function writeGIF
%WRITEGIF Write the image in a gif file format

%
% Copyright (c) 1995 by Claudio Rivetti and Mark Young
% claudio@alice.uoregon.edu,    mark@alice.uoregon.edu
%

global savepath Handlefig Handleimg

[name, path] = uiputfile([savepath '*.gif']);

if ~isempty(name) & name ~= 0
	f=watchon;
	statusbar('Writing GIF file...');
        GIFname = [path name];

	ex=findobj('tag', 'EXP_TYPE');
	
	if onoff(get(ex, 'checked'))
	  m=colormap;
	  g=get(Handleimg, 'cdata');
	else
	  figure(Handlefig);
	  drawnow;
	  [g,m] = capture(Handlefig);
	end

        gifwrite(g,m,GIFname);
        
        watchoff(f);
	clearstatusbar;
end

return