Lack of interest WebP support

[silence]

I just came across this:
https://developers.google.com/speed/webp/

Seems extremely interesting, any thoughts as to the possible incorporation of this in XF?

 

[Paul B]

Incorporate in what way?

 

[Jeremy]

I think browser support needs to pick up before software such as XenForo should implement it.

 

[silence]

Incorporate in what way?

Avatar's mostly, maybe attachments.

 

[Biker]

I think browser support needs to pick up before software such as XenForo should implement it.

Definitely. And there's no guarantee that it will become a "standard". After nearly 3 years, there still isn't much support for it.

 

[Jeremy]

Definitely. And there's no guarantee that it will become a "standard". After nearly 3 years, there still isn't much support for it.

Wait, its existed for 3 years? This is the first I've heard of it.

 

[silence]

Wait, its existed for 3 years? This is the first I've heard of it.

"WebP is supported by a variety of tools. In addition, it is now natively supported in Google Chrome, theGoogle Chrome Frameplug-in for Internet Explorer, Opera 11.10 and Android Ice Cream Sandwich."

 

[Jeremy]

That has nothing to do with what I posted. However, it isn't supported on iOS (at all) or FireFox, which has quite a big market share.

 

[Biker]

Apparently there's a js shim that can be installed to support it in Firefox. Still doesn't mean it's ready for prime time and wide spread support. Personally, I think it's another Google idea that's not going to go anywhere.

 

[silence]

That has nothing to do with what I posted. However, it isn't supported on iOS (at all) or FireFox, which has quite a big market share.

heh and we know how much Apple likes Google...

 

[Jeremy P]

If you really want something like this just use ngx_pagespeed (or mod_pagespeed) and let it take care of it automatically.

For my site, avatars are served inline in webp format to Chrome and other supported browsers, while others get optimized png/jpegs.

 

[tyteen4a03]

Hopefully this isn't another failure like APNG...

 

[Chromaniac]

so there are a few threads about webp here. i am posting this here.

i just accidentally discovered this news:
Firefox and Edge add support for Google's WebP image format | ZDNet

(since then microsoft has announced that next edition of edge would be based on chromium so webp support is still confirmed)

with this only apple safari is left. it still is pretty significant because it is the default browser on ios and macos.

so i guess out of the box support for webp in xenforo might still be too much to ask. but kind of updating this discussion.