> At 02:45 PM 1/25/94 EST, ellson@hotsand.att.com wrote:
>
> >If a browser is extended to view TIFFs inline why can't I indicate
> >that in the .mailcap? If the browser is not capable of viewing inline
> >then the .mailcap can direct the image to an external viewer.
> >
>
> You are being extremely X-centric here. Most of the world isn't running
> X-windows.
>
> Also, inlined images and external images have a very different use in
> practice. If I find a document that has 10 inlined images that are
> links to other pages or files and they are launched into 10 external
> windows how in the world do I know which is which?!?
In addition, external filters are not likely to be aware of things like
overlaid anchors, etc.
Liam
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