On Thu, 5 Jun 2003 9:37:7 +0000, J J Young wrote: > ======= On 2003-06-04 at 20:54:00 Glenn McCorkle wrote: =======
>> Since most of the images we encounter on the web are named in LFN format. >> It will be "next to imposible" to do it in DOS. >> That is why Arachne must save the files into the cache in 8.3 format. >> 8 numerical digits and a 3 character file extension. > Just FYI, the best known of the smaller current multi-platform (though > not DOS) browsers uses 8.3 filenames in its cache. When a webpage is > saved with images, the images are given 8.3 filenames based on their > originals (not those in cache) and the page source is re-written using > these names AND placing all the images in the same directory as the HTML. > Before Arachne's cache indexing went wrong, I'd occasionally save the > cache as a way to browse pages with images offline. A download manager > (WGET?) might be an option, but I don't know how/if the LFNs are handled. > Cheers, > Jake Young The Long File Names are not the subject although they might cause trouble. Many sites do use legal html, no javascript or other nasty things and images with 8.3 names... but these cannot easyly saved. All is in the cache... however with fancy numbered names and no clue to the original name that could be use by the HTML text file. There is a connection though... cache.idx In cache.idx the original names and the new ones in the cache are connected and it is possible to retrieve the data. But... I have to use a pen and paper (rather primitive) and do a lot searching if the cache is well filled. The history list (backspace key) will bring the site back to life if offline but no saving can be done... Can we direct the data to a file and not to the monitor (or both); that would solve the saving problem. Regards, Bastiaan ************************* Technische Redactie CQ-PA Bastiaan Edelman, PA3FFZ ************************* Attentie: e-mail adres bij Wanadoo niet meer gebruiken! [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.hetnet.nl/~ba8tian/index.html -- Virusvrij e-mailen? => Arachne browser/mailer -- This mail was written by user of Arachne, the Ultimate Internet Client
