[WEB4LIB] Tool for "breaking up" graphic files for web pages

[Thomas Dowling]

The webbily hip term for this appears to be "slicing".

There have been a slew of graphics programs released recently that are
optimized for web development.  I believe this is a typical function for
them--the web pages for Macromedia Fireworks and Adobe Imageready both
mention it specifically.

FWIW, I just did a quick test with Picture Publisher, a graphics program
that doesn't have this function built in, and it really wasn't that
difficult to do this by hand.

Thomas Dowling
OhioLINK - Ohio Library and Information Network
tdowling at ohiolink.edu


----- Original Message -----
From: Charles P. Hobbs <transit at primenet.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list <web4lib at webjunction.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 10, 1998 1:04 PM
Subject: [WEB4LIB] Tool for "breaking up" graphic files for web pages


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>There are a number of web pages, like http://www.aafla.org, that consist
>of several graphic files that have been split apart. They load into table
>cells, giving the appearance of a single graphic. But they have the
>flexibility of multiple files (e.g. only parts can be animated, as
opposed
>to the whole file, saving file size and download time)
>
>Does anyone know of a tool that allows one to "cut apart" a graphics file
>like this? (I know Photoshop, etc. can do this, but one often has
>difficulty counting pixels, getting the files to line up correctly, etc.)
>
>What I envision is a program that will
>a. load the graphics file
>b. allow one to draw "lines" on the graphic, indicating where it is to be
>split
>c. execute a command to "split" the file and save all the subfiles.
>
>Anything like that exist yet?
>
>Thanks!
>
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