Re: [newbie] Netscape and .png

[Wade]

Hi List,

        I am also very interested in this, as my understanding is that .png
is the equivilent of an 'open source', .gif type of format. I am curious
as to  
how many servers are actually configured to interpret this format? The
'admins' have to 
configure their servers to accept this format from what I understand
prior to them being
able to do so.

Thanks,

b/web
Wade



Dacia and AzureRose wrote:
> 
> .png is a file type that is highly compressed without
> much quality loss.  Sort of a suped up .jpg.  It is
> not a proprietary format of any kind.  It just hasn't
> caught on yet is all.  Gimp'll read em.  Most browsers
> will too.  I don't remember running into one recently
> so I can't say for sure if there is a problem with
> your install of netscape or if linuxnetscape doesn't
> support that format.  Anyone have any insights?
> 
> Dacia
> --- Vic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > What I do is to tell Netscape to open an external
> > viewer like
> > ee or xv when it encounters this .png file.
> >
> > I think that one of the image file viewers in
> > Mandrake
> > can do this.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 24 May 2000, Paul wrote:
> > > On Tue, 23 May 2000, Lance Borden wrote:
> > >
> > > >Hey y'all,
> > > >
> > > >When I'm using Netscape and come across a .png
> > image, I get a stupid error
> > > >message that the file type is unsupported or
> > unknown. Anybody know what I need
> > > >to do to get Netscape recognizing these? Thanks!
> > >
> > > Which version of Netscape is this? I have never
> > encountered a PNG file on
> > > the web. The only officially supported formats, as
> > agreed on by the whole
> > > world (perhaps except Micro$oft) are GIF and JPG.
> > > If those 2 work, Netscape is fine. Then blame the
> > maker of the webpage.
> > >
> > > Paul
> > >
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> > >
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> > >
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> >
> 
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