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- From: y88kenek@odalix.ida.liu.se (Kenneth Ekman)
- Subject: Re: Amiga GIF viewer wanted....
- Message-ID: <1993Jan23.175850.8865@ida.liu.se>
- Sender: news@ida.liu.se
- Organization: CIS Dept, Univ of Linkoping, Sweden
- References: <eb139.727538005@fred> <1993Jan22.174846.25362@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> <74197@cup.portal.com>
- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 17:58:50 GMT
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- TomK@cup.portal.com (Tom R Krotchko) writes:
-
- >>Actually if you are getting an A1200, I would suggest using the GIF datatype
- >>that someone just released on the C.S.A.announce (?) board. It works quite
- >>well, and since it is just a class, works with any program that knows to look
- >>for it.
-
- >Two problems: GIFs look their best at 256 colors. Multiview uses the WB
- >to display pictures, so unless you have your WB set to 256 colors, you
- >don't get to see them in glorious technicolor.
-
- Actually, it can use it's own screen. Just use
- MultiView <filename> SCREEN
- I'm sure you can add it as a tooltype too.
-
- >Second problem. Its slow, slow, slow, even on a 4000. ViewTek is fast
- >and does a nice job on most formats.
-
- I'll have to agree with you there.
-
- >TomK@cup.portal.com
- >Tom Krotchko
-
- Kenneth.
-