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Subject: Re: [docbook-apps] admon graphics: GIF vs PNG
Mike Mueller wrote: >I am using openjade on sgml source on a Debian stable system. > >The admon graphics won't come out unless I use .gif graphics. GIF is bad, >PNG is good, correct? Patent issues and what-not. > <snip> >Questions: > >1. I've got admons working with .gifs. Should I just move on or should I >work to rid my docs of .gifs? What's the right thing to do? > >2. If I should use the .pngs, then is there a recipe for modifying the DSSSL? > > > In dbparam.dsl: (define admon-graphic-default-extension ".png") >3. If .gifs are bad then why no .png equivalents in the >docbook-dsssl-1.77/images directory? And why is the default admon image >format GIF? > > > Being so easy to change, I think this item has not very much relevancy. >4. Do xml tools handle the .png admons out-of-the-box? > > > What "xml tools" are you using???? >5. Are .png files for admons and callouts available or do they have to be >converted using gimp for example? > > > I think you must convert it. Better yet, make your own ;) >6. OT: Is it socially acceptable to be using openjade and sgml these days? > > I dont know what "socially acceptable" means in this context. I have been usin those tools to make large manuals (both in pdf and in html) and they look good. But yes, perhaps you have to work to get a stylesheet that fit your needs. And you can use XML with Openjade. I do it! >I appreciate any and all help or opinions. Thanks. > > Best regards, Juan R. Migoya Spain
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