Re: OT: Eliminating all pixels around a figure

2006-06-14 Thread Paul Smith
On 6/14/06, Stephen Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, David and Georg. In particular, I am trying to find a tool to work on Linux. Gimp is a Linux application, but maybe there is already a Linux equivalent of StripFile: http://www.nuetools.co.uk/stripfile.html I will ask for it on

Re: OT: Eliminating all pixels around a figure

2006-06-14 Thread Stephen Harris
Paul Smith wrote: On 6/14/06, Stephen Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, David and Georg. In particular, I am trying to find a tool to work on Linux. Gimp is a Linux application, but maybe there is already a Linux equivalent of StripFile: http://www.nuetools.co.uk/stripfile.html I

Re: OT: Eliminating all pixels around a figure

2006-06-14 Thread Paul Smith
On 6/14/06, Stephen Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, David and Georg. In particular, I am trying to find a tool to work on Linux. Gimp is a Linux application, but maybe there is already a Linux equivalent of StripFile: http://www.nuetools.co.uk/stripfile.html I will ask for it on

Re: OT: Eliminating all pixels around a figure

2006-06-14 Thread Stephen Harris
Paul Smith wrote: On 6/14/06, Stephen Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, David and Georg. In particular, I am trying to find a tool to work on Linux. Gimp is a Linux application, but maybe there is already a Linux equivalent of StripFile: http://www.nuetools.co.uk/stripfile.html I

Re: OT: Eliminating all pixels around a figure

2006-06-14 Thread Paul Smith
On 6/14/06, Stephen Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks, David and Georg. In particular, I am trying to find a tool to > work on Linux. Gimp is a Linux application, but maybe there is already > a Linux equivalent of StripFile: > > http://www.nuetools.co.uk/stripfile.html > > I will ask

Re: OT: Eliminating all pixels around a figure

2006-06-14 Thread Stephen Harris
Paul Smith wrote: On 6/14/06, Stephen Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks, David and Georg. In particular, I am trying to find a tool to > work on Linux. Gimp is a Linux application, but maybe there is already > a Linux equivalent of StripFile: > >

OT: Eliminating all pixels around a figure

2006-06-13 Thread Paul Smith
Dear All I have taken a screen-shot of a certain window containing an intricate figure. Around the figure everything is white. Then I thought that changing the white to transparent, I would get a picture with a smaller size, which would lead to a pdf document with a smaller size too. Can this be

Re: OT: Eliminating all pixels around a figure

2006-06-13 Thread Georg Baum
Paul Smith wrote: Dear All I have taken a screen-shot of a certain window containing an intricate figure. Around the figure everything is white. Then I thought that changing the white to transparent, I would get a picture with a smaller size, which would lead to a pdf document with a

Re: OT: Eliminating all pixels around a figure

2006-06-13 Thread David Neeley
Transparent layers are only supported on a few file formats, of course. That said, there are a number of programs available that allow you to optimize your images, often *greatly* reducing file size. For example, if you use Windows you might look at the freeware selections at

Re: OT: Eliminating all pixels around a figure

2006-06-13 Thread Paul Smith
On 6/13/06, David Neeley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Transparent layers are only supported on a few file formats, of course. That said, there are a number of programs available that allow you to optimize your images, often *greatly* reducing file size. For example, if you use Windows you might

Re: OT: Eliminating all pixels around a figure

2006-06-13 Thread David Neeley
Ah, Linux is another relatively simple problem. Here are some options: 1. Perhaps the best method for image compression today comes from a technique and package known as SPIHT, which uses wavelet compression. Packages are available for various operating systems, including Linux. See

Re: OT: Eliminating all pixels around a figure

2006-06-13 Thread Stephen Harris
Paul Smith wrote: Thanks, David and Georg. In particular, I am trying to find a tool to work on Linux. Gimp is a Linux application, but maybe there is already a Linux equivalent of StripFile: http://www.nuetools.co.uk/stripfile.html I will ask for it on the Fedora mailing list. Paul

