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New WLM 9,0 supports .gif? by Jimbo on 11-23-2007 at 07:03 AM
Is it true that WLM 9.0 now supports .gif animations?
Wont this make WLM slow down, will there be a size restricton?
RE: New WLM 9,0 supports .gif? by NanaFreak on 11-23-2007 at 07:05 AM
of course there will be a size restriction, and it wont slow WLM down too much really just think about it being 1 slightly larger emoticon.
but i dont really know if it is true that it does have it... though i think it will
RE: New WLM 9,0 supports .gif? by Jimbo on 11-23-2007 at 07:10 AM
quote:Mess.be has it on the new features list but i havent seen it anywhere else, and cool.
Originally posted by NanaFreak
of course there will be a size restriction, and it wont slow WLM down too much really just think about it being 1 slightly larger emoticon.
but i dont really know if it is true that it does have it... though i think it will
But if it loads them all on startup of wlm, and every one of your contacts has one, then it obv will slow it down, no?
RE: New WLM 9,0 supports .gif? by Dane on 11-23-2007 at 07:12 AM
These are pre-emptive questions. The build has not yet been released, and it will be an alpha, so no one can know for sure. It is a feature, Yes. Thats the extent of knowledge.
RE: New WLM 9,0 supports .gif? by NanaFreak on 11-23-2007 at 07:15 AM
you dont load everyones DP's on load... well only if you have them all in your cache =\
RE: New WLM 9,0 supports .gif? by vaccination on 11-23-2007 at 07:44 AM
I can't see it slowing down messenger much, it's only going to load them for the contacts you're speaking to and then cache them. It's the same as loading a .gif avatar on the forums, it doesn't lag your internet browser does it.
RE: New WLM 9,0 supports .gif? by markee on 11-23-2007 at 08:05 AM
I'm sure there are going to be auto restrictions on the likes of DP. Kind of like how our current ones get cut down and transformed into PNG, the new ones would probably have a limitted frame rate and dimentions.
As has been previously stated, this feature might be discontinued, all you have to do is look back at 8.1 B1 and see that they got rid of the Live and Local feature.
RE: New WLM 9,0 supports .gif? by exbox on 11-23-2007 at 02:04 PM
well, lets hope that its not discontinued and gif animated display pictures are added 
RE: New WLM 9,0 supports .gif? by Quantum on 11-23-2007 at 04:14 PM
Say i had 9.0 and a friend had 8.0 will they see the gif?
RE: New WLM 9,0 supports .gif? by Lt.Col.DraGon on 11-23-2007 at 04:21 PM
quote:
Originally posted by john-t
Say i had 9.0 and a friend had 8.0 will they see the gif?
Hmm, I don't think they will be able to see them because that is a feature of 9.0, not 8.1/8.5 . Maybe in later builds, MS may make it compatible so that an 8.x user can see 9.x's person animated gif.
RE: New WLM 9,0 supports .gif? by duck! on 11-23-2007 at 04:21 PM
quote:
Originally posted by john-t
Say i had 9.0 and a friend had 8.0 will they see the gif?
No, not moving
I could have my duck forum avatar as my Windows Live messenger Display picture and it'll move
RE: New WLM 9,0 supports .gif? by Oxy on 11-23-2007 at 04:33 PM
quote:doubtful, just a still image.
Originally posted by john-t
Say i had 9.0 and a friend had 8.0 will they see the gif?
RE: New WLM 9,0 supports .gif? by bobby2000 on 11-27-2007 at 06:53 PM
Probly make it so it just displays the msn piccy instead...
RE: New WLM 9,0 supports .gif? by McG on 11-28-2007 at 03:57 PM
it does support gif animations - there are even a few included in the install package. They must be smaller than 200 kb to work however and are only viewable by other beta testers. Those who are not beta testers only see the first frame of the animation - and NO, there is no slowdown at all 