Re: Root background and Pager

Guylhem Aznar (ciguylhem@barberouge.linux.lmm.com)
Wed, 12 Aug 1998 17:50:02 +0200 

On Tue, Aug 11, 1998 at 04:12:36PM -0500, Sasha_Vasko@osca.state.mo.us wrote:
> Not bad idea, but for some images it might not be good :
> You can store most images in 8bit(to save space) without sucrificing
> quality,
> but if you try to scale them in 8bit you may get pretty unpretty, I mean it
> is always better
> to scale in true color.

So we can have ScaleRoot8bpp and ScaleRootTrueColor
 
> So we it might be a good idea to implement both of this possibilities, by
> adding new
> config param to pager file. Something like :
> 
> *PagerBackgrType        0     ScaleRoot
> *PagerBackgrType        0     UseXPM
> *PagerBackgrType        0     SameAsRoot

ok

> Again, if we are storing small images in new files, we need to come up with
> some cleanup
> tools for those .small. files.

No ! Only if main file were removed.

Else  .small. files would ensure cpu time gain.
> It does not. There is some code to do that in contrib package that goes
> with libXpm,
> but it needs some work.

Can you do that ? Or maybe someone here is a libXpm champion ?

> I'm working on second patch right now,
> as far as I've found some more problems in Pager and my first patch.

I reported you one ;)

> >Please get 1.5pre7, try afscript scripting language : I think it'd be
> >perfect for such config tools (and we can add any features we need/want).
> I'll take a look.
> Now,  is ASCP planned to include any functionality for Pager/background
> configuration ?

Yes, I've just receive a mail from Nwanua : ascp is ready for wharf
configuration. A second version will pop un in 1 or 2 weeks to configure
pager, startmenu and other modules.

It will be announced on freshmeat.

> Sasha.
> PS: return address on this message is my work E-mail.
> My Home E-mail : sashav@sprintmail.com
 
Ok
 
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