not insert characters outsite the ASCII range, because of the GIF format supports 7-bits ASCII texts only, that GIMP can’t provide. If you insert inadvertitely a non-ASCII char, the option will be automatically a special file format, in files with the extension .gpl. It is a very simple format, and they are ASCII files, so if you happen to obtain palettes from another source, and would like to use them in GIMP directory: if they are, they will appear in the list here. Each theme is actually a directory containing ASCII files that you can edit. They are pretty complicated, and the meaning of the contents goes beyond

special file format, in files with the extension .gpl. It is a very simple format, and they are ASCII files, so if you happen to obtain palettes from another source, and would like to use them in GIMP directory: if they are, they will appear in the list here. Each theme is actually a directory containing ASCII files that you can edit. They are pretty complicated, and the meaning of the contents goes beyond "Transparent" is called "Opaque". Examples of suitable formats for Transparent copies include plain ASCII without markup, Texinfo input format, LaTeX input format, SGML or XML using a publicly available

faster connection speeds. GIF comment GIF comments support only 7-bit ASCII characters. If you use a character outside the 7-bit ASCII set, GIMP will export the image without a comment, and then inform you a special file format, in files with the extension .gpl. It is a very simple format, and they are ASCII files, so if you happen to obtain palettes from another source, and would like to use them in GIMP animation. The version number can be distinguished from the first six bytes of a GIF file. Interpreted as ASCII symbols, they are “GIF87a” or “GIF89a”. GNU The GNU project was started in 1983 by Richard Stallman

PNM dialog is fairly self-explanatory. Raw means that the file is saved in binary format, whereas Ascii will cause the file to be saved as a sequence of printable characters. You’ll probably always want save PNM files in Raw format, as it’s smaller (eight times smaller, in fact) and saves faster than Ascii format. PNM is a UNIX image format. It is often used to translate images to and from other formats image format within programs, so if you are a programmer you have to choose whether to use Raw or Ascii in your program. Figure 6.12 The Textual Informations tab Figure 6.13 The Save As PNM dialog The