Charles Crocker wrote:
What I get is an extended download period and then a near full screen image. Attempting to save it brings up the message that I need to buy Quick Time Pro in order to do anything with the downloaded file. What is going on?
Hey there, Charles!! :-) Not sure what browser you are using, but you might try going into the OPTIONS or PREFERENCES and see if there is an area to set the APPLICATIONS which the browser tends to fall back upon with several different file formats. You will probably find an entry that has something about PNG Image (image/png) or (image/x-png). This will show it connected to a specific software for viewing such file types, and in your case it seems to be QuickTime. You can change this to either SAVE AS, ALWAYS ASK, OTHER..., or some listed application. But most modern browsers should already have the ability to automatically handle viewing the PNG file format. Then again, sometimes other software that has been installed will take over those settings with a Plug-In to the browser, or change the Registry Settings within Windows.
This may be as good a time as any to raise the question of the relevance of PNG. Now that whatever patents on GIF are obsolete is there any reason for not going back to it?
No reason at all. I still recommend it for many generated graphic images, but not for all. Sincerely, P.N.L. -------------------------------------- http://www.Nahee.com/PNL/Fractals.html http://www.Nahee.com/Fractals/