Comment On Technically, It's Still GIF Animation

LightStyx:

Now for the comment...

here's an easy way around that... just create the gif animation in GIMP as one file then stick it in there. Why would one need programming to animate a gif when they themselves are already animated?

illtiz:

LightStyx:

Now for the comment...

here's an easy way around that... just create the gif animation in GIMP as one file then stick it in there. Why would one need programming to animate a gif when they themselves are already animated?

Is it me or does the article point that out itself?

But kudos on being Fist.

LightStyx:

Now for the comment...

here's an easy way around that... just create the gif animation in GIMP as one file then stick it in there. Why would one need programming to animate a gif when they themselves are already animated?

Bobbo:

illtiz:

LightStyx:

Now for the comment...

here's an easy way around that... just create the gif animation in GIMP as one file then stick it in there. Why would one need programming to animate a gif when they themselves are already animated?

Is it me or does the article point that out itself?

But kudos on being Fist.

Hang on, doesn't it say that in the article?

LightStyx:

First...

LightStyx:

Now for the comment...

here's an easy way around that... just create the gif animation in GIMP as one file then stick it in there. Why would one need programming to animate a gif when they themselves are already animated?

HVS:

Actually, there is a perfectly good reason to do this. If you have a "report running" page

Whole Wheat Noodles:

LightStyx:

Now for the comment...

here's an easy way around that... just create the gif animation in GIMP as one file then stick it in there. Why would one need programming to animate a gif when they themselves are already animated?

Wow. You do realise the purpose of this site?

animFrame = animFrame % 6 + 1;

animFrame = (animFrame + 1) % 6;

Peter:

animFrame = animFrame % 6 + 1;

should be:

animFrame = (animFrame + 1) % 6;

setTimeout(Animate, 200)

illtiz:

Bobbo:

illtiz:

LightStyx:

Now for the comment...

here's an easy way around that... just create the gif animation in GIMP as one file then stick it in there. Why would one need programming to animate a gif when they themselves are already animated?

Is it me or does the article point that out itself?

But kudos on being Fist.

Hang on, doesn't it say that in the article?

Come to think of it, the article mentions the same thing already.

illtiz:

Bobbo:

illtiz:

LightStyx:

Now for the comment...

here's an easy way around that... just create the gif animation in GIMP as one file then stick it in there. Why would one need programming to animate a gif when they themselves are already animated?

Is it me or does the article point that out itself?

But kudos on being Fist.

Hang on, doesn't it say that in the article?

Come to think of it, the article mentions the same thing already.

cdosrun:

illtiz:

Bobbo:

illtiz:

LightStyx:

Now for the comment...

here's an easy way around that... just create the gif animation in GIMP as one file then stick it in there. Why would one need programming to animate a gif when they themselves are already animated?

Is it me or does the article point that out itself?

But kudos on being Fist.

Hang on, doesn't it say that in the article?

Come to think of it, the article mentions the same thing already.

Check out http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/Technically,-Its-Still-GIF-Animation.aspx for an easy alternative to animated GIFs

illtiz:

cdosrun:

illtiz:

Bobbo:

illtiz:

LightStyx:

Now for the comment...

here's an easy way around that... just create the gif animation in GIMP as one file then stick it in there. Why would one need programming to animate a gif when they themselves are already animated?

Is it me or does the article point that out itself?

But kudos on being Fist.

Hang on, doesn't it say that in the article?

Come to think of it, the article mentions the same thing already.

Check out http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/Technically,-Its-Still-GIF-Animation.aspx for an easy alternative to animated GIFs

Thanks! Also, more useful information and links can be found at http://thedailywtf.com/Comments/Technically,-Its-Still-GIF-Animation.aspx

function Animate() {

   var img = document.getElementById('Logo');

   var async_loop;

   var animFrame = 0;

   async_loop = function() {

      animFrame = animFrame % 6 + 1;

      img.src = 'Template/Wait0' + animFrame + '.gif';

      setTimeout(async_loop, 200);

   };

   async_loop();

}

HVS:

Actually, there is a perfectly good reason to do this. If you have a "report running" page that has been submitted, Firefox will often stop all running animations on the page. This is not a problem in IE. By doing it with javascript, it avoids this problem.

cdosrun:

Check out http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/Technically,-Its-Still-GIF-Animation.aspx for an easy alternative to animated GIFs

Ted:

illtiz:

cdosrun:

illtiz:

Bobbo:

illtiz:

LightStyx:

Now for the comment...

here's an easy way around that... just create the gif animation in GIMP as one file then stick it in there. Why would one need programming to animate a gif when they themselves are already animated?

Is it me or does the article point that out itself?

But kudos on being Fist.

Hang on, doesn't it say that in the article?

Come to think of it, the article mentions the same thing already.

