim, could you clarify
something for me?  I don't think I see the point of making xloadimage
understand more than a few representative formats.  Am I missing
something?  Can you explain the logic?  I mean, I don't have anything
against duplication of effort so long as someone else is doing the
duplicating -- I'm just curious as to whether PBMPLUS could be
improved somehow.
---
Jef

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