Re: face trouble

[Lloyd Zusman <ljz@asfast.com>]

Phil Humpherys <phumpherys@utah-inter.net> writes:

> I'm a bit stuck...  please find attached a .jpg version of my
> usenix face.  I've tried saving it to a 48x48 image, and running
> compface on it, but I can't see to get it right...  could someone
> take the .jpg and run it through the process that will result in
> the X-face: header for me and send it back?
> 
> Alternatively, could someone show me a step-by-step guide on
> this?  I've just been running through man pages trying to figure
> it out...  I'd appreciate some help here, thanks.

I had a similar question, and I just figured out the answer.

If you already have `xv' and all the `pbm' utilities (and they are
in your PATH), you can do the following:

(1)  Go to this site:

       ftp://ftp.cs.indiana.edu/pub/faces/picons/src/

     Download `bits-2.6.tar.Z'

(2)  When you un-tar it, it'll create a `bits' directory.  Go there,
     and you'll see a script called `xbmtoikon'.  Install this somewhere
     in your PATH and make sure that it's set to be executable.

(3)  Bring up your .jpg image in `xv' and use that utility to convert
     it to a 48x48x1 image.  Save this image in the format "X11 Bitmap".
     Suppose that you call it `myimage.xbm'.

(4)  Run the following command:

       xmbtoikon myimage.xbm | compface >face.out

(5)  Edit `face.out', and concatenate all the lines into a single line,
     with no spaces separating the contents of the original lines.
     Stick an `X-Face:' header to the left of this resulting line.

Include this among the headers of your news or email messages, and
your face should show up in properly configured versions of Gnus.

I'm not sure if there's a way to use multiple lines in your message
instead of concatenating them into a single line.

I hope this helps.

-- 
 Lloyd Zusman
 ljz@asfast.com