On Thu, 28 Sep 2006 10:44:53 -0400 JoeHill got an infinite number of monkeys to type out:
> Now, getting Claws to load the right kind of image/info is another story. I > still cannot figure out how to get an .xface file or a XBM file for Claws to > load, the docs are very confusing...er, for me ;) > > Something about converting your image to a 'base64' encoded...thing. Sorry, just woke up when I wrote that. Anyway, this is what I tried... The gif2xface.pl script from here: http://www.sylpheed-claws.net/tools.php After installing about 20 packages to get this to even run, it ended up giving me an error: [EMAIL PROTECTED] sylpheed-claws-gif2xface]$ ./gif2xface.pl < ~/sylpheed/cheface.gif > cheface.xface pbmtoxbm: bad magic number - not a pbm file ...and an empty xface file. I also tried using djpeg and makeface.php, which Charles links to, but djpeg is only the first step. You run it and it gives you a png, but then when I run the suggested shell script to get the base64 encoding: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ makeface cheface.png cheface.xface Trying quantization 16 (cheface.png)...Not a JPEG file: starts with 0x89 0x50 ppmnorm: Error reading magic number from Netpbm image stream. Most often, this means your input file is empty. pnmscale: Error reading magic number from Netpbm image stream. Most often, this means your input file is empty. /home/joehill/bin/makeface: line 22: mimencode: command not found pnmcolormap: Error reading magic number from Netpbm image stream. Most often, this means your input file is empty. pnmcolormap failed, rc=256 pnmtopng: Error reading magic number from Netpbm image stream. Most often, this means your input file is empty. done Soooo, I fired up Gimp and saved it as a jpg, then ran the script again: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ makeface cheface.jpg cheface.xface Trying quantization 16 (cheface.jpg).../home/joehill/bin/makeface: line 22: mimencode: command not found ppmnorm: remapping 0..255 to 0..255 pnmcolormap: making histogram... pnmcolormap: 117 colors found pnmcolormap: choosing 16 colors... pnmremap: 16 colors found in colormap pnmtopng: 16 colors found done AAaaaaarrrrrggggghhhh! At that point I gave up (it was freakin' 3 AM), and I have yet to check on where you get this mimencode. All this for a little 48x48 image that most people won't even see...I got a serious problem ;) -- JoeHill / RLU #282046 /////////////////////////// "People should not be afraid of their Government, the Government should be afraid of the People." -- V. ____________________________________________________ Want to buy your Pack or Services from Mandriva? Go to http://store.mandriva.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrivaclub.com ____________________________________________________
