2 Internet Explorer Q's

[Scooby_snax]

Mysteriously my IE wont allow me to do what I have done in the past namely
1 View source code on websites
2 When saving a pic it does not give me options such as jpeg tiff etc it only allows bitmap

I have tried looking for clues in the settings to no avail so maybe some kind soul can point me in the right direction please
Cheers
Steve

[gopher]

usually a sign that you have too much content cached - go to tools - Internet Options - Delete Files that should help.

Cheers

Paul

[pdV6]

Scooby_snax said:

When saving a pic it does not give me options such as jpeg tiff etc it only allows bitmap

I thought it depended on what format the picture was in on the page - i.e. if it was a jpeg, you'd get the choice of jpg or bmp, but if it was already a bitmap then bmp is the only option?

[slinksport]

gopher said:

usually a sign that you have too much content cached - go to tools - Internet Options - Delete Files that should help. Cheers Paul

Would you agree that allowing IE to manage the size of it's cache is a bad idea?

We tend to set caching down to about 10 or 15Mb

Slinky

[FourWheelDrift]

Scooby_snax said:

1 View source code on websites

Possibly your default HTML editor has changed.

Go to Tools -> Internet Options -> Programs

HTML Editor probably needs to say Notepad.

[miniman]

Scooby_snax said:

1 View source code on websites

It is possible to lock out this function using Javascript (IIRC) within the web page itself. Sometimes you get a pop-up box saying "no code stealing" or suchlike. It's done to prevent people (like me ) from nicking code. Poor show! How do they expect me to add decent stuff to my site??

Scooby_snax said:

2 When saving a pic it does not give me options such as jpeg tiff etc it only allows bitmap

I concur with pdV6 on this one - IE doesn't have any image conversion functions as far as I know, which would be necessary to allow you to save a JPG as, say, a GIF instead. It should only allow you to save the graphic in its original format.

HTH

[pdV6]

miniman said:

It should only allow you to save the graphic in its original format.

...or a bitmap, as effectively that's what Windows has had to display it as.

[Scooby_snax]

Ok chaps problem solved...in fact one action solved both problems....deleting my Temporary files
Thanks
Steve

[trooper1212]

miniman said:

I concur with pdV6 on this one - IE doesn't have any image conversion functions as far as I know, which would be necessary to allow you to save a JPG as, say, a GIF instead. It should only allow you to save the graphic in its original format. HTH

All true, until IE uses up its cache as mentioned. Then it only allows you to save as a bitmap until you clear it down.

Why? Who knows...

[pdV6]

trooper1212 said:

until IE uses up its cache as mentioned. Then it only allows you to save as a bitmap until you clear it down. Why? Who knows...

Blimey. That's mad - a bitmap is going to take up more space than the equivalent jpeg. Good old Windoze