[GRASS-dev] GIF -> PNG

[Markus Neteler]

Hamish wrote on 09/27/2006 12:36 PM:
> Markus Neteler wrote:
>   
>>> would it be possible to use PNG for logo in HTML manual pages
>>> instead of GIF? That only means to convert the logo
>>> and modify Html.make.
>>>       
>> Many more files were affected, but done.
>>
>>     
>>> Qt is not compiled with GIF support by default because of
>>> patent problems.
>>>       
>> AFAIK the patent is expired. Anyway, PNG is fine
>> and now used.
>>     
>
>
> For the record, TclTk doesn't like PNG. e.g. the NVIZ help browser won't
> load PNG help graphics in the nviz man pages.
Cool :-(
We should change the NVIZ help browser to the standard HTML browser. The
limited
tcltk based browser isn't that fancy at all.

> I consider the fix for
> this to be dropping that help browser altogether
yes. The code could be taken from
gis.m -> Help -> GRASS help.

It also needs to be updated in the startup GUI.

>  & in general dropping tcltk...
>   
This will take some more time.

Markus