Changeset e1d7dec for general/graphlib/libungif/libungif-intro.xml

Timestamp:

09/14/2003 08:28:20 PM (21 years ago)

Author:

Larry Lawrence <larry@…>

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Children:

461626e

Parents:

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Message:

update libungif intro

git-svn-id: svn://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/BLFS/trunk/BOOK@1073 af4574ff-66df-0310-9fd7-8a98e5e911e0

File:

• general/graphlib/libungif/libungif-intro.xml (modified) (1 diff)

general/graphlib/libungif/libungif-intro.xml

@@ -1 +1 @@
 <sect2>
-<title>Introduction to libungif</title>
+<title>Introduction to <application>libungif</application></title>
 
-<screen>Download location (HTTP):       <ulink url="&libungif-download-http;"/>
-Download location (FTP):        <ulink url="&libungif-download-ftp;"/>
-Version used:                   &libungif-version;
-Package size:                   &libungif-size;
-Estimated Disk space required:  &libungif-buildsize;
-Estimated build time:           &libungif-time;</screen>
+<para>The libungif package contains libraries for reading all
+<acronym>GIF</acronym>s and writing uncompressed ones as well as programs for 
+converting and working with <acronym>GIF</acronym> files.  The libraries are 
+useful for any graphics program wishing to deal with <acronym>GIF</acronym> 
+files while the programs are useful for conversion purposes as well as cleaning 
+up images.</para>
 
-<para>The libungif package contains libraries for reading all gifs and
-writing uncompressed ones as well as programs for converting and working
-with gif files.  The libraries are useful for any graphics program
-wishing to deal with gif files while the programs are useful for
-conversion purposes as well as cleaning up images.</para>
+<para>The reason libungif only writes uncompressed <acronym>GIF</acronym>s 
+is due to a legal issue with <acronym>LZW</acronym> compression (which Unisys 
+claims a patent on). Reading <acronym>GIF</acronym>s is not a problem as the 
+uncompression routines do not seem to be limited in this way.  Note that this 
+has in the past been disputed.  The best way to avoid this whole mess is to 
+simply use libungif for looking at <acronym>GIF</acronym> images on the web, 
+while in any pages which you design, use the open source <acronym>PNG</acronym> 
+format instead (which uses, not surprisingly, the libpng library) which has no 
+patent issues at all.</para>
 
-<para>The reason libungif only writes uncompressed gifs is due to a
-legal issue with LZW compression (which Unisys claims a patent on).
-Reading gifs is not a problem as the uncompression routines do not seem
-to be limited in this way.  Note that this has in the past been
-disputed.  The best way to avoid this whole mess is to simply use
-libungif for looking at gif images on the web, while in any pages which
-you design, use the open source png format instead (which uses, not
-surprisingly, the libpng library) which has no patent issues at
-all.</para>
+<sect3><title>Package information</title>
+<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
+<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&libungif-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&libungif-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Download size: &libungif-size;</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Estimated Disk space required: &libungif-buildsize;</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Estimated build time: &libungif-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
+</sect3>
+
 
 </sect2>