P4
A DESCRIPTION OF THE REQUEST :
Currently, the JNLP spec allows icons referenced from the JNLP file to be either GIFs or JPGs. These two formats have various issues associated with them in terms of patents and support for alpha-channel transparency. For example, GIF single bit transparency results in ugly jagged icons when transformed to .ico format on Windows.
IMO, it would make sense to support PNG files in addition to these formats, including alpha-channel support for PNG-24 format files when converting to native icon-formats.
JUSTIFICATION :
GIF and JPG have limitations in terms of patents and possibilities. PNG does not and is becoming more and more common (in fact, we endeavour to use PNG to the exclusion of other formats).
EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
I'd like to be able to use PNG files as icon resources referenced from a JNLP file.
ACTUAL -
At the time, I can now only use GIF and JPG files.
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Currently, the JNLP spec allows icons referenced from the JNLP file to be either GIFs or JPGs. These two formats have various issues associated with them in terms of patents and support for alpha-channel transparency. For example, GIF single bit transparency results in ugly jagged icons when transformed to .ico format on Windows.
IMO, it would make sense to support PNG files in addition to these formats, including alpha-channel support for PNG-24 format files when converting to native icon-formats.
JUSTIFICATION :
GIF and JPG have limitations in terms of patents and possibilities. PNG does not and is becoming more and more common (in fact, we endeavour to use PNG to the exclusion of other formats).
EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
I'd like to be able to use PNG files as icon resources referenced from a JNLP file.
ACTUAL -
At the time, I can now only use GIF and JPG files.
###@###.### 2004-11-10 17:30:32 GMT