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On Tuesday 11 November 2003 15:18, Adrian Midgley wrote: > On Tuesday 11 November 2003 13:16, John Daragon wrote: > > In order to merge a .gif or .jpg you're going to have to jump through > > the following hoops : > > I'm pond-life as a programmer, but it seems to me the easy way is to get a > file which contains the top 10 lines (50 scan lines or so) of a page with 98 or 196, since you ask, assuming 10pt and ITU-T rules... > the desired logo on in all its streaky glory, and hold that. > > Then get the variant part made into a file for faxing, then send the > headers, then the first file, then the second file to the modem. Merging > is a bit OTT. > > The most I'd expect you to have to do would be some arithmetic if there is > a filesize in the header of a fax file. That is (or may be ...) fine for a particularly structured logo or letterhead and if your target is always a roll fax machine. In my experience that approach would eventually result in a call from the client complaining that the page length had changed and documents destined for plain-paper faxes no longer fit on a page... Your mileage, of course, may vary. jd -- John Daragon argv[0] limited john@xxxxxxxxxx Lambs Lawn Cottage, Staple Fitzpaine, Taunton TA3 5SL, UK (house) 01460 234537 (office) 01460 234068 (mobile) 07836 576127 (fax) 01460 234069 -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe.