That box is a jpeg image. Many of the other images on that website are gifs. I would check for the package imlib. --)> oRiGiNaL MeSsAgE From --)> Siri Amrit Kaur Date --)> Tue, 14 Sep 2004 12:52:08 -0700 Subject --)> Re: "Missing text" in browsers > On Tuesday 14 September 2004 12:49 pm, Jared Anderson wrote: > > I am thinking Java and / or JavaScript have nothing to do with this > > problem. Typically, that box you are referring to is an image, not js or > > java. > > > > My guess is that image libraries aren't installed [properly]. > > > > If the image is a jpeg. > > http://www.ijg.org/ > > It's the Slashdot registration page that has the text box, and I can't help > thinking that the images in Slashdot being broken might be related to the > same problem. You know, the little pictures of Bill Gates as Borg and > stuff... None of my browsers see those images, but they did in Slackware 9.1. > All I see are broken image symbols. > > Siri Amrit > > > > > > > > > > --)> oRiGiNaL MeSsAgE > > > > From --)> Siri Amrit Kaur > > Date --)> Tue, 14 Sep 2004 09:53:47 -0700 > > Subject --)> "Missing text" in browsers > > > > > I was trying to create an account at a website. The page had a little box > > > of text and numbers that I'm supposed to type into the form to insure I'm > > > a real person and not some kind of bot. The problem is, I can't see any > > > text and numbers in it. I tried Konqueror, Opera, Galeon and Mozilla. > > > None of them display the contents of that little box. > > > > > > In addition, none of the images in Slashdot show up, either. I made sure > > > they weren't blocked in my /etc/hosts file and have cookies enabled, but > > > other than that, I don't know what to do. I checked /var/log/packages and > > > it shows I have Java installed. Is this a Java problem? BTW, I'm running > > > SLackware 10. This wasn't a problem in 9.1. > > > > > > Thanks for any advice, > > > Siri Amrit > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- my$.02 --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss