153450 - RFE: Add support for AOL Image format (.art or image/x-jg) in Mozilla

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Core :: Graphics: ImageLib, enhancement)

Description

[David D. Kilzer (ddk)]

Some customers uploaded .ART files on our web site recently, and I
was surprised to find that Mozilla (a.k.a. Netscape) didn't support
this image format.

I find it ironic (to the point of humor) that while Netscape is
now owned by AOL[-TimeWarner], MS Internet Explorer is the only
browser that appears to support this image format inline.  (My
apologies in advance if I step on any virtual toes by filing this
RFE.)

I realize that no open-source library is available that decodes
this format, but my hope is that AOL will provide enough
information to include support in Mozilla/Netscape (or that
someone will reverse-engineer the format in the future).

See also:  Bug 89479 and Bug 92336

Comment 1

[Terri Preston]

If you do a custom install AOL art support would be installed

Comment 2

[David D. Kilzer (ddk)]

Using Mozilla under Red Hat Linux 6.2?  Or only on Windows?

Comment 3

[David D. Kilzer (ddk)]

Attachment: Image as JPEG

Comment 4

[David D. Kilzer (ddk)]

Attachment: Image as ART

Comment 5

[Terri Preston]

you are right, this is a bug on linux only though, WFM Mac trunk build
2202062008 and win Xp branch 2002062008

Comment 6

[Aaron Kaluszka]

Umm ART is supported in Netscape commercial only AFAICT.  So this bug is valid
for all OSes since its an RFE for *Mozilla* ART support.  The issue that ART
doesn't work on Netscape commercial Linux does not belong on Bugzilla.

Comment 7

[David D. Kilzer (ddk)]

Per Comment #6, changed OS back to "All", and added "in Mozilla"
to the Summary to make the bug clearer.  (Mozilla 1.0 on Windows 98
does not render ART images.  In fact, it prints out the URL for the
image instead of rendering it.)

Comment 8

[Stuart Parmenter]

this isn't going to happen.  if you want ART, you're only going to get it in the
netscape builds on windows and mac.  linux isn't supported by the ART libraries.

Comment 9

[R.K.Aa.]

*** Bug 195532 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 10

[OstGote!]

*** Bug 281052 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 11

[Stuart Parmenter]

*** Bug 285479 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***