[ale] gimp

Jordi S. Bunster j.bunster at earthlink.net
Sat Aug 31 09:40:56 EDT 2002



> And to the OP: why would anyone want to serve files in xcf format, since they 
> are 6 to 8 times larger than the same file in jpg ( or 3 x the size of gif) ?

 From the NOP: Because they're a lossless format, and contain the layer information intact, as well as many other GIMP related info.

If you're giving it as art, it would be nice to put a thumbnail as png linking to the xcf.

 -- Jsb


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