commit 4ac31b05c6fa703d634a17f68a859f28c61ff660 parent 28966a3657316f803336c81ceac3e9ead37e6b79 Author: FRIGN <dev@frign.de> Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2016 23:37:23 +0100 Add section on NetPBM Diffstat:
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diff --git a/tools.suckless.org/farbfeld/index.md b/tools.suckless.org/farbfeld/index.md @@ -65,6 +65,18 @@ libraries. The tools are just a toolbox to make it easy to convert between common image formats and farbfeld. +### What about NetPBM? + +NetPBM is considered to be the most simple format around, +however, there's much room for improvement. +Functionality like alpha channels and 16-Bit color depth +can only be achieved via extensions. +Due to it being a textual format it also lacks the desired +compression characteristics. +The question you have to ask yourself is: Can I read in a +format without consulting the manpages? If your answer is +yes, then the format is simple enough. + ### How does it work? In Farbfeld, pattern resolution is not done while