Re: [newbie] Netscape and .png

2000-05-27 Thread Dacia and AzureRose
I tested it today and found that netscape (4.72 128 encryption version) read .png files in linux no problem. I didn't test the wandows version.. Dacia --- Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 25 May 2000, StormeRider wrote: I have not heard anywhere that PNG is a standard anywhere.

Re: [newbie] Netscape and .png

2000-05-26 Thread Paul
On Thu, 25 May 2000, StormeRider wrote: I have not heard anywhere that PNG is a standard anywhere. If it is, and Netscape does not support it, then NS is wrong. If PNG is not yet an accepted standard on webpages, then I am sorry for stating this again, but then the person who put the image there

Re: [newbie] Netscape and .png

2000-05-24 Thread Paul
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

Re: [newbie] Netscape and .png

2000-05-24 Thread Dan Ferris
Get plugger. http://fredrik.hubbe.net/plugger.html Here is a list of mime types it supports. PNG is on there, along with WAV, MIDI, MPEG, MP3, and a shitload of others. It will make your web browsing in Linux as good as it is with Windows. (Would be better except Netscape crashes a lot :-)

Re: [newbie] Netscape and .png

2000-05-24 Thread Dacia and AzureRose
.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

Re: [newbie] Netscape and .png

2000-05-24 Thread 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

Re: [newbie] Netscape and .png

2000-05-24 Thread StormeRider
At 07:44 AM 5/24/00 +0200, 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?

[newbie] Netscape and .png

2000-05-23 Thread Lance Borden
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! Lance