Version 2.0 for Netscape Communicator PR3
(c) 1997 Siegel &
Gale
Please direct comments and questions to:codelab@www.siegelgale.com
Known Issues/Bugs with PNG Live 2.0 beta 5
Thank you for your interest in PNG Live 2.0. This document describes
current known issues with PNG Live 2.0 for Communicator. If you discover
an issue or bug in using our software, please send email to codelab@www.siegelgale.com,
and be sure to outline all your system specifics, such as platform, operating
system, browser version, memory,etc. Please send any additional comments
on this software to azolli@siegelgale.com.
Fixs in the latest version:
- The "disappearing mouse" problem has been corrected.
- Most of the crashes have been completely eliminated.
- The "failed to create empty document" problem has been corrected.
- Progressive display and interlacing have been added with this release.
- In general, this release is stable and feature-complete.
Known issues with PNG Live 2.0:
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Currently, the plug-in only works with Netscape Communicator version
PR3 and higher. If you are using PR1 or PR2, performance is not guaranteed.
In particular, it will be impossible on earlier versions of Netscape Communicator
to "right click" on a PNG image and see the About Box or save a PNG image
to disk. In this situation, or if you are using Netscape Navigator, install
PNG Live 1.0, available at
http://codelab.siegelgale.com/solutions/
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Resizing the browser window of PR3 while displaying an embedded PNG
image can sometimes cause the images to disappear completely. Should this
occur, re-loading the page should cause the PNG images to redraw correctly.
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PNG images which are embedded within a Communicator page do not currently
print. This is the result of a problem with Netscape Communicator itself
and expected to be fixed in a later version.
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PNG Live 2.0 automatically dithers high resolution (16-bit and higher)
images on monitors with 256 color displays. This dithering can sometimes
lead to unusual distortions of the image. Be sure to test high-resolution
images on lower resolution monitors to ensure quality.
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Layered PNG images can occasionally not draw correctly the first time
they are called. Reloading or scrolling through the HTML page usually solves
this problem. This bug is related to problems with the Netscape Communicator
rendering engine and should be fixed in a subsequent release of Communicator.
(c) 1996, 1997 Siegel & Gale 10 Rockefeller Plaza New
York, NY 10020
1-212-707-4000 (v) 1-212-707-4001 (f)
This document last updated May 31, 1997.