PNG files vs..?

[overhung]

where is the logic in Microsoft?

- .PNG files, are possibly the best file type for web graphics, and IE still does not support it.

does anyone else know another way of getting such good quality pictures at low file sizes??

i'd be very glad to hear from you!

ps.Gif's are ok, but not when it comes to some of the more complicated images.

[h3li0s]

what do you mean IE dont support it? all my pngs are fine in IE. please reply

[aeon]

there have been quite a few vulnerabilities found in png's

[overhung]

so far.. every version of IE i've tried.. png files aren't supported, totally..

for example.. if they use a layer of transparency, it does not work.. you just see white where the transparency should be.

[Pathoschild]

PNGs are partially supported by IE, but alpha transparency isn't. I've never gotten around to testing it yet, but this site provides a solution.

http://www.koivi.com/ie-png-transparency/

[4play.bizhat.com]

gif's are the best i know thats supported by IE.

[overhung]

of course gif's are supported you idiot. but they are nowhere near as good as png file quality

[qaqash]

And the use of GIF is not free. Did you know that? If you are using gif, then the company may ask you to pay for it.
Yahoo is already paying thousands and thousands of $$$ a year for using gif pictures. It's just because they don't wanna lose those IE users who can't see PNG properly.

Solution - f**k IE and switch to FireFox.

[Taupe]

there have been quite a few vulnerabilities found in png's

Wrong. It was vulnerabilities in some programs displaying PNG.

[uniboee]

And the use of GIF is not free. Did you know that? If you are using gif, then the company may ask you to pay for it.
Yahoo is already paying thousands and thousands of $$$ a year for using gif pictures. It's just because they don't wanna lose those IE users who can't see PNG properly.

Solution - f**k IE and switch to FireFox.

:D

Agree. Never use GIF if possible, it's not free.