GIF support

[Julien Olivier]

> GIF is not suitable for photos (doesn't compress well at today's color depth).  
> PNG makes a file of comparable size to GIF for generated graphics or other 
> situations where you want non-lossy compression.
> 
> So what does GIF offer?  In the past it offered compatibility with older 
> software but that shouldn't be an issue now.
> 
> Adding it to specialised image processing tools may be good for compatibility, 
> but is there a real need to add it to every program that supports writinga 
> graphics file?


AFAIK, the latest Internet Explorer still doesn't support transparent
PNGs. So, if you want to publish transparent pictures on your website,
and have them look good for 90% of your audience, you still have to use
GIFs.

Or is there another solution ?

-- 
Julien Olivier <julo at altern.org>