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Ken wrote:
> > > Now, I will say that for this newsgroup often JPG will suit the image
> > > fine. In this case, however, given the large expanses of flat color
> > > ( the black especially ), and the subtle details in the actual image,
> > > I would say that PNG is a good choice for this one. Even on 16-bit
> > > display and using 100% quality, the JPG version looses much of the
> > > clarity of the image.
>
> I have no opinion on the subject and don't want to jump into the
> middle of this but... I just came across the PNG home page and offer
> the link to any and all who so chooses to visit the site. Perhaps
> a short browse through the material will offer the added advantage of
> a more informed opinion on the subject or it might clear up a few
> misinformed or misguided notions on the subject. Perhaps not but I am
> a giving person and offer this link freely and expect nothing in return
> for having given it. Learn it, teach it, use it wisely, and then shall
> you truly live long and prosper.
>
> ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/png/index.html
>
One minor update ;-)
I'd suggest using http instead (it works now)
http://www.cdrom.com/pub/png/
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Ken wrote:
> Jon A. Cruz wrote:
>
> > > ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/png/index.html
> > >
> >
> > One minor update ;-)
> >
> > I'd suggest using http instead (it works now)
> >
> > http://www.cdrom.com/pub/png/
>
> Strange ! With Netscape I go straight to the html page with no problems
> when I click on the link I provided. Are you using something different
> than Netscape as your communications package on the net ?
Ahh, yes grashopper, but there is more than appears to the eye. :-)
If you use the ftp access to hit the web site, you get none of the HTTP
header info. No last modified dates, MIME types, etc.
With FTP, the MIME type is guessed by the browser by looking up the known
extensions in it's list of helper apps. And there is no chance of it being
told the charset, last-expires, last-mod, etc. Or of doing smart client
negotiation for asset types...
But, when using HTTP to access the pages, the browser can get all that
info, and does not have to do any of the guessing. Always a safer thing to
do.
So, that's why I suggested doing HTTP instead of FTP. (Does that all make
sense now?)
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