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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
+<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
+<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
+<head>
+<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />
+<style>
+/* container style for ViewImage render */
+.thumbcontainer {
+	margin: 2px;
+	width: 128px;
+	height: 128px;
+	float: left;
+}
+/* container style for direct browser render */
+.browserthumb {
+	margin: 2px;
+	width: 128px;
+	height: 128px;
+	overflow: hidden;
+}
+</style>
+<title>ViewImage rendering tests</title>
+</head>
+<body>
+	<h1>Test page to check ViewImage rendering with diffent image
+		formats</h1>
+	<p>
+		Prerequisites :
+		<ul>
+			<li>copy /yacy/test/viewImageTest/test folder in
+				/yacy/htroot/env/grafics</li>
+			<li>run a YaCy instance on localhost and 8090 port</li>
+		</ul>
+	</p>
+	<table>
+		<thead>
+			<tr>
+				<th>Image format</th>
+				<th>YaCy ViewImage</th>
+				<th>Direct browser</th>
+			</tr>
+		</thead>
+		<tbody>
+			<tr>
+				<td>PNG : <a
+					href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/PNG_transparency_demonstration_1.png"
+					title="sample source url">sample source</a></td>
+				<td>
+					<div class="thumbcontainer">
+						<a
+							href="http://localhost:8090/ViewImage.png?url=http://localhost:8090/env/grafics/test/PNG_transparency_demonstration_1.png"
+							title="ViewImage render PNG sample in full size"> <img
+							src="http://localhost:8090/ViewImage.png?maxwidth=128&maxheight=128&quadratic&url=http://localhost:8090/env/grafics/test/PNG_transparency_demonstration_1.png"
+							width="128" height="128" alt="ViewImage PNG render failed" />
+						</a>
+					</div>
+				</td>
+				<td>
+					<div class="browserthumb">
+						<a
+							href="http://localhost:8090/env/grafics/test/PNG_transparency_demonstration_1.png"
+							title="Browser render PNG sample in full size"> <img
+							src="http://localhost:8090/env/grafics/test/PNG_transparency_demonstration_1.png"
+							height="100%" style="margin-left: -17%"
+							alt="Browser PNG render failed" />
+						</a>
+					</div>
+				</td>
+			</tr>
+			<tr>
+				<td>JPEG : <a
+					href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/JPEG_example_JPG_RIP_100.jpg"
+					title="sample source url">sample source</a></td>
+				<td>
+					<div class="thumbcontainer">
+						<a
+							href="http://localhost:8090/ViewImage.png?url=http://localhost:8090/env/grafics/test/JPEG_example_JPG_RIP_100.jpg"
+							title="Render JPEG sample in full size"> <img
+							src="http://localhost:8090/ViewImage.png?maxwidth=128&maxheight=128&quadratic&url=http://localhost:8090/env/grafics/test/JPEG_example_JPG_RIP_100.jpg"
+							width="128" height="128" alt="JPG render failed" />
+						</a>
+					</div>
+				</td>
+				<td>
+					<div class="browserthumb">
+						<a
+							href="http://localhost:8090/env/grafics/test/JPEG_example_JPG_RIP_100.jpg"
+							title="Render JPEG sample in full size"> <img
+							src="http://localhost:8090/env/grafics/test/JPEG_example_JPG_RIP_100.jpg"
+							height="100%" style="margin-left: -20%" alt="JPG render failed" />
+						</a>
+					</div>
+				</td>
+			</tr>
+			<tr>
+				<td>GIF : <a
+					href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/Sunflower_as_gif_websafe.gif"
+					title="sample source url">sample source</a></td>
+				<td>
+					<div class="thumbcontainer">
+						<a
+							href="http://localhost:8090/ViewImage.gif?url=http://localhost:8090/env/grafics/test/Sunflower_as_gif_websafe.gif"
+							title="Render GIF sample in full size"> <img
+							src="http://localhost:8090/ViewImage.gif?maxwidth=128&maxheight=128&quadratic&url=http://localhost:8090/env/grafics/test/Sunflower_as_gif_websafe.gif"
+							width="128" height="128" alt="GIF render failed" />
+						</a>
+					</div>
+				</td>
+				<td>
+					<div class="browserthumb">
+						<a
+							href="http://localhost:8090/env/grafics/test/Sunflower_as_gif_websafe.gif"
+							title="Render GIF sample in full size"> <img
+							src="http://localhost:8090/env/grafics/test/Sunflower_as_gif_websafe.gif"
+							width="100%" alt="GIF render failed" />
+						</a>
+					</div>
+				</td>
+			</tr>
+			<tr>
+				<td>Animated GIF : <a
+					href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Rotating_earth_%28large%29.gif"
+					title="sample source url">sample source</a></td>
+				<td>
+					<div class="thumbcontainer">
+						<a
+							href="http://localhost:8090/ViewImage.gif?url=http://localhost:8090/env/grafics/test/Rotating_earth_%28large%29.gif"
+							title="Render animated GIF sample in full size"> <img
+							src="http://localhost:8090/ViewImage.gif?maxwidth=128&maxheight=128&quadratic&url=http://localhost:8090/env/grafics/test/Rotating_earth_%28large%29.gif"
+							width="128" height="128" alt="Animated GIF render failed" />
+						</a>
+					</div>
+				</td>
+				<td>
+					<div class="browserthumb">
+						<a
