alternative image ??

[Sid]

i want a jpg image displayed...but...if the jpg does not exist at the
specified URL, i want another jpg displayed (with a different URL) - i need
a default image displayed in the event of the original image not existing,
or being removed at the server.

I'm aware of IMG alt "alternate text" tag, but having an alternate image
instead of alternative text would do it. is there anyway to do this in a
simple way...and would it cause local cache problems with browers viewing
over the internet...is there a way to force a page rebuild (to eliminate
cache problems).

 

[SpaceGirl]

i want a jpg image displayed...but...if the jpg does not exist at the
specified URL, i want another jpg displayed (with a different URL) - i need
a default image displayed in the event of the original image not existing,
or being removed at the server.

I'm aware of IMG alt "alternate text" tag, but having an alternate image
instead of alternative text would do it. is there anyway to do this in a
simple way...and would it cause local cache problems with browers viewing
over the internet...is there a way to force a page rebuild (to eliminate
cache problems).

You need to think about this differently. How is the image specified?
You could very easily do what you want using serverside scripting. You
CANNOT do this within HTML.

 

[Lauri Raittila]

You need to think about this differently.
Perhaps.

You CANNOT do this within HTML.

He very easily can do it with HTML:

<OBJECT data="first.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
<OBJECT data="second.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
Alternative text
</OBJECT>
</OBJECT>

http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/struct/objects.html#h-13.3

http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/struct/objects.html#h-13.3.1
| If the user agent is not able to render the object for whatever
| reason[...], it must try to render its contents.

I have no idea if it works though... If someone tests it, please tell.

 

[Spartanicus]

i want a jpg image displayed...but...if the jpg does not exist at the
specified URL, i want another jpg displayed (with a different URL) - i need
a default image displayed in the event of the original image not existing,
or being removed at the server.

I'm aware of IMG alt "alternate text" tag, but having an alternate image
instead of alternative text would do it. is there anyway to do this in a
simple way...and would it cause local cache problems with browers viewing
over the internet...is there a way to force a page rebuild (to eliminate
cache problems).

<object type="image/jpeg" data="img.jpg" width="100" height="100">
<object type="image/jpeg" data="altimg.jpg" width="100" height="100">
Sensible text alternative
</object>
</object>

Don't expect it to work in IE though (scrollbars around the element).

 

[Nik Coughin]

<object type="image/jpeg" data="img.jpg" width="100" height="100">
<object type="image/jpeg" data="altimg.jpg" width="100"
height="100"> Sensible text alternative
</object>
</object>

Don't expect it to work in IE though (scrollbars around the element).

Doesn't work in IE, FF or Opera.

If img.jpg doesn't exist FF gives me a broken image symbol and Opera shows
nothing. IE... IE is just broken. Shows both with scrollbars.

 

[Spartanicus]

Doesn't work in IE, FF or Opera.

Works for me with Moz 1.5, FF 0.9.2 and Opera 6. Opera 7 has an object
bug that regrettably hasn't been fixed in v8.

 

[Travis Newbury]

Works for me with Moz 1.5, FF 0.9.2 and Opera 6. Opera 7 has an object
bug that regrettably hasn't been fixed in v8.

It seems to me that if it doesn't work in IE, that makes it unusable on
the web. Or you can just accept that 80%+ of your visitors will not
see it correctly.

 

[Leif K-Brooks]

It seems to me that if it doesn't work in IE, that makes it unusable on
the web.

MSIE is arguably not a Web browser, so it's perfectly usable on the Web.

 

[Travis Newbury]

MSIE is arguably not a Web browser, so it's perfectly usable on the

Web.

No argument there, but (sigh)the second half of my statement is still
true... (0_o)

 

[Nik Coughin]

Works for me with Moz 1.5, FF 0.9.2 and Opera 6. Opera 7 has an object
bug that regrettably hasn't been fixed in v8.

Ah OK. Didn't try Moz, and I am running FF 1.02 and Opera 7.54, so there we
go.