Re: [Lynx-dev] should lynx allow display of images without suffix?

[Stef Caunter]

On Mon, 11 Jun 2007, PBM . wrote:

> I would like to, but i think that lynx do not care if link is between
> img tags. The same error is in links(links -g) and w3m(with images)
> they do not display image.
> Currently in lynx, it is implemented through mime types, and mime
> types are often broken from servers via head request.


Broken servers (apache, etc.) exist, but changing a client isn't the right 
idea.

System mailcap, DOWNLOADER and PRINTER are the best ways to deal with dumb 
servers.

Stef
http://caunter.ca/contact.html



> So there need be a way where links inside <img /> would be downloaded
> and viewed with XLOAD_IMAGE without look at mime types but that have
> various implications. What is standard?
>
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