> > Very nice, I like =) What amazes me is that while one person
> > (Olli) can code multiple programs, have a real job etc. & can
> > get PNG right. The multiple people coding one program
> > (NS/IE/Opera) seem unable or uninterested in doing the
> > right thing... <sigh>
>
> Actually, I didn't code the PNG decoder myself -- I'm using the PNG group
> reference library (libpng), similiar to JPEG (libjpeg). Amazingly enough,
> both NS and MS appear to be using the libjpeg as well, so I wouldn't know
> why they don't use libpng.
AFAIK MS have implemented a customised decoder based on an earlier version
of libpng, unfortunatly alpha support is and has been broken since v4 for
true colour images. NS don't have any support for alpha channels but it does
(apparently) have support for simple transparency as seen in GIF... NS also
use (an outdated) libpng, but I guess Alpha support is lacking due to the
fact that the extra work required in compositing RGBA images over other
elements on the page has been "left for another time".
> > So how hard is it to redraw DHTML transforms involving RGBA images?
> > Will it kill anything less then a 68060/50? Or then am I being too
> > optimistic?
>
> What do you mean, exactly?
If say, you wanted a nice little fluffy, slightly transparent (RGBA =) cloud
to wonder across the page using DHTML positioning... Will it work the
processor to death or not, exactly? =D
Cheers, Will.
= Will Perdriau Wilson = [EMAIL PROTECTED] =
= http://lantic.cjb.net = lantic Web Design =
