Re: [ROOT] PNG output?

From: Valeriy Onuchin (Valeri.Onoutchine@cern.ch)
Date: Thu Apr 08 2004 - 21:58:04 MEST


 Hi Andy,
ROOT supports "PNG bitmap".
Please, check $ROOTSYS/tutotrials/pad2png.C

Regards. Valeriy

win32gdk PNG is "almost ready" :-)

> 
> Hi again,
> 
> Is there any possibility that PNG bitmap output can be supplied in ROOT
> in addition to GIF format? This would be very nice, since GIF has a
> certain stigma due to the LZW compression patent (even thought I believe
> it's now expired) and since PNG is simply a nicer, more modern format.
> Apologies if it's already supported --- I couldn't find any mention of
> it in the 4.00/03 release notes.
> 
> Also, is there a way (e.g. a .rootrc directive) to specify the preferred
> output format from the canvas menu rather than have to drag the
> drop-down list to the right position each time? This would also be nice,
> but is rather less important!
> 
> Andy
> 
> -- 
> Andy Buckley, HEP Group, Cavendish Lab, Cambridge
> http://www.insectnation.org
> 
> 



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