Re: Can't forward animated GIF

On 17/7/06 14:59, in article u#7aykaqGHA.4988@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
"mmmmark" <mdneely@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


"Linotype" <r.schlemmer@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1153142997.943469.38830@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Steve B. wrote:

Is there some way to forward this message such the the recipient will see
the animation?

Steve = : ^ )


Come on, someone answer Steve's question.
I'm dying to know why this doesn't work, I would also like to know why
some GIFs don't work when received from fellow PC users.


You might try forwarding as attachment, but I can't remember if that is an
option on v.X. This method solves various ills on 2004.

-Mark



It can be done in vX, but there is no menu command for it, like there is in
v2004. All you need to do is create a new outgoing message and drag the
original massage into the new message window from the folder listing.

If you want to know what is going on, I can explain like this:

Entourage has a relatively simple HTML engine built in that is used for
display and editing of HTML content in 'simple' HTML messages. This limits
the HTML available to fonts, sizes, colours and a few other relatively minor
formatting attributes. This is the limit of what can be _created_ in
Entourage.

However, when a more complex message arrives (something using tables or
frames, for example), rather than failing to display it, the display is
passed off to a more complex rendering engine (the 'Tasman' engine). This
can display 'complex' HTML, but cannot create it.

Now, when your animated GIF arrived it was probably wrapped up in a complex
HTML message (it must have been). The display of the message was passed off
to Tasman, which was capable of animating the GIF for you.

When you chose to forward the message, the new draft forwarded message was
opened up using Entourage's more simple html editing engine. This strips out
all the frames, tables etc that it can't handle (which is why you see
formatting changes). When the message is sent, there is nothing in it to
trigger the passing of the message to the Tasman engine on receipt, and the
internal rendering engine can't animate GIFs.

The work round is to forward the original message as an attachment, which
preserves the original 'complex html', but it may need the receiving client
to open the attachment before they see the animation (this depends on their
client and the format of the original message).

You can create and send original messages with animated GIFs in Entourage
2004, however. You do it this way:

1. create a new word document containing the message you want to send. When
you insert the animated GIF, put it into a word table - a 1 row x 1 column
table will do fine.

2. Choose "send to > mail recipient (as HTML)" from the file menu

3. address your message and send.

Now, recipients using Entourage will receive a complex HTML message that
will be passed to the Tasman engine and have the GIF animated :)


--
Barry Wainwright
Microsoft MVP (see http://mvp.support.microsoft.com for details)
Check out the Entourage User's WebLog for hints, tips and troubleshooting
<http://homepage.mac.com/barryw/weblog/weblog.html>


.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Cant forward animated GIF
    ... display and editing of HTML content in 'simple' HTML messages. ... passed off to a more complex rendering engine. ... when your animated GIF arrived it was probably wrapped up in a complex ... to open the attachment before they see the animation (this depends on their ...
    (microsoft.public.mac.office.entourage)
  • Re: My new website
    ... >>> coffee pot and the radio animation because they are less busy. ... which read that line so they know what to render. ... HTML) and check the Document Type Definition "HTML 4.0 Transitional".' ... The browser will change all the newlines into single spaces ...
    (rec.arts.sf.composition)
  • Re: PowerPoint to HTML - animation using buttons
    ... ENTER) to go ahead or PgUp to go back through the animation steps, ... "Michael Koerner" wrote: ... > you use Slide Show, but, as you know, it don't work in HTML. ... how to make this kind of buttons that works in HTML? ...
    (microsoft.public.powerpoint)
  • Re: Save video as image sequence
    ... > Lightwave and remove the background (by saving the alpha channel?). ... > and using Lightwave as a "cheap" compositing program. ... Fairly easy if you have Adobe Premiere - render the animation out as a ... Save the frame sequences as a animated gif. ...
    (comp.graphics.apps.lightwave)
  • Animated GIF Viewer
    ... displaying an animated GIF and two buttons, ... When the user clicks the Stop button, the animation should ... height and width of the panel that will be needed to display them. ... public void startAnimation() { ...
    (comp.lang.java.gui)