On 2012-07-27 2:18 PM, Justin Dolske wrote:
On 7/27/12 4:01 AM, Mike Hommey wrote:
IIRC, there's not much left to add on gecko's end for extensions to be
able to, and I see no compelling reason why we shouldn't add these
remaining bits. Details should be in one of the bugs about mng or jpeg2k.
I'd want to think carefully about doing so, in the name of web
compatibility... Ending up with a plethora of image formats with varying
degrees of support isn't a state we'd want to end up in. Video is a
prime example of this: codec packs for downloaded media, the obvious
history of HTML <video>, etc.
On the other hand, enabling people to experiment with new image formats
via carefully sandboxed JavaScript decoders could be very valuable for
the future evolution of the platform. JPEG and PNG aren't going to be
the last word in image formats forever, but right now any new proposal
faces a nasty chicken-and-egg problem trying to achieve adoption.
zw
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