[ale] gimp

[irvm at ellijay.com (Irv Mullins)]

On Saturday 31 August 2002 09:40 am, you wrote:
> > And to the OP: why would anyone want to serve files in xcf format, since
> > they are 6 to 8 times larger than the same file in jpg ( or 3 x the size
> > of gif) ?
>
>  From the NOP: Because they're a lossless format, and contain the layer
> information intact, as well as many other GIMP related info.
>
> If you're giving it as art, it would be nice to put a thumbnail as png
> linking to the xcf.

Exactly - but the OP wanted to imbed them in html. How would a web browser 
make use of the layers, anyway? (Trying to think of a good reason...)

If the purpose is to allow downloading the lossless and layered xcf, 
for use by another program such as Gimp, then that's easily arranged via 
existing means, as you suggest.

Irv





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