Where's the GIF support?
 

I have noticed that nothing I can find in any repository can play GIF files. I have lots of funny ones I like to attach to emails for friends. Does anyone have a desire to make a GIF plug for the image gallery or other facility? It was common on most Symbian smartphones and even some dumbphones, and could be of use to those of us with large libraries of vulgar and funny GIFs.

Has GIF not been supported in previous Maemo devices?

Re: Where's the GIF support?
 

You are talking about animated GIF files. Those can be played with browser. Of course, it is like a hammer but it works.

Re: Where's the GIF support?
 

Yes, the browser should work, but I agree that it would be nice if animated GIFs were supported in the image viewer. Or maybe it should be the media player? Hmm.

Re: Where's the GIF support?
 

You can always report a bug here or an enhancement request at Maemo Brainstorm

Re: Where's the GIF support?
 

In the past were it belongs... ;)

Re: Where's the GIF support?
 

well, I don't see any recent alternative... there were projects for animated png's, but those aren't reality so far...

Re: Where's the GIF support?
 

animated gifs are still big business online. far from "in the past"

Re: Where's the GIF support?
 

Doesn't CompuServe maintain a patent on GIFs?

Re: Where's the GIF support?
 

Yes they do which is why most people have now gone PNG instead :)

Re: Where's the GIF support?
 

Unisys, not CompuServe, the patent was on LZW compression, not GIF in general, and it expired in 2003.