On Tuesday 14 September 2004 01:04 pm, Jared Anderson wrote: > That box is a jpeg image. Many of the other images on that website are > gifs. > > I would check for the package imlib. /var/log/packages shows I have: PACKAGE NAME: imlib-1.9.14-i486-2 Siri Amrit > > --)> 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 --------------------------------------------------- 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