Re: [SLUG] A question of browsers

From: Chuck Hast (wchast@gmail.com)
Date: Mon Dec 25 2006 - 15:24:33 EST


On 12/25/06, John Brown <photo.man@knology.net> wrote:
> Hi Guys,
> Websites and browsers I do a lot.
> I have 3 platforms in one room.
>
> ---------------
> Linux:
> Apache Error in FF
> The requested URL /Construction\Frontend\preamp.gif was not found on
> this server.
>
> URL in address bar
> http://www.k3pgp.org/Construction%5CFrontend%5Cpreamp.gif
>
> ---------------
> Widows XP on FF
> Same thing
>
> IE does find the image.
>
> ---------------
> Mac OS 10.4
> FF Still same problem, no image.
> Safari finds the image.
> Opera finds the image.
>
> Answer:
> Pathway to image is given as MS path, not Unix style.
> IE, Safari and Opera re-interpret the path as:
>
> http://www.k3pgp.org/Construction/Frontend/preamp.gif
> (copied from Mac OS X - Opera)
>
> FF does not re-interpret the path.
>
> --- Happy Holidays to All ---
>
> -- John
>
> On Mon, 2006-12-25 at 13:40, David R. Meyer wrote:
> > Interesting. I viewed it as well in Firefox 2.0.0.2 and in IE7. IE7
> > displayed it fine, but Firefox didn't. I'm perplexed why this would be
> > the case unless it is because (and I don't know...just guessing) that
> > the website was created using some MS utility.
>
> I think you're right.
>

I see it now, just had not looked at the angle of the slashes..

-- 
Chuck Hast  -- KP4DJT --
To paraphrase my flight instructor;
"the only dumb question is the one you DID NOT ask resulting in my going
out and having to identify your bits and pieces in the midst of torn
and twisted metal."
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