On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 04:10:32PM +0100, Brian Bailey wrote: > John > > > > I just got an email from i4imaging which included a file oleO.bmp which > > > NetSurf didn't like very much declaring BadType as it was fetching and > > > processing. Said file didn't seem to render. Are bmp file a no go area, > > > perhaps? > > > A BMP file made with DPIngScan loads fine, so your file is probably > > faulty - or, as sometimes happens, has the wrong file extension perhaps > > (?). > > > My BMP file starts with the characters 'BM' as viewed in a text editor. > > Thanks for that. It does indeed start with 'BM' but I'm mostly sure that > it wasn't generated with DPIngScan. Bound to be from the dark side, > really, but it does beg the question how many other BadFile types might > there be lurking out there? > > I've had something similar happen before but ignored it! > > Brian >
It is most likely that your application has saved the bitmap with a data filetype. NetSurf (correctly) converts the RO data filetype to the application/octet-stream MIME type which will not be considered as anything beyond binary data that cannot be interpreted. Additionally if the bitmap is small you might try opening a bug on the bugtracker and placing it there to be examined as without it no-one can make any sensible determination. And *not* specific to this report, just using it as an opportunity: Please, PLEASE, there are only a very small number of use working on NetSurf. Can users read http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html and follow its advice. Also http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html is worth a read but be aware of the offensive language in that one. We welcome bug reports, however, hand-wavy reports take a disproportionately large amount of time to answer so you run the risk of simply never receiving a reply. -- Regards Vincent
