zs04+@andrew.cmu.edu (Zachary T. Smith) (11/21/89)
Are there any gif viewers for X that represent colors as shades on monochrome monitors? If so, where can I ftp such a program from? Thanks, ZT Smith (zs04+@andrew.cmu.edu)
envbvs@epb2.lbl.gov (Brian V. Smith) (11/22/89)
< Are there any gif viewers for X that represent colors as shades < on monochrome monitors? If so, where can I ftp such a program from? Jef Poskanzer's "Extended Portable Bitmap Toolkit", pbmplus is available from expo.lcs.mit.edu (18.30.0.212). It will convert gif (and several other format) files to monochrome bitmaps or to other formats. _____________________________________ Brian V. Smith (bvsmith@lbl.gov) Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory I don't speak for LBL, these non-opinions are all mine.
madd@world.std.com (jim frost) (11/22/89)
zs04+@andrew.cmu.edu (Zachary T. Smith) writes: >Are there any gif viewers for X that represent colors as shades >on monochrome monitors? If so, where can I ftp such a program from? My xloadimage program will halftone dither color images for monochrome displays with fair quality and speed. Currently I don't support GIF (I'm working on it) but I do support Sun Rasterfiles so if you can find a copy of gif2ras you could do it. If you find a copy of it, let me know as I'm having a bit of trouble decoding the bizarre GIF raster data format (close, but no cigar). I'll send out a GIF support patch as soon as I have one available, hopefully within a week or so, faster if I get some help. Xloadimage is available from expo.lcs.mit.edu in the contrib directory. Be sure to get the associated patch file (xloadimage.patch02.Z), too, as it adds support for XPM images. Anyone who has online information on LZW compression (theory and/or code samples (not derived from xgif)) or TIFF files would do me a great favor if they would email it or tell me where I could ftp it. Information on other common graphics formats would also be welcomed, as it is my intent to support as many as possible. jim frost software tool & die madd@std.com