XV does use GIF87 but xv does not have a option to save in 87 or 89 it seems
to save in 89

-----Original Message-----
From: Leslie Clark <lclark AT US.IBM DOT COM>
To: NV-L AT UCSBVM.UCSB DOT EDU <NV-L AT UCSBVM.UCSB DOT EDU>
Date: Tuesday, September 21, 1999 10:22 PM
Subject: Re: Background file


My  old blue notebook say that the xv tool lets you add text, change colors,
flip, rotate images, and is available from ftp.cis.upenn.edu in /pub/edu.
And that the xpaint tool lets you add lines and do shape editing. It is
available from
ftp.x.org/contrib/xpaint-2.1.1.tar.Z
I have not used them since I don't bother with backgrounds unless there is a
tour group coming through...

Cordially,

Leslie A. Clark
IBM Global Services - Systems Mgmt & Networking


Guys,  it says right in the NetView Administrator's Guide (page 4-2 in
hardcopy)
that the supported format for background GIFs is GIF87.  You should be able
to
see this online with dtext, under "Adding or Removing a Background Graphic".

James Shanks
Tivoli (NetView for UNIX) L3 Support