From 08fc2bc31f6211331b2dfd4b80d2520b3e6de1a8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mattias Andrée Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 13:19:58 +0200 Subject: on vector images MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Signed-off-by: Mattias Andrée --- using-git.texinfo | 21 +++++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'using-git.texinfo') diff --git a/using-git.texinfo b/using-git.texinfo index 6fc0a72..fcd79c8 100644 --- a/using-git.texinfo +++ b/using-git.texinfo @@ -1382,13 +1382,26 @@ Luckly most type of files formats have an text based alternative. @table @asis -@item Images +@item Raster images Portable pixmap (.ppm, .pgm, .pbm, .pnm) is a text based@footnote{Optionally partially binary} image format that is supported by -The GIMP. - -@item Documentations +The GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP). + +@item Vector images +Scalable Vector@footnote{Yes it is redudant, +but that is really what it is called} Graphics +(SVG) is the most popular vector image format, +and in fact it is text based, more precisely +it is XML based. +Will you may not be able to view an SVG file +with merge conflicts, you are still able to +open it in an text editor and fix the conficts. +However it may not be the simplest thing to +resolve in a text editor it helps you to identify +where the conflicts are located in the graphics. + +@item Documentation Texinfo and TeX are two very popular alternatives to word editors such as Libre Office. -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2