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by nitrogen 2290 days ago
Why don't browsers add playback controls for .gif animations as well? It's kind of hard to rewind a .gif because of its layering structure, but rewinding video is similarly hard due to B/P-frames
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Because animated GIFs are horribly inefficient and their use should no longer be encouraged.

Should browsers add speed controls for the blink tag as well?