Re: TECH: PNG files

Pablo writes:
>>>>>>
Does your software support PNG files? That is, can
your browser or favourite graphics viewing program
display PNGs?
<<<<<<

The "big two" browsers (IE and NS) both support PNG in the most recent couple of
incarnations, which covers you for the vast majority of platforms in use.  Users
of (eg) Kaldera Webspider or Lynx may get left out, but being a confirmed
Netscape addict, I tend to laugh and point at such people anyway, so what do I
care :-)

As for software, I heartily recommend JASC Paint Shop Pro to all Windoze users.
It's shareware, and the gap between things like Photoshop and PSP is lessening
with each passing release.  PSP has always been way ahead of the crowd when it
comes to reading and writing a large number of formats, and in providing solid,
efficient bitmap tools.  The new version 6.0 is a complete gem.

On a related note, unless your images are very small, or are absolutely
dependent on individual pixel values, I'd advocate JPG over PNG any day of the
week.  (Asbestos suit at the ready! :-)







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