Re: Image service plugin

On 4/2/07, Robert Rainwater < rainwatermiranda-im.org">rainwatermiranda-im.org > wrote:

Monday, April 2, 2007, 9:25:15 AM, you wrote:
>; &nbsp; &nbsp;Hello, Robert!
> &nbsp;  Sun, 25 Mar 2007 10:45:17 -0400 you wrote:

&gt;>> So, What's the conclusion? Can we use this DLL as a better base (as far
>&gt;> as parsing goes) for images?
RR>> This plugin doesn't fix the real issue at all.

&gt; Just compiled the version of MSN which uses the FreeImage services - HURRAH!
&gt; it fixed all problems with the transparent avatars resizing. So I can say
> that we really need it.

Those aren't the issues for which I am referring.

RR>&gt; Loadavatars/png2dib are not defined very well.

>; png2dib shall die, and its module should be included into that new plugin.

That's fine.

RR&gt;> The best solution is to create a better image handling api and remove
RR>> all of the image handling code from load avatars.&nbsp; I haven't tested your
RR>;> dll but it shouldn9;t replace png2dib in 0.7.

> I don't like the idea of having three separate dlls: loadavatars, freeimage
> & png2dib. Imho the right way is to make the single plugin, which will
> handle all avatar';s issues in Miranda. Also, cause FreeImage really solves
>; all problems with transparent images, it should replace png2dib asap.

The image handling api needs to be better defined. Also, mixing avatar
avatar handling with image handling inherently causes mods to be
created. &nbsp;We need to define a api for image handling that is not tied
to avatar handling.&nbsp; There's no reason avatar handling code can't be
in the core.

Robert


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