Jeff Trefftzs wrote: > Karl Auer asks: > >Under Linux, running the GIMP version 1.2.3, there is no support for the GIF file >format. A search of the plugins repository shows up a Windows extension, but that's >it. Can the Windows one be used for Linux, and if so, how? If not, how do I get GIF >support into the GIMP for Linux? I'd specifically like to produce images with a >transparent background and animations. > > Please explain why you concluded that there is no GIF support. I've been running >the gimp since back in the 0.99 days, and I never had any trouble importing or >saving as GIF files. Did you make sure the image you were trying to save had been >converted to indexed mode first? That's usually the problem if, for example, the >.gif extension is grayed out. > > I'm currently running gimp-1.2.3 compiled from sources on a RH 7.1 system, and I >don't remember ever having to do anything particular to get/keep GIF support. > > -- > --Jeff > > Jeff Trefftzs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > http://www.tcsn.net/trefftzs Home Page > http://gug.sunsite.dk/gallery.php?artist=68 Gimp Gallery > http://trefftzs.topcities.com/home.html Photo galleries > > _______________________________________________ > Gimp-user mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Thanks Jeff.... the "indexed mode" changed enabled the GIF extension when trying to save..... Peace..... Tom _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
