Does Windows 8 javascript apps support for Gif images?

Question

Does Windows 8 javascript apps support for Gif images?

If yes How can i display the gif image ?

I tried this below code but it wasn't working

  <img id="backround" src="images/header.gif" />

Thanks 

Abiruban

Answer 1

Hi Abiruban,

The support file types are listed here in the remarks section:  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh466114.aspx

Gif should work but not animated gifs.

-Jeff

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Jeff Sanders (MSFT)

Answer 2

As Jeff says, non-animated GIFs are supported. In your code above, make sure that the src URI is "/images/header.gif" with a leading / to make sure you're referencing from the package root. A relative URI without a leading / can end up not being resolved. See http://kraigbrockschmidt.com/blog/?p=425 for more on this.

Kraig

Author, Programming Windows 8 Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, a free ebook from Microsoft Press