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Re: Fwd: Hylafax



On Thu, 19 Feb 1998, you wrote on subject Re: flexfax: Fwd: Hylafax:
>> depending on your settings. Yes, this is TIFF. No, many graphic
>> viewers cannot handle it properly, being written for more commonly
>> used *versions* of TIFF.
>
>The problem with TIFF is that people think it is a graphics format, when
>it is really a format for describing graphics format.  TIFF viewers may
>only understand a limited number of the possible formats.  The T stands
>for tag; the tags label parameters about the image, including which basic
>format it is.
>
>Like Postscript Level 2, TIFF can contain data in essentially GIF and
>JPEG formats, as well as raw bit maps and fax encodings.
>
>Incidentally the Wang Imaging Tool, bundled with NT 4, can view Hylafax
>generated TIFF(G3) documents.


Thanks !!!

Still what algorithm would you recommend in order to view faxes in a
browser, instead to have OS call the associative program for TIFF ??

Thanks again !!!!!!!!!


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Sinisa

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