My xxxx.png screenshot readable by Windows?

[Andrew Farris]

On Fri, 2010-01-15 at 20:56 +0800, HermanAA wrote:
> Screenshot-5.png
> I sent a screenshot (above) as an email attachment to a Windows user.
>  (a lady, novice Windows-user)
> 
> She told me she could not see (open) it.
>  (is it true that Windows does not recognize the .png extension?)
> She uses an old Windows version. XP or WIN98 I guess.
[snip]

afaik, windows does recognize .png files, but I've had similar problems
with pictures taken with the screenshot app.

> Can I convert .png to a more common format maybe?
>  (I cannot easily redo the screenshot)

you can simply open it with image viewer, and go File > Save As... and
save it as a .jpg file. Tested and works:

        Before:
                $ file '~/Pictures/test.png' 
                /home/andrew/Pictures/test.png: PNG image, 543 x 126,
                8-bit/color RGB, non-interlaced
        After:
                $ file '~/Pictures/test.jpg'
                /home/andrew/Pictures/test.jpg: JPEG image data, JFIF
                standard 1.01
        

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Andrew
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