Attention AOL Users!
The AOL web browser is a modified version of
MSIE.
One of the modifications is that by default it "compresses" graphics to an .ART
format.
The problem is that when you save images off web pages in the AOL browser, they stay in
the .ART format - even if they are named with .gif or .jpg extensions. This means that
only MSIE Web Browsers can view images on your page - anyone using any other browser
cannot see them!
Too, there is no paint program that can read
and edit .ART format, so if you are downloading images even for non-Web use, you likely
won't be able to use them.
The solution is to turn off the compression feature. The steps for the latest version of
the AOL browser, are:
Select:
- Members
- Preferences
- WWW
- Web Graphics
Turn off Compress Graphics
The other solution is to download and install an un-modified version of MSIE or Netscape.
Also, please note that the AOL mail utility slightly corrupts the emailed code,
causing it to appear double-spaced when you cut and paste it onto your page. You can do
one of two things:
Go into the code after it's on your page, and remove all instances where there are two <br><br> together on the same line, and remove one of them.
If the code is really torched, pick it up from this page. Be sure to follow the instructions at the top of that page.