Clever... that technique (loading a data URI of a small file and making
sure it works) should work with other formats too. I smell an avenue for
SVG support too here... ;)

-- brion


On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 12:33 PM, Mathias Schindler <
[email protected]> wrote:

> On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 8:27 PM, Brion Vibber <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Another possibility is to preferably load images on view/section
> expansion
> > via JavaScript, which can potentially give you a chance to query the
> format
> > compatibility in client JS and avoid any HTTP-level negotiation. (And
> also
> > doesn't load any images until you need them.) Things to think about...
>
> format compatibility check is usually done with these few lines:
> http://queryj.wordpress.com/2012/06/11/detecting-webp-support/
>
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