Save as .GIF Image

This option provides the ability to write an image to a .GIF file. These files are commonly used for storing images on bulliten boards and on the World Wide Web as part of the HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language).

Write window from which buffer ?

The window may be saved from any valid buffer. The selected buffer will be made the current output buffer.

Name of .GIF file to write window to ?

The name of the file (and optionally the path) to save the window to must be specified.

Width of bit map (in square pixels) ?

DigImage will rescale the selected image to the size you wish to use for the .GIF file. Most GIF viewers assume square pixels, while the Data Translation frame grabber has pixels which are distinctly wider than they are high. By rescaling the image, the original aspect ratio can be preserved. This entry gives the width of the output image. The default value is set so as to preserve the aspect ratio by duplication of columns rather than removal of lines from the image.

Height of bit map (in square pixels) ?

This entry gives the height of the GIF file in pixels. The default value is set so as to preserve the aspect ratio given the width specified by the previous entry.

Write out Window or whole Screen ?

The contents of either a window within the chosen buffer or of the entire screen (in which case this option is equivalent to 'S' without any compacting) may be written out. If a Window is selected, then the normal method and considerations for specifying a window are relevant. Help with window specification is available through the H help option in the windows submenu.

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Stuart Dalziel, last page update: 19 February 1996