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Author: Jared Anderson
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To: plug-discuss
Subject: Re: "Missing text" in browsers
No problem. Just so you know, web sites will load images from other web sites sometimes. Don't know if that is the case here, but its possible.

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From    --)> Siri Amrit Kaur <>
Date    --)> Tue, 14 Sep 2004 16:08:44 -0700
Subject    --)> Re: "Missing text" in browsers


> On Tuesday 14 September 2004 03:04 pm, Jared Anderson wrote:
> > To rule out your /etc/hosts file:
> >
> > mv /etc/hosts /etc/hosts.whatever
> > echo '127.0.0.1 localhost' > /etc/hosts
> >
> You're right. It's something in the hosts file. But I'm stumped as to what it
> is. I made sure there are no lines referring to Slashdot or OSDN. So I found
> the old hosts file I used to use and replaced the updated one with that older
> one. Now Slashdot displays properly, just like it used to.
>
> Thank you all for your help.
>
> Siri Amrit
>
> > --)> oRiGiNaL MeSsAgE
> >
> > From    --)> Siri Amrit Kaur <>
> > Date    --)> Tue, 14 Sep 2004 14:33:02 -0700
> > Subject    --)> Re: "Missing text" in browsers

> >
> > > On Tuesday 14 September 2004 01:34 pm, Jared Anderson wrote:
> > > > What type of images can you see, when surfing the Internet. Go to
> > > > different web pages and check the image properties.
> > >
> > > I can see all the .jpg and .gif images at Amazon.com. I can save the page
> > > and view it offline with Konqueror and all the images show up.
> > > From Slashdot, I went to Sourceforge where I can see the .png and .jpg
> > > images. Went to ThinkGeek and can see .gif and .jpg images.
> > > Various gardening sites I visit have a lot of .jpg images and I can see
> > > those, as well as the .gif and .jpg link images .
> > > Clicking on a lot of my bookmarked pages, I don't see any other broken
> > > image links, besides Slashdot's, except at drudgereport where he has a
> > > lot of pop-unders that are blocked in my /etc/hosts file. But I can see
> > > other .jpg images there.
> > >
> > > Siri Amrit
> > >
> > > > Also see if Konq can open picture on your local hard drive.
> > > >
> > > > --)> oRiGiNaL MeSsAgE
> > > >
> > > > From    --)> Siri Amrit Kaur <>
> > > > Date    --)> Tue, 14 Sep 2004 13:12:05 -0700
> > > > Subject    --)> Re: "Missing text" in browsers

> > > >
> > > > > 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
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