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Will there be support for icons in this format?

http://www.gamani.com/apng.htm

September 12, 2007 5:22 PM from

I realize "apng" is still in its early stages, but are there plans to make this format or any other similar alpha channel animations supported? If not then please (re)consider this eye-candy!

A personal suggestion: Options to either play animation on mouseover and freeze the image when the pointer moves away or always play. Might also play through the ongoing loop on mouseovers even if the pointer leaves the area midways.

Could be nice right? What do you think?

Check out the link for info on apng format.

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Reply #1 September 12, 2007 8:42 PM from

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Have you seen the Animated Shortcut in the Object Dock Gallery?

Reply #2 September 13, 2007 1:42 AM from

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Haha first time I've heard of "apng". Animation may happen one day but the slowdown is its just sooo costly, paricularly in memory. At least now I can get away with keeping just 1 high-resolution-32bit-icon in memory per icon, I do that and I'm lookin at one for each frame!! Sure, people who use it should know better...buuut they'll still all call it a "pig" for even allowing that

hah

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