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 [1/3] from: gchiu:compkarori at: 29-Apr-2001 19:23


I note from the desktop docs that icon can take a remote file for it's image. However, if I specify a cgi script that returns a counter as a gif image, it doesn't work ( for me ). -- Graham Chiu

 [2/3] from: allenk:powerup:au at: 29-Apr-2001 20:53


The name of the file for the icon would need to end in an extension the index dialect expects for an image, such as .jpg .png .gif .bmp If you need to associate another extension then you might try modifiying the entry in %filetypes.r Cheers, Allen K

 [3/3] from: gchiu::compkarori::co::nz at: 30-Apr-2001 8:04


On Sun, 29 Apr 2001 20:53:45 +1000 "Allen Kamp" <[allenk--powerup--com--au]> wrote:
> The name of the file for the icon would need to end in an > extension the
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> try modifiying the > entry in %filetypes.r
Hi Allen, That didn't work either. I guess it's because View tries to cache the image, and the filename is illegal as it includes arguments for a cgi script. And caching the image would negate the purpose of a visitor's counter. We need an enhancement to the index dialect to allow accessing cgi scripts as images. -- Graham Chiu

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