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A comment on Firefox to support Google's WebP image format for a faster web.

Re:Firefox to support Google's WebP image format for a faste... by tootie on Saturday October 06, 2018 @10:07AM (#18155171)
Have browsers started deprecating any image formats to decrease bloat?
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Re:Firefox to support Google's WebP image format for a faste... by Jaruzel on Saturday October 06, 2018 @10:59AM (#18155452)
I'd like to see the opposite; Browsers having support for more image formats, especially the legacy ones from 20+ years ago (PCX, ART, ILBM, MAC etc.). That way interesting and useful imagery from days gone by aren't lost forever when the few remaining decoders never get ported to newer operating systems.
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Re:Firefox to support Google's WebP image format for a faste... by kardos on Saturday October 06, 2018 @10:32AM (#18155308)
Would that meaningfully reduce bloat?
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