Vray help HTML: PNG files and Firefox.

[cpnichols]

Is anyone else havign this issue? Everytime I try to view a PNG file link from the Vray Help file using firefox, it comes out as garbled text, and not as an image...

This may be an issue with the way I have firfox setup (nothing special), but I am hoping that someone could point me in the right direction.

PS... I also want to note, that I can see png images on other webpages. Which is what makes it even more confusing.

[vlado]

Yeah, I'm getting this one too. Peter says it's because of some setup on the web server that needs to be changed...

Best regards,
Vlado

[vlado]

It usually works if you right-click and "save target as..."

Best regards,
Vlado

[jacksc02]

Vlado, nice avator you have!
Is vray working nicely in 64?

[vlado]

Vlado, nice avator you have!
Is vray working nicely in 64?

Hehe, I will post more on this later...

Best regards,
Vlado

[davemcd]

Any update on the png viewing issue... its really starting to give me the whoops. Saving countless images is getting a bit tedious

Cheers

Dave

[travistlo]

Copied From a website:

AddType directive
Syntax: AddType MIME-type extension [extension] ...
Context: server config, virtual host, directory, .htaccess
Override: FileInfo
Status: Base
Module: mod_mime

The AddType directive maps the given filename extensions onto the specified content type. MIME-type is the MIME type to use for filenames containing extension. This mapping is added to any already in force, overriding any mappings that already exist for the same extension. This directive can be used to add mappings not listed in the MIME types file (see the TypesConfig directive). Example:

AddType image/png .png

It is recommended that new MIME types be added using the AddType directive rather than changing the TypesConfig file.

Note that, unlike the NCSA httpd, this directive cannot be used to set the type of particular files.

The extension argument is case-insensitive, and can be specified with or without a leading dot.



http://www.kplug.org/apache_tutorial.../mod_mime.html

This is of course for a linux/apache server, I assume thats what you guys are running. Most phpbb forums run on linux/apache

[marco]

I would suggest using IE as does 99.9% of the world....

Marco

[travistlo]

I would suggest using IE as does 99.9% of the world....

Marco

no way. IE blows compared to firefox (imo)

[marco]

at least it doesn't have this PNG file link issue mentioned above...

[Dynedain]

its not a firefox problem persay - its an error in the webserver's mimetype declarations

[CCS]

I would suggest using IE as does 99.9% of the world....

Marco

I think that's the first recommendation of IE over FF I have ever seen!

Native PNG support is convenient, but does not rank over viruses, popups and memory hogging in my book.

[Dynedain]

This is the only server I've seen with this PNG problem - like I said, its a problem with the server declaring mimetypes improperly. IE has worse support of PNG than Firefox...IE doesn't support PNG alpha channel. Just last week, IE dropped beneath 90% market share because of Firefox.

[travistlo]

This is the only server I've seen with this PNG problem - like I said, its a problem with the server declaring mimetypes improperly. IE has worse support of PNG than Firefox...IE doesn't support PNG alpha channel. Just last week, IE dropped beneath 90% market share because of Firefox.

and the only reason IE has 90% is that Colleges/schools and a lot of home users still use IE becuase it comes with windows. Make people decided on DL'ing IE and FF, I bet you will see a huge change in the numbers.

[Syclone1]

This is the only server I've seen with this PNG problem - like I said, its a problem with the server declaring mimetypes improperly. IE has worse support of PNG than Firefox...IE doesn't support PNG alpha channel. Just last week, IE dropped beneath 90% market share because of Firefox.

and the only reason IE has 90% is that Colleges/schools and a lot of home users still use IE becuase it comes with windows. Make people decided on DL'ing IE and FF, I bet you will see a huge change in the numbers.

Good piont travistlo

-dave