+							href="http://localhost:8090/env/grafics/test/Rotating_earth_%28large%29.gif"
+							title="Render animated GIF sample in full size"> <img
+							src="http://localhost:8090/env/grafics/test/Rotating_earth_%28large%29.gif"
+							width="128" height="128" alt="Animated GIF render failed" />
+						</a>
+					</div>
+				</td>
+			</tr>
+			<tr>
+				<td>SVG : <a
+					href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/SVG_logo.svg"
+					title="sample source url">sample source</a></td>
+				<td>
+					<div class="thumbcontainer">
+						<a
+							href="http://localhost:8090/ViewImage.svg?url=http://localhost:8090/env/grafics/test/SVG_logo.svg"
+							title="Render SVG sample in full size"> <img
+							src="http://localhost:8090/ViewImage.svg?maxwidth=128&maxheight=128&quadratic&url=http://localhost:8090/env/grafics/test/SVG_logo.svg"
+							width="128" height="128" alt="SVG render failed" />
+						</a>
+					</div>
+				</td>
+				<td>
+					<div class="browserthumb">
+						<a href="http://localhost:8090/env/grafics/test/SVG_logo.svg"
+							title="Render SVG sample in full size"> <img
+							src="http://localhost:8090/env/grafics/test/SVG_logo.svg"
+							width="128" height="128" alt="SVG render failed" />
+						</a>
+					</div>
+				</td>
+			</tr>
+			<tr>
+				<td>CGM : <a
+					href="http://www.agocg.ac.uk/train/cgm/ralcgm/sample.cgm"
+					title="sample source url">sample source</a></td>
+				<td>
+					<div class="thumbcontainer">
+						<a
+							href="http://localhost:8090/ViewImage.png?url=http://localhost:8090/env/grafics/test/sample.cgm"
+							title="Render CGM sample in full size"> <img
+							src="http://localhost:8090/ViewImage.png?maxwidth=128&maxheight=128&quadratic&url=http://localhost:8090/env/grafics/test/sample.cgm"
+							width="128" height="128" alt="CGM render failed" />
+						</a>
+					</div>
+				</td>
+				<td>
+					<div class="browserthumb">
+						<a href="http://localhost:8090/env/grafics/test/sample.cgm"
+							title="Render CGM sample in full size"> <img
+							src="http://localhost:8090/env/grafics/test/sample.cgm"
+							width="128" height="128" alt="CGM render failed" />
+						</a>
+					</div>
+				</td>
+			</tr>
+			<tr>
+				<td>TIFF : <a
+					href="http://www.uswebsitecreations.com/images/digital_images/marbles.tif"
+					title="sample source url">sample source</a></td>
+				<td>
+					<div class="thumbcontainer">
+						<a
+							href="http://localhost:8090/ViewImage.png?url=http://localhost:8090/env/grafics/test/marbles.tif"
+							title="Render TIFF sample in full size"> <img
+							src="http://localhost:8090/ViewImage.png?maxwidth=128&maxheight=128&quadratic&url=http://localhost:8090/env/grafics/test/marbles.tif"
+							width="128" height="128" alt="TIFF render failed" />
+						</a>
+					</div>
+				</td>
+				<td>
+					<div class="browserthumb">
+						<a
+							href="http://localhost:8090/env/grafics/test/marbles.tif"
+							title="Render TIFF sample in full size"> <img
+							src="http://localhost:8090/env/grafics/test/marbles.tif"
+							width="128" height="128" alt="TIFF render failed" />
+						</a>
+					</div>
+				</td>
+			</tr>
+		</tbody>
+	</table>
+</body>
+</html>
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+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" width="100%" height="100%" viewBox="0 0 100 100">
+
+  <title>SVG Logo</title>
+
+  <a xlink:href="http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/" target="_parent" xlink:title="W3C SVG Working Group home page">
+
+    <rect id="background" fill="#FF9900" width="100" height="100" rx="4" ry="4"/>
+
+    <rect id="top-left" fill="#FFB13B" width="50" height="50" rx="4" ry="4"/>
+
+    <rect id="bottom-right" x="50" y="50" fill="#DE8500" width="50" height="50" rx="4" ry="4"/>
+
+    <g id="circles" fill="#FF9900">
+        <circle id="n" cx="50" cy="18.4" r="18.4"/>
+
+        <circle id="ne" cx="72.4" cy="27.6" r="18.4"/>
+
+        <circle id="e" cx="81.6" cy="50" r="18.4"/>
+
+        <circle id="se" cx="72.4" cy="72.4" r="18.4"/>
+
+        <circle id="s" cx="50" cy="81.6" r="18.4"/>
+
+        <circle id="sw" cx="27.6" cy="72.4" r="18.4"/>
+
+        <circle id="w" cx="18.4" cy="50" r="18.4"/>
+
+        <circle id="nw" cx="27.6" cy="27.6" r="18.4"/>
+    </g>
+
+    <g id="stars">
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+
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+
+    <g id="svg-textbox">
+        <path id="text-backdrop" fill="black" d="M  5.30,50.00                H 94.68                V 90.00                Q 94.68,95.00 89.68,95.00                H 10.30                Q  5.30,95.00  5.30,90.00 Z"/>
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Image format	YaCy ViewImage	Direct browser
PNG : sample source	+ + + + +	+ + + + +
JPEG : sample source	+ + + + +	+ + + + +
GIF : sample source	+ + + + +	+ + + + +
Animated GIF : sample source	+ + + + +	+ + + + +
SVG : sample source	+ + + + +	+ + + + +
CGM : sample source	+ + + + +	+ + + + +
TIFF : sample source	+ + + + +	+ + + + +