On Thu, 6 Dec 2007 04:08:28 GMT "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> babbled:
> > Nathan wrote: > > > > I don't think there's a need to require that 'thumbnailing' > > > must involve a specific means for storing some standard image > > > format somewhere.. one may not want or need to store anything > > > ... > > > > At the very least, it should be a negotiable process where clients > > can specify the result formats they can support and the thumbnailer > > can select from those supported formats. A fallback requirement of > > png or some other standard format would be reasonable. This would > > allow us to support jpg, mpeg, edje, or whatever format we choose, > > and any clients that also support those formats could benefit. > > I suppose a minimal 'standard' format for animated images > would be good. This is something that doesn't seem as well-established > as say png/jpg are for static images.. eg. things like mng/mpeg don't > seem too widely used by the 'major' toolkits to provide say animated > icons or whatnot. Animated svgs are lacking as well, but even if used > eventually, it's likely that one may want to save 'thumbs' of them as > animated raster images. mpg is very widely used - but it support no alpha channel. mng doesn't support lossy comrpession to the extend mpeg, xvid, ogg etc. do (it supports jpeg compression with alpha - that's about it). mng just never took off. > One thing that isn't really dome in e, but could be, is to > let edjes that correspond to backgrounds provide 'large&small' thumbs > in the edje itself.. ie. have two additional groups, say "thumb_large" > and "thumb_small", that give a (tweened) image representation of the > thumnailed main background. Thus, the edje already contains the two > generic fdo-'sized' thumbs, in the edje bg file itself - and thus > no need to generate the things and save them to some other file, > at least not for the two fdo-'sizes'. it COULD but then the definer has to create these, include them AND keep them up to date - which invariably is never done. :( > _____________________________________________________________ > Boost your business with a small business loan. Click now! > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2121/fc/Ioyw6i3no7boEJlIdW6uesq3bZQ1Bys0EO5gL12fgDhJFHDs2D73La/ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper > from Novell. From the desktop to the data center, Linux is going > mainstream. Let it simplify your IT future. > http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4 > _______________________________________________ > enlightenment-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel > -- ------------- Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" -------------- The Rasterman (Carsten Haitzler) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
