.ART file question

[burcham8]

Guys --

Where does the .ART file in A. F. Scrub's KC-97L go? Is it a gauge? an effect?

-- Marc

[Tom/CalClassic]

Hi,

It's some kind of image file, so it doesn't need to go anywhere:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ART_image_file_format

Hope this helps,

[Dennis the menace]

An "art" type file is a file type associated with AOL. AOL compresses graