Re: [docbook-apps] admon graphics: GIF vs PNG

["Juan R. Migoya" <jmigoya@telefonica.net>]

Mike Mueller wrote:

>I am using openjade on sgml source on a Debian stable system.  
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>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:
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>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?
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>2. If I should use the .pngs, then is there a recipe for modifying the DSSSL?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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.
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Best regards,
Juan R. Migoya
Spain