Re: Can't show up x-faces on WinXP installation

[Reiner Steib <reinersteib+gmane@imap.cc>]

On Tue, Dec 12 2006, Rud1ger Sch1erz wrote:

> Reiner Steib <reinersteib+gmane@imap.cc> writes:
>> I don't have a windows to test it, but by looking at the code it seems
>> that you need to install windows versions of the uncompface and
>> icontopbm executables.
>
> Yes, I knew that already and installed it on my machine, as I wrote in
> my first message. 

Ah, I missed this.

>> If a windows user could provide us concrete
>> information (download URLs, ...), we could improve the manual.
>
> I use compface-1.5.2 from
> http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/compface.htm
>
> It comes as a W32 install kit: compface-1.5.2.exe
>
> icontopbm can be found in Netpbm tools found at:
> http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/netpbm.htm
>
> It comes also as a W32 install kit: netpbm-10.27.exe
>
> After installing the packages by just starting the executables, you
> have to extend the PATH environment variable on your system to allow
> emacs, to find them. Normally they install in:
> c:\programme\gnuwin32\bin

Thanks.  I added the following information:

,----[ (info "(gnus)X-Face") ]
| On Windows, you may use the packages `netpbm' and `compface' from
| <http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net>.  You need to add the `bin'
| directory to your `PATH' environment variable.
`----

Bye, Reiner.
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