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Sadly, there wasn't a better alternative. Especially on mobile. HTML5 requires a tap, a gif doesn't. I think that's what made all the difference in the world
by aspaceman 7y ago
Sadly, there wasn't a better alternative. Especially on mobile.
HTML5 requires a tap, a gif doesn't. I think that's what made all the difference in the world
Have there been attempts at alternatives that address the actual use cases for GIF in the wild?
- journalctl 7y agoAnimated PNG (APNG) seems like a decent alternative: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/APNG https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/APNG
- aspaceman 7y agoBased on that article, once Edge moves to Chromium based all the major browsers (except IE) will have APNG support. For folks more in the know: are there any political issues that would prevent more widespread adoption? Or is it just that most folks are already on GIF and it's "good enough". I suppose GIF being in the common vernacular might make things tougher as well.