Re: Images of census at ancestry.com and Firefox
- From: "Steve W. Jackson" <stevewjackson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 15:51:41 -0500
In article <4313a28b.197874@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
sull1927@xxxxxxxxxxxx (J. Hugh Sullivan) wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 17:34:19 -0500, "Steve W. Jackson"
> <stevewjackson@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >In article <4312f5f5.1327949@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> > sull1927@xxxxxxxxxxxx (J. Hugh Sullivan) wrote:
> >
> >> On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 23:34:54 -0400, Denis Beauregard
> >> <no@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Hi:
> >> >
> >> >I don't use that service very often, but I did it maybe 2 or 3 months
> >> >ago.
> >> >
> >> >Previously, with Firefox, I was able to see images of censuses.
> >> >
> >> >Today, I tried the site and images were no more viewable. No
> >> >indication that the image is not found, only a grey area. I
> >> >tried that with many pages, most from the 1850 census.
> >> >
> >> >I used a "public" computer, so it is possible that someone played
> >> >with the set up.
> >> >
> >> >Any idea about the problem ? Is that ancestry.com changed the
> >> >software and images can't no more be viewed with Firefox or is it
> >> >that something in the set up is stopping those images ? Other
> >> >pictures on the pages are shown, so it is not a "don't load images"
> >> >state.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Denis
> >>
> >> Ancestry has a new plugin for viewing the census records - it works
> >> with IE on a cable connect in KY and a dialup in AL.
> >>
> >> But, I don't use Firefox. I've tried it several times (on two
> >> computers) and the graphics only use about 1/2 to 3/4 of the screen. I
> >> want a full screen with larger type. If I change the settings to make
> >> it work the graphics are lousy.
> >>
> >> Hugh
> >
> >This is *not* a plug-in. I use Firefox in Mac OS X and do not have any
> >plug-in, but I'm seeing the images at Ancestry just fine, thanks. They
> >do offer an "advanced viewer", but it can't be too advanced if they
> >refuse to support Mac OS X users whose money is just as good as anyone
> >else's.
> >--
> >Steve W. Jackson
> >Montgomery, Alabama
>
> I'm not sure about the difference between an "advanced viewer" which
> has to be downloaded and a "plugin". I thought the terms, in this
> case, were synonomous.
>
> Maybe they thought the Mac was SO advanced that it didn't need any
> help!
>
> Roll Tide anyhow!
>
> Hugh
Their "advanced" viewer may be a plug-in, an ActiveX control, or any
number of other things, for all I know. I only know that the download
links will tell Mac users that we have an "unsupported" platform. I've
been an Ancestry.com subscriber for a few years now, and I continue to
dislike the third-rate treatment when it comes to software and some
features. But the "basic viewer" they're using now beats the old MrSID
approach hands-down and works pretty well for me. So maybe my system
really is too advanced to need any so-called "advanced" viewer!! :-)
And I second that Roll Tide -- I can barely contain my enthusiasm as
another football season approaches.
= Steve =
--
Steve W. Jackson
Montgomery, Alabama
.
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