Images of census at ancestry.com and Firefox

[Denis Beauregard]

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

[J. Hugh Sullivan]

On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 23:34:54 -0400, Denis Beauregard
<[email protected]> 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

[Theo Carr-Brion]

Denis Beauregard 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

I use ancestry with firefox and have not problems. You get a more basic
image viewer but it works fine and is easy to use.

Theo Carr-Brion

[Steve W. Jackson]

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] (J. Hugh Sullivan) wrote:

On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 23:34:54 -0400, Denis Beauregard
[email protected]> 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

[J. Hugh Sullivan]

On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 17:34:19 -0500, "Steve W. Jackson"
<[email protected]> wrote:

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] (J. Hugh Sullivan) wrote:

On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 23:34:54 -0400, Denis Beauregard
[email protected]> 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

[Steve W. Jackson]

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] (J. Hugh Sullivan) wrote:

On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 17:34:19 -0500, "Steve W. Jackson"
[email protected]> wrote:

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] (J. Hugh Sullivan) wrote:

On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 23:34:54 -0400, Denis Beauregard
[email protected]> 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