Re: JPEGs
Michael Lange <[email protected]>
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Hi, On Mon, 16 Nov 2015 11:50:44 -0700 Robert Greschke <[email protected]> wrote: > Why can't I go > > Pic = PhotoImage(file = "./lp.jpg") > > ? > > Are JPEGs not popular enough yet, or am I missing something? This is > one of the craziest restrictions to Tkinter I can think of. I wish I > knew how to fix it, but I just ain't smart enough. > > No, I don't want to use PIL. I'd like to make imbedded help that is > just simple text-picture-text-picture, instead of just text. Yes, the > pictures could be PNGs, but, again, are JPEGs just not popular enough, > or is it a licensing thing of some sort? reading https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPEG#Patent_issues I figure that it might be the latter. If you don't want to use PIL, maybe tkimg is an option for you? If not I am afraid you will have to stick with PNGs or GIFs. Best regards Michael .-.. .. ...- . .-.. --- -. --. .- -. -.. .--. .-. --- ... .--. . .-. "The combination of a number of things to make existence worthwhile." "Yes, the philosophy of 'none,' meaning 'all.'" -- Spock and Lincoln, "The Savage Curtain", stardate 5906.4