Re: Why can't I see my X-face?

[Emre Sevinc]

Emre Sevinc <emres@bilgi.edu.tr> writes:

> First I read GNUS FAQ and then:
>
> Here's my ~/.gnus:
>
> (setq gnus-posting-styles
>   '((".*"
>       (name "Emre Sevinc")
>       (address "emres@bilgi.edu.tr")
>       (organization "Istanbul Bilgi University")
>       (signature-file "~/.signature"))))
>
> (setq message-default-headers
>         (with-temp-buffer
>           (insert "X-Face: ")
>           (insert-file-contents "~/pics/emre-zaurus.face.quoted")
>           (buffer-string)))
>
> and right now, when I'm writing the message the headers look
> like:
>


I tried W f (Show X-Face) but what it shows is not what I see
in my original .xbm file. Also this is not the default behavior
but I can see others' "face"s. What must I modify?


>
> Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.gnus
> Subject: Why can't I see my X-face?
> X-Face: 
> ?x.2hKDsRa]HlPG$rU5BwdtKTi`LjH-VYqR7[u*{'&6KI;m!~M$n\\5b!#hg$y{z`P!mv:4)
>  ;-10LDS#|&1O]W8[`g@ALjNrY}?Ro6O26m(\\qE1;3l?VI6+].~b&v2'K/./E^Vfg>M_f1#d0WH
> X-Draft-From: ("gnu.emacs.gnus" "")
> From: Emre Sevinc <emres@bilgi.edu.tr>
> Organization: Istanbul Bilgi University
>
>
> I had that X-face data by turning a JPG into .xbm then using
>
> http://www.dairiki.org/xface/xface.php
>
> and then 
>
> cat emre-zaurus.face | sed 's/\\/\\\\/g;s/\"/\\\"/g;' > 
> emre-zaurus.face.quoted
>
> However, when I read back the messages I posted, I can't see
> any graphics.
>
> But I can see some graphics when I read some other people's
> posts, e.g. the ones from Pascal Bourguignon in comp.lang.lisp;
> hmm, I've just checked his headers and his is somehow different:
>
> Newsgroups: comp.lang.lisp
> Subject: Re: Why Lisp is not popular with average programmers
> Face: iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAADAAAAAwAQMAAABtzGvEAAAABlBMVEUAAAD///+l2Z/dAAAA
>       oElEQVR4nK3OsRHCMAwF0O8YQufUNIQRGIAja9CxSA55AxZgFO4coMgYrEDDQZWPIlNAjwq9
>       033pbOBPtbXuB6PKNBn5gZkhGa86Z4x2wE67O+06WxGD/HCOGR0deY3f9Ijwwt7rNGNf6Oac
>       l/GuZTF1wFGKiYYHKSFAkjIo1b6sCYS1sVmFhhhahKQssRjRT90ITWUk6vvK3RsPGs+M1RuR
>       mV+hO/VvFAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==
>
> What am I doing wrong?
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>

-- 
Emre Sevinc

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