On 14.08.2010 17:22, Ray_Net wrote: --- Original Message ---
> J. Weaver Jr. wrote: >> Ray_Net wrote: >>> Jay Garcia wrote: >>>> On 13.08.2010 16:25, Ray_Net wrote: >>>> >>>> --- Original Message --- >>>> >>>>> Jay Garcia wrote: >>>>>> On 13.08.2010 11:11, Ray_Net wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> --- Original Message --- >>>>>> >>>>>>> Stanimir Stamenkov wrote: >>>>>>>> Thu, 12 Aug 2010 23:32:34 +0200, /Ray_Net/: >>>>>>>>> Stanimir Stamenkov wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> The problem with the non-standard compliant behavior of IE in >>>>>>>>>> this >>>>>>>>>> case >>>>>>>>>> is the URI may contain \ (back-slash) as non-hierarchical >>>>>>>>>> separator, >>>>>>>>>> therefore IE will incorrectly transform it to a forward slash and >>>>>>>>>> result >>>>>>>>>> in a non-existent URI. So SeaMonkey's behavior is just fine - not >>>>>>>>>> being >>>>>>>>>> "clever" about incorrect URIs containing back-slashes instead of >>>>>>>>>> forward >>>>>>>>>> slashes for hierarchical path separators. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> So you said that SM is not clever enough to transform it to a >>>>>>>>> forward >>>>>>>>> slash ? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> No, I said: "SM is not 'clever' about", which was meant as "SM is >>>>>>>> not >>>>>>>> stupid to". Sorry for not being clear enough. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> You are wrong because when i propose to SM the following: >>>>>>>>> file:///C:/Program Files/Abyss Web >>>>>>>>> Server/htdocs/IMAGES\pose-yoga.jpg >>>>>>>>> he shows me the picture and modify his URL-adress-zone as follow: >>>>>>>>> file:///C:/Program Files/Abyss Web >>>>>>>>> Server/htdocs/IMAGES/pose-yoga.jpg >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Why SM is clever with file adress and not with webserver adress ? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I think David E. Ross has given you a very probable explanation in >>>>>>>> another reply: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> news://news.mozilla.org:119/[email protected] >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> If you want to find out for real, you could ask the Mozilla devs >>>>>>>> in a >>>>>>>> more technical group. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> I will not go further, because SM gurus and devs think they are >>>>>>> the best >>>>>>> ... it's abnormal that SM works in every possible way except when >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> page is on my isp web space. This was causing me lot of >>>>>>> understandings >>>>>>> why it did not work when uploaded for "online" general use. >>>>>> >>>>>> File structure on the local system follows the rules of the >>>>>> particular >>>>>> OS involved whereas on a "server", the convention in most cases is >>>>>> quite >>>>>> different and therefore interpreted differently by the browser. >>>>>> >>>>>> file:/server/directory/file.htm is server based >>>>>> file:/c:/directory/file.htm is local system based and the browser >>>>>> will >>>>>> automatically insert two more // such as: >>>>>> >>>>>> file:///c:/directory/file.htm >>>>>> >>>>>> Your image is displayed because everything following the file:/// is >>>>>> interpreted as being formatted locally and local rules apply, >>>>>> therefore >>>>>> the backslash \ is rendered correctly. >>>>>> >>>>>> If you try: http://your_server/directory/images\image.jpg will >>>>>> usually >>>>>> not work because the \ is an illegal character as such in some >>>>>> browsers >>>>>> but not all browsers. IE guesses that the \ is really a / and will >>>>>> work. >>>>>> >>>>> As explained before http://localhost/IMAGES\pose-yoga.jpg with SM >>>>> works >>>>> ... localhost is a an access to "your_server" (mine) >>>> >>>> Yes, on YOUR local system, that's my point. >>>> >>>> If you try my examples, you'll find that it doesn't work on a remote >>>> server: >>>> >>>> http://www.ufaq.org/themes/RavenIce/images\logo.gif >>>> >>>> "local" systems are governed by whatever OS you're running locally. >>>> >>> Could you try ... with SM the following: >>> http://raymond.homedns.org/IMAGES\pose-yoga.jpg >> >> WFM, with SM 2.0.6. -JW > > Thanks for the test ... > Jay Garcia wrote: >>If you try my examples, you'll find that it doesn't work on a remote > server: http://www.ufaq.org/themes/RavenIce/images\logo.gif > > And in other words J. Weaver Jr. wrote: >>If you try my examples, you'll find that it DOES WORK on a remote > server: http://raymond.homedns.org/IMAGES\pose-yoga.jpg > > My example and your example doesn't work here with SM 2.0.6 or FF 3.0.8 -- *Jay Garcia - Netscape/Flock Champion* www.ufaq.org Netscape - Firefox - SeaMonkey - Flock - Thunderbird _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
