Re: Problem with broken images
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2004
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 56748
interpreted = N
texte = > > Are your visitors actually uploading image files? Many times on my >> jobs website the visitors fail to recognize that a word file with a >> picture in it is not a .gif or a .jpg file. The file is uploaded >> properly but cannot be displayed so the browser shows its 'broken >> image" icon instead. > >Yes, they are uploading themselves and we do get a little junk. But they >get to preview the upload before they post it (and abort if doesn't display) >which has cut down on the trash. How do they get to preview it first? Did you create some kind of feature in webdna that lets them preview the file in the browser BEFORE it gets uploaded? Or is this preview done in the visitor's OS when browsing to find the proper file to upload? I let my visitors see the image *after* it has been uploaded because I don't know how to let them preview it in their browsers before they upload, thus I am curious how you are doing this ... -- Kenneth Grome WebDNA Programmer Outsource Service Provider Phone: +6332 255-6591 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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> > Are your visitors actually uploading image files? Many times on my >> jobs website the visitors fail to recognize that a word file with a >> picture in it is not a .gif or a .jpg file. The file is uploaded >> properly but cannot be displayed so the browser shows its 'broken >> image" icon instead. > >Yes, they are uploading themselves and we do get a little junk. But they >get to preview the upload before they post it (and abort if doesn't display) >which has cut down on the trash. How do they get to preview it first? Did you create some kind of feature in webdna that lets them preview the file in the browser BEFORE it gets uploaded? Or is this preview done in the visitor's OS when browsing to find the proper file to upload? I let my visitors see the image *after* it has been uploaded because I don't know how to let them preview it in their browsers before they upload, thus I am curious how you are doing this ... -- Kenneth Grome WebDNA Programmer Outsource Service Provider Phone: +6332 255-6591 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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