Hi Matthew,
Here's an example without using templates, but the same sort of behavior
applies when using templates too.
#lang racket
(require web-server/servlet
web-server/servlet-env)
(define SOMEPATH
(build-path "D:\\Tobias\\server-root"))
(define (start request)
(response/xexpr
`(html (head (title "Hello world"))
(body (h1 "Hello world")
(img ([src "/puppy.jpg"] [alt "cute puppy"]))))))
; puppy.jpg is located at D:/Tobias/server-root/htdocs/puppy.jpg
; Image only displays if I use the leading forward slash like this
(serve/servlet
start
#:server-root-path SOMEPATH
)
I noticed that the leading forward slash is used in the web applications
tutorial of the racket documentation, e.g. when referencing a css file
(search page for "test-static.css"):
http://docs.racket-lang.org/continue/
Tobias
On 28 January 2014 19:27, Matthew Butterick <m...@mbtype.com> wrote:
> I've not experienced this issue with the Racket web server. When you
> append a leading forward slash to a URL, you're obviously telling the
> browser something completely different about where to find the file. I
> would suspect it has something to do with either file organization, Racket
> web server configuration, or both.
>
> Where are myimage.jpg and mytemplate.html in relation to one another? In
> the same directory?
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 7:04 AM, Janos Tobias Locsei
> <jtloc...@cantab.net>wrote:
>
>> I noticed that when using the racket web server one needs to include a
>> leading forward slash when referencing static files e.g. a style.css or an
>> image.jpg. Is there a rationale for this? It's different than the usual
>> html convention, and it means that when using html template files it's not
>> possible to preview the template in the web browser without running the web
>> server.
>>
>> For example, I have a file mytemplate.html that includes the line
>>
>> <img src="/myimage.jpg" />
>>
>> The leading "/" is required for the image to be found by the racket web
>> server but it means that I can't preview mytemplate.html in my web browser
>> without first firing up the racket web server.
>>
>> It's not a big deal but I'm just wondering if there's a way around this.
>>
>> Tobias
>>
>>
>>
>>
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