WebP: The WebPage Compression Format

Re:WebP: The WebPage Compression Format by est on Saturday September 07, 2024 @11:23PM (#41477978)

seriously, why can't modern browsers turn off features like remote fonts, webrtc, etc. in settings. I hate when reading a bit then the font changes. Not to say fingerprinting risks.

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Re:WebP: The WebPage Compression Format by BugsJustFindMe on Sunday September 08, 2024 @12:54AM (#41478286)

You can, and then when someone uses an icon font instead of graphics their page breaks.

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Re:WebP: The WebPage Compression Format by Dalewyn on Sunday September 08, 2024 @01:19AM (#41478348)

Skill issue.

Pictures are pictures, text is text. <img> tag exists for a reason.

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Re:WebP: The WebPage Compression Format by lenkite on Sunday September 08, 2024 @04:09AM (#41478948)

Its a convenience packaging issue. An icon font is simply more convenient to handle. <img> tags for a hundred images requires more work.

Icon fonts are used all over the place - look at the terminal nowadays. Most TUI's require an icon font to be installed.

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Re:WebP: The WebPage Compression Format by Dalewyn on Sunday September 08, 2024 @01:47PM (#41481849)

><img> tags for a hundred images requires more work.

So it's a skill issue.

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Re:WebP: The WebPage Compression Format by est on Sunday September 08, 2024 @07:40AM (#41479811)

I believe many Web APIs can be enabled/disabled on a website basis, no?

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Re:WebP: The WebPage Compression Format by collinmanderson on Sunday September 08, 2024 @09:01AM (#41480153)

iPhone lock down mode turns off remote fonts (including breaking font icons as sibling says)

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