Karl Auer asks:

Under Linux, running the GIMP version 1.2.3, there is no support for the GIF file format. A search of the plugins repository shows up a Windows extension, but that's it. Can the Windows one be used for Linux, and if so, how? If not, how do I get GIF support into the GIMP for Linux? I'd specifically like to produce images with a transparent background and animations.

Please explain why you concluded that there is no GIF support. I've been running the gimp since back in the 0.99 days, and I never had any trouble importing or saving as GIF files. Did you make sure the image you were trying to save had been converted to indexed mode first? That's usually the problem if, for example, the .gif extension is grayed out.

I'm currently running gimp-1.2.3 compiled from sources on a RH 7.1 system, and I don't remember ever having to do anything particular to get/keep GIF support.

tomdkat@attbi.com (2002-07-13 at 1320.13 -0700):

Thanks Jeff.... the "indexed mode" changed enabled the GIF extension when trying to save.....

Better trick: write foo.gif as name and leave the format as "by extension", hit Save. Magic, a window asks you if there must be conversion. :]

GSR

On Sat, 13 Jul 2002 11:27:38 -0700, "Jeff Trefftzs" wrote:

Karl Auer asks:

Under Linux, running the GIMP version 1.2.3, there is no support for the GIF file format.

Please explain why you concluded that there is no GIF support. [...] Did you make sure the image you were trying to save had been converted to indexed mode first? That's usually the problem if, for example, the .gif extension is grayed out.

I haven't actually tried it out properly, but if I load an image, convert the mode to indexed, and select "Save As", the GIF filetype is NOT grayed out on file/save, so it looks like that is indeed the trick.

Why I concluded that there was no GIF support? Trying to save files, "GIF", apparently no matter what the context, was greyed out. I must shamefacedly admit I never tried *loading* a GIF, which works fine, and the "GIF" filetype is not greyed out. That would have been a bit of a pointer... Then, when a search of the archives found a few people seeming to imply that GIF wasn't there - well, I jumped to conclusions.

So, thanks for the tip!

Regards, K.

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