README
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2Compface - 48x48x1 image compression and decompression
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4Copyright (c) 1990-2002 James Ashton.
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6Written 89/11/11
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8Feel free to distribute this source at will so long as the above
9message and this message are included in full.
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11The program (two programs really - but they're just links to each
12other) converts 48x48x1 images to and from a compressed format. The
13uncompressed images are expected to contain 48x48/4 (576) hex digits.
14All other characters and any `0's followed by `X' or `x' are ignored.
15Usually the files are 48 lines of "0x%04X,0x%04X,0x%04X,". The
16compressed images contain some number of printable characters. Non
17printable characters, including ` ' are ignored. The purpose of the
18programme is to allow the inclusion of face images within mail headers
19using the field name `X-face: '.
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21The programs make use of a library which can be used to allow the
22compression and decompression algorithms to be used in other
23programs such as mail despatchers and mail notification daemons.
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25A small amount of editing in the Makefile may be required to get it
26going - mainly setting EXECUTABLE to what you want and putting the
27manual entry in the right place.
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29 James Ashton.
30 jaa@cs.su.oz.au
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