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Subject: Re: Problems viewing GIF file with find-file
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>>>>> "Glynn" == Glynn Clements <glynn@sensei.co.uk> writes:

    Glynn> Adrian Aichner wrote:

    >> I have been able to view some GIFs via find-file, like this one
    >> here:

    Glynn> If I click mouse-2 on either of these, I get:

Adrian Aichner wrote:

> press e on each of the GIF attachments, then try C-x C-f (find-file) on 
> each of them. Then your should see the problems I reported.

C-x C-f displays both images OK for me.

>     Glynn> [Unknown/Bsd GIF image encoding]
> 
> That's a different issue.
> 
> It seems that your external viewer cannot handle these images.
> 
> I have
> 
> `image-external-viewer' (buffer: *Hyper Apropos*, mode: Hyper-Apropos)
> 
> 
> User variable:
> 
>   value: "xv"
> 
>   *External viewer for image-mode.
> 
> What do you have?

I was using VM, which displays GIFs inline (but not those ones).

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Glynn Clements <glynn@sensei.co.uk>

