Now this is getting really crazy and annoying.
Tuesday, October 12, 2004 by PurrBall | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
I'll email it to someone if this keeps up. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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Reply #23 Thursday, November 4, 2004 3:32 PM
It's only funny if you see the name and the preview.Reply #24 Thursday, November 11, 2004 6:08 AM
OK...this is hereby formally solved.
https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?library=32&SkinID=1929
What went wrong?
First I thought it was a dodgey zip....and sure enough you 'could' have zipped with 'relative paths' intact so the file would unzip with folder name added.
But...
That wasn't it....3 test ups later it still wasn't working....renamed files, etc...no help.
Then clever me looked at the preview image....640x480 jpg.....900k?....what's that negative compression?
Sure enough, it was infact a renamed bmp [bitmap] posing as a jpg.
That ain't gonna work....not in this laddies' lifetime.
Graphic proggies can convert a bmp to a jpg, etc....but it definitely cannot be achieved by editing the name.
All you need do is 'save-as' and find 'Jpeg,jpg format' and you're laughing....
Put ya money on the fridge....
Reply #29 Saturday, November 13, 2004 7:58 AM
Meowy ....this is where you say 'thankyou Jafo for taking the time to clearly determine why I have consistently failed to upload my bootskin which prompted this thread. I appreciate your effort, particularly as it is voluntary.'
Nudge, nudge.....wink....
Reply #30 Saturday, November 13, 2004 5:40 PM
Reply #31 Saturday, November 13, 2004 6:02 PM
A fine job of detective work though!!!
Reply #32 Saturday, November 13, 2004 11:01 PM
| Nudge, nudge.....wink. |
Too much Monty Python's. "Know what I mean. Say no more. Nudge nudge. Wink Wink"
Where did Meowy go?
Reply #33 Saturday, November 13, 2004 11:03 PM
| Le Bump les trois. |
Three strikes and you're out, I say...
Or is that not how the game is played down in Oz?
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Reply #34 Sunday, November 14, 2004 7:20 AM
Reply #35 Sunday, November 14, 2004 7:22 AM
Three strikes and you're out, I say...  Or is that not how the game is played down in Oz? |
No. In Oz you stand your ground when out and hope the umpire wasn't paying attention...
Reply #36 Tuesday, November 16, 2004 3:37 PM
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Reply #38 Tuesday, November 16, 2004 3:48 PM
Now I am.... Now I'm laughing!!! I really do appreciate your effort, particularly as it is voluntary. Also, Phoon, I could say I was coughing up a hairball last weeekend as I was coughing so hard and my throat was sore that what else could it be other than me being sick?? 
I've recovered from my hair throwing fit, though now. Again thank you for your voluntary detective work Jafo, where would I be right now without you?
Reply #39 Tuesday, November 16, 2004 5:07 PM
| Jafo, it is indeed a JPEG image... Too bad I can't show you a screen shot of what I see when I put my mouse over the icon, it says: Type: JPEG Image Size: 900 K |
Meowy...
No it ain't.
The way I checked was in 'quickview' it showed as an image [I could see it]...so 'assumed' it really was a jpg....but quickview simply recognised it as an image.
It failed to load into PSP6...as its error was 'incorrect file format'.
I manually changed the suffix to 'bmp' [the hint was the file size] and it loaded correctly into PSP.
I saved-as 'jpg' and got a correctly small file size. [even with minimal compression for quality].
THAT image I uploaded and without problem/failure.
Try it yourself...rename to bmp....edit in graphic proggy...save-as jpg....see what happens.
Mouse-over will only 'read' the suffix...which says 'jpg'.
You can name a doc or a txt or anything something else but it won't change what it is.
Don't compare this with 'wba' wsz' 'lsz' 'bootskin', etc....they are ALL genuine renamed 'zip'.....their relevant proggies are coded to recognise them as zips intended for them and not for another proggy....that's all.
Image formats of which there are hundreds are not renamed anythings...they are each different ways of making a picture.....like a book and a film are different ways of telling a story. You cannot call a book a film and watch it on television.....it'll still be a book....paper and ink and stuff...
Reply #40 Wednesday, November 17, 2004 3:42 PM
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Reply #21 Wednesday, November 3, 2004 4:06 PM