[geeklog-users] GIF vs. PNG Redux
wOOge
wooge at axonz.com
Fri Mar 26 21:47:42 EST 2004
trust me... virtually the millisecond IE goes full PNG support, i
switch all my sites to the PNG goodness.
however, this discussion has inspired me to make a png version of my
theme before then... hrmm... who knows.
On Mar 26, 2004, at 9:39p, Steve Sloan wrote:
> Howdy, all, it's me again ... the PNG fanatic. ;)
>
> Just wanted to mention that I've chosen to convert my Geeklog
> installation (1.3.9) over to PNG, and it's worked just fine for me.
> As it turns out, IE does still support simple transparency on PNGs
> (i.e. no alpha channel, indexed color only). I used gif2png to
> convert all of the distribution GIFs, and changed the code more or
> less by hand. And although size isn't much of an issue on these tiny
> graphics, the PNGs compress to ~10% smaller.
>
> So, works for me, your mileage may vary, but I encourage you to make
> this change.
>
> -- Steve
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