Author Topic: TrID update of gpl.trid.xml for GIMP Palette (*.GPL)  (Read 3780 times)

jenderek

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TrID update of gpl.trid.xml for GIMP Palette (*.GPL)
« on: August 20, 2017, 04:27:07 PM »
Hello,

when i run TrID on dozens of Palette (*.GPL) mainly from GIMP 2.8.22 only some
are identified correct as "GIMP Palette" whereas most are described as
"Unknown!" ( see appended output/trid-old.txt ).

The file(1) command describes such files correct as "GIMP palette data" ( see
appended output/file-5.31.txt ).

So i update definition by running tridscan and finally get gpl.trid.xml.

After comparing old and new definition file it can be seen that a line like
"Columns: 16" found for example in Ega.gpl is not always part of palette files.
This is expressed that in global string section an XML line is removed like:
   <String>COLUMNS</String>

Furthermore in old definition file gimp page on Wikipedia was used as
reference by line:
   <RefURL>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIMP</RefURL>
This is a little too general. So replace it by gimp documentation page
concerning "Palettes" by XML line:
   <RefURL>https://docs.gimp.org/en/gimp-concepts-palettes.html</RefURL>

Because there exist also other text files with GPL extension like the "GPL
License File" it is useful to give a short additional description for that
text file sort. Characteristic for gimp pgl files as lines defining the color
inside palette. So expressed this fact by remark line like:
<Rem>
color line consists of red green blue number values and an optional color name
</Rem>


With updated definition file all inspected palette files now described
correct (See appended output/trid-new.txt).

TrID definition, output are stored in archive gimp_.zip.
I hope that my XML file can be used in future version of triddefs.

With best wishes
Joerg Jenderek

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Re: TrID update of gpl.trid.xml for GIMP Palette (*.GPL)
« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2017, 04:54:20 PM »
Thanks as usual!