At 02:22 PM 5/25/2011, V G wrote: > > > > Note how often we see people sending Eagle screen shots as > > JPEG files, for example. Think of the 40kbyte limit as a moron filter. > > > >I don't agree with this. 40k is an arbitrary limit not based on any actual >statistical or scientific research. I compressed my "line art" pictures wi= th >PNG and GIF (I really hate GIF), and both times, it was slightly over 40k >(about 60-80k). Yes, I could make it black and white, but I would be losin= g >a lot of information, like layer colours and so on. It shouldn't take this >much time and effort to display an image. This is 2011. Yeah - it *IS* 2011. That doesn't mean that you shouldn't try to=20 minimize bandwidth whenever possible. MIT pays for the bandwidth that this group uses. Sending huge image=20 files to thousands of people for no need just is not being a=20 responsible person. Most GIF schematics and drawings are anywhere from 3k to 10k in=20 size. That's entirely reasonable. If you need help in generating GIF files, just holler on the=20 list. There are lots of people who do this all the time (Joe - IVP,=20 for example). dwayne --=20 Dwayne Reid Trinity Electronics Systems Ltd Edmonton, AB, CANADA (780) 489-3199 voice (780) 487-6397 fax www.trinity-electronics.com Custom Electronics Design and Manufacturing --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .