[plug] Proxy module to convert common images to ASCII art?

[Jonathan Young]

Chris Caston wrote:

>Hello,
>
>Is there a proxy module that one can use to convert gifs, jpgs and pngs
>on the fly?
>
>Then perhaps an option to bypass it if you really want to see the image.
>
>The application is for browsing the web on an expensive (per kilobyte)
>connection.
>
>regards,
>
>Chris
>  
>
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but unless this were a server-side 
application / module wouldn't you still have to download the contents of 
the jpeg in order to convert them?

If the module is run on the local PC to convert the images before they 
are displayed, but the bandwidth usage would be the same.

Alternatively, if you have access to the server to install such a 
module, why not just create a low bandwidth version of the page?

The alternative solution to this problem, I believe Chris, is something 
I used to do in Internet Explorer back in 97 / 98 on low speed 
connections (28.8kbps or slower) and that is to turn off images and only 
download them when you choose to with a right-click.  I don't know if 
FireFox has the same option, but it must be there somewhere - don't 
forget to check out about:config and see what extra options exist.

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Jonathan Young
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