OT: Eliminating all pixels around a figure

2006-06-13 Thread Paul Smith
Dear All I have taken a screen-shot of a certain window containing an intricate figure. Around the figure everything is white. Then I thought that changing the white to transparent, I would get a picture with a smaller size, which would lead to a pdf document with a smaller size too. Can this be

Re: OT: Eliminating all pixels around a figure

2006-06-13 Thread Georg Baum
Paul Smith wrote: Dear All I have taken a screen-shot of a certain window containing an intricate figure. Around the figure everything is white. Then I thought that changing the white to transparent, I would get a picture with a smaller size, which would lead to a pdf document with a

Re: OT: Eliminating all pixels around a figure

2006-06-13 Thread David Neeley
Transparent layers are only supported on a few file formats, of course. That said, there are a number of programs available that allow you to optimize your images, often *greatly* reducing file size. For example, if you use Windows you might look at the freeware selections at

Re: OT: Eliminating all pixels around a figure

2006-06-13 Thread Paul Smith
On 6/13/06, David Neeley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Transparent layers are only supported on a few file formats, of course. That said, there are a number of programs available that allow you to optimize your images, often *greatly* reducing file size. For example, if you use Windows you might

Re: OT: Eliminating all pixels around a figure

2006-06-13 Thread David Neeley
Ah, Linux is another relatively simple problem. Here are some options: 1. Perhaps the best method for image compression today comes from a technique and package known as SPIHT, which uses wavelet compression. Packages are available for various operating systems, including Linux. See

Re: OT: Eliminating all pixels around a figure

2006-06-13 Thread Stephen Harris
Paul Smith wrote: Thanks, David and Georg. In particular, I am trying to find a tool to work on Linux. Gimp is a Linux application, but maybe there is already a Linux equivalent of StripFile: http://www.nuetools.co.uk/stripfile.html I will ask for it on the Fedora mailing list. Paul

OT: Eliminating all pixels around a figure

2006-06-13 Thread Paul Smith
Dear All I have taken a screen-shot of a certain window containing an intricate figure. Around the figure everything is white. Then I thought that changing the white to transparent, I would get a picture with a smaller size, which would lead to a pdf document with a smaller size too. Can this be

Re: OT: Eliminating all pixels around a figure

2006-06-13 Thread Georg Baum
Paul Smith wrote: > Dear All > > I have taken a screen-shot of a certain window containing an intricate > figure. Around the figure everything is white. Then I thought that > changing the white to transparent, I would get a picture with a > smaller size, which would lead to a pdf document with a

Re: OT: Eliminating all pixels around a figure

2006-06-13 Thread David Neeley
Transparent layers are only supported on a few file formats, of course. That said, there are a number of programs available that allow you to optimize your images, often *greatly* reducing file size. For example, if you use Windows you might look at the freeware selections at

Re: OT: Eliminating all pixels around a figure

2006-06-13 Thread Paul Smith
On 6/13/06, David Neeley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Transparent layers are only supported on a few file formats, of course. That said, there are a number of programs available that allow you to optimize your images, often *greatly* reducing file size. For example, if you use Windows you might

Re: OT: Eliminating all pixels around a figure

2006-06-13 Thread David Neeley
Ah, Linux is another relatively simple problem. Here are some options: 1. Perhaps the best method for image compression today comes from a technique and package known as SPIHT, which uses wavelet compression. Packages are available for various operating systems, including Linux. See

Re: OT: Eliminating all pixels around a figure

2006-06-13 Thread Stephen Harris
Paul Smith wrote: Thanks, David and Georg. In particular, I am trying to find a tool to work on Linux. Gimp is a Linux application, but maybe there is already a Linux equivalent of StripFile: http://www.nuetools.co.uk/stripfile.html I will ask for it on the Fedora mailing list. Paul