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Apparently the GIF is FREEWARE !!!!
Since begin of october

This is a english link
http://www.c10n.info/archives/449

This is the french link, give to me by DOBRO
http://www.generation-nt.com/gif-format ... 17527.html

Then ...when you can create the precious
UseGIFImageDecoder()

Perhaps in the 4.40 final

gif is dead

The GIF expensive is DEAD....Long life at the new FREE GIF

You can take a pencil and paper and begin to code the
UseGIFImageDecoder()

Good luck FREAK

> gif is dead

So is Windows 95, yet PureBasic still supports it.

GIF if still used extensively everywhere. Please add the command as KCC asked, and also an encoder version. You can't deny that GIF is still a very common format. The basic list of common formats is: BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG, TGA, and TIF. Only GIF is missing from the PureBasic command set.

Wikipedia wrote:The US LZW patent expired on June 20, 2003.[18] The counterpart patents in the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy expired on June 18, 2004, the Japanese counterpart patents expired on June 20, 2004 and the counterpart Canadian patent expired on July 7, 2004.[18] Consequently, while Unisys has further patents and patent applications relating to improvements to the LZW technique,[18] the GIF format may now be used freely.

kcc wrote:Since begin of october

October of three years ago, hehe

Yeah, I've switched over to PNG a long time ago, and when possible I use PNG instead of JPG even on large images.

It's true that GIF is still used on the web. But it's slowly dying. PNG is much superior.
For animations MNG is much superior to GIF, but unfortunately not much used.

It's irrelevant if things are 'modern' or not, the question is always: are they still used? Well, there is still quite a bit of GIF around, so there is some reason. It's up to the PB devs to decide if they want to support ol' GIF or not. Frankly, I don't have much need for it, but then again, any additional image compatibility certainly can't hurt

> It's true that GIF is still used on the web. But it's slowly dying.

From what I've seen, I disagree. In fact, even most of the graphics in this thread are GIFs, except for some avatars. All the buttons are GIFs, as are the smileys and other icons. The Google home page uses a GIF logo. The Microsoft logo at http://www.microsoft.com is a GIF. Cnet's logo is a GIF. Heck, even the PureBasic logo at http://www.purebasic.com is a GIF, so even the team uses it. Not quite so dead after all, eh?

Anyway, regardless of how popular GIFs are these days, the fact is that there are plenty of old GIF compilations that warrant PureBasic reading them. For example, one of my apps has a picture viewer as part of its features. I can load BMP, ICO, JPG, PNG, TGA, and TIFs with it, all using native PureBasic commands. But to view GIFs, I need to use a third-party DLL. Yuck.

Since GIF has long been license-free, it would make sense to include it. As to why it hasn't so far, is anyone's guess. Saying "GIF is dead" is not a reason. Both Fred and Freak are great coders so it's not beyond their ability to add it. It remains neglected for reasons known only to them. Maybe it's just not such a high priority, but with the image lib supporting most other popular formats, then a low priority for GIF alone seems strange.

freak wrote:gif is dead

Well, i don't know, but i know I have lots of .gif images, and none of them is dead, I can assure you.

KCC is sincerelly happy To announce yesterday the begin of GIF freeware
Because the IDIOT KCC, believe that like this format is finally freeware, the team can finally include this in our love PB in the great v4.40, because it's really a great move since the v3.94 at 4



So this morning ....KCC see he are really the best IDIOT in the world....because a friend of french forum, say to him, that the TEAM don't interest of GIF and never want include it.
Even if numerous members ask it ...like several asking before

Yesterday, i believe that FREAK make a joke to KCC or more simple again...just say :"Yeeeess !!!! the GIF is dead...yoouuuupiii !! i can now include it"

But no KCC is For the first time hangry against the TEAM who love enough.


What i read this morning in the US forum ????
No GIF in PB......then FRED always say, it's because not freeware....and now it's freeware and never include it

I learn this morning, that the better language of basic that i know, it's perhaps alone in several years, to not manage the most numerous format of the world



GIF is dead.....ouaaaarffff !!ouaaaarffff !!ouaaaarffff !!ouaaaarffff !!
KCC make weewee in his pants

GIF is like zombie then......because GIF is everywhere...forum, internet, hundred of hundred of smiley
474 000 000 answers for GIF in google, against 7 750 000 for MNG



Again yesterday, i have forgotten the name of this format MNG
But KCC is very stupid, the best stupid programmer in the world....but KCC never forget GIF


Don't missing, between the best and the more used.
If the TEAM talk like this......why they programming again for WINDOWS :roll:

Yes LINUX is better ..more quickly....more sure.....i have only one advice, to say at the TEAM....
Stop to programming for WINDOWS, he is too slow, and have too much bug......like this you have the time for only the better

It's the first time where KCC is sad.......and not proud of his language.
Because, i wait this moment for a long time ago, with all my friends the GIF

I want to thanks, all the members of this POST, who support KCC in his demand
Like KCC ask always something at all the members at this forum, i know KCC is a ball and chain for you all.

But, today i want to be happy for you, even if i'm sad
So, i have made this GIF even if he is dead FREAK



See all this images..... and think, if she is really dead and never we needs her
Me KCC the floor cloth of this forum...never want abandon all my friend and so nice GIF

> GIF is like zombie then

Best comeback EVER to Freak's comment!

gif is my love! never dead

KCC, you're the best source of free entertainment anywhere

What do you mean free?

Everytime I read one of KCC's posts it costs me a hernia and a nervous breakdown!