Check out http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/Technically,-Its-Still-GIF-Animation.aspx for an easy alternative to animated GIFs

Thanks! Also, more useful information and links can be found at http://thedailywtf.com/Comments/Technically,-Its-Still-GIF-Animation.aspx

Thanks! I was trying to remember where it was I read about this and could only vaguely rememebr a TDWFT article...

Ted:

illtiz:

cdosrun:

illtiz:

Bobbo:

illtiz:

LightStyx:

Now for the comment...

here's an easy way around that... just create the gif animation in GIMP as one file then stick it in there. Why would one need programming to animate a gif when they themselves are already animated?

Is it me or does the article point that out itself?

But kudos on being Fist.

Hang on, doesn't it say that in the article?

Come to think of it, the article mentions the same thing already.

Check out http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/Technically,-Its-Still-GIF-Animation.aspx for an easy alternative to animated GIFs

Thanks! Also, more useful information and links can be found at http://thedailywtf.com/Comments/Technically,-Its-Still-GIF-Animation.aspx

Thanks! I was trying to remember where it was I read about this and could only vaguely rememebr a TDWFT article...

PSWorx:

cdosrun:

Check out http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/Technically,-Its-Still-GIF-Animation.aspx for an easy alternative to animated GIFs

A circular reference! :O
I hope the forum's garbage collector can handle that...

Smash King:

Ted:

illtiz:

cdosrun:

illtiz:

Bobbo:

illtiz:

LightStyx:

Now for the comment...

here's an easy way around that... just create the gif animation in GIMP as one file then stick it in there. Why would one need programming to animate a gif when they themselves are already animated?

Is it me or does the article point that out itself?

But kudos on being Fist.

Hang on, doesn't it say that in the article?

Come to think of it, the article mentions the same thing already.

Check out http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/Technically,-Its-Still-GIF-Animation.aspx for an easy alternative to animated GIFs

Thanks! Also, more useful information and links can be found at http://thedailywtf.com/Comments/Technically,-Its-Still-GIF-Animation.aspx

Thanks! I was trying to remember where it was I read about this and could only vaguely rememebr a TDWFT article...

And there's another useful option in that article's comments, posted by LightStyx (IIRC).

illtiz:

cdosrun:

illtiz:

Bobbo:

illtiz:

LightStyx:

Now for the comment...

here's an easy way around that... just create the gif animation in GIMP as one file then stick it in there. Why would one need programming to animate a gif when they themselves are already animated?

Is it me or does the article point that out itself?

But kudos on being Fist.

Hang on, doesn't it say that in the article?

Come to think of it, the article mentions the same thing already.

Check out http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/Technically,-Its-Still-GIF-Animation.aspx for an easy alternative to animated GIFs

Thanks! Also, more useful information and links can be found at http://thedailywtf.com/Comments/Technically,-Its-Still-GIF-Animation.aspx

Run This:

HVS:

Actually, there is a perfectly good reason to do this. If you have a "report running" page

Remind me again why we need that cute dancing cartoon? Oh yeah it is to reassure the timid little untrainable luser that his precious report is still running. Even if it isn't. Damn lying GUI designers. Hey but at least it's colorful.

illvm:

Maybe the original code was to support animated PNGs in a browser that *still* doesn't support them.

illvm:

TRWTF is they are using eval in the setTimeout() function

M C Spanner:

or use the animated gif and re-set the source of the image on submit and it'll keep going

Addison:

*claps slowly*

whatever:

LightStyx:

First...

LightStyx:

Now for the comment...

here's an easy way around that... just create the gif animation in GIMP as one file then stick it in there. Why would one need programming to animate a gif when they themselves are already animated?

O....M......G......!!!!

You submit a 'first post' which is soooo lame it's ludicrous, and then 4 minutes later post a comment that is spelled out right there in the article.

Wow.

LightStyx:

Now for the comment...

here's an easy way around that... just create the gif animation in GIMP as one file then stick it in there. Why would one need programming to animate a gif when they themselves are already animated?

Zhango!:

...but I have animated GIFs shut off in my browser, so there!

Which reminds me, he forgot the code for what to do if JavaScript is shut off.

if ( javascriptEnabled() )

jspenguin:

I see the WTF. They're passing a string to setTimeout. They should pass a function object, so it doesn't have to recompile the code every 200 ms:

setTimeout(Animate, 200)

Or, even better, they could call setInterval once and it will automatically reschedule the timer.

I hate when people don't take the time to read the API documentation.

whatever:

LightStyx:

First...

LightStyx:

Now for the comment...

here's an easy way around that... just create the gif animation in GIMP as one file then stick it in there. Why would one need programming to animate a gif when they themselves are already animated?

O....M......G......!!!!

You submit a 'first post' which is soooo lame it's ludicrous, and then 4 minutes later post a comment that is spelled out right there in the article.

Wow.