Issue822: Broken GIFs should be handled gracefully - XEmacs Issue Tracking System

classification

Title	Broken GIFs should be handled gracefully
Type	defect	Module	core code 21.5
Severity	inconvenience	Platform	N/A
Keywords	error handling	Nosy List	mike.kupfer, stephen

explanation

process

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Status	new		Reason
Superseder
Priority	normal		Assigned To

Created on 2011-12-31.13:54:58 by stephen, last changed 2013-08-30.05:23:29 by admin.

Files
File name	Uploaded	Type	Edit	Remove
img.gif	stephen, 2011-12-31.13:56:02	image/gif

Messages
msg2467	[hidden] ([hidden])	Date: 2012-12-24.09:10:57
This bug is still unfixed, but it's basically an inconvenience at worst. The conclusion was that the GIF-handling itself was doing OK, but the error-reporting by functions calling `make-image-instance' was gross. See discussion in threads titled "XEmacs and 1x1 gif images": http://lists.xemacs.org/pipermail/xemacs-beta/2012-January/thread.html http://lists.xemacs.org/pipermail/xemacs-beta/2011-December/thread.html
msg2395	[hidden] ([hidden])	Date: 2011-12-31.13:56:02
img.gif is the bogus file in question (needs a semicolon at end).
msg2394	[hidden] ([hidden])	Date: 2011-12-31.13:54:57
Robert Pluim sez: ads.pheedo.com serves 1x1 gif images that are not 100% correct, resulting in the following type of error when using gnus: (3) (image/warning) error: (image-conversion-error (GIF error: read failed [gif :data GIF89a^A^A\200ÿÀÀÀ!ù^D^A,^A^A^B^BD^A])) References: http://news.gmane.org/find-root.php?message_id=%3cm3hbidtph4.fsf%40quimbies.gnus.org%3e http://list-archive.xemacs.org/pipermail/xemacs-beta/2010-August/019895.html

History
Date	User	Action	Args
2013-08-30 05:23:29	admin	set	keyword: - unused1
2012-12-27 19:29:05	mike.kupfer	set	nosy: + mike.kupfer
2012-12-24 09:10:57	stephen	set	messages: + msg2467 severity: some work obstructed -> inconvenience
2011-12-31 13:56:02	stephen	set	files: + img.gif messages: + msg2395
2011-12-31 13:54:58	stephen	create