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

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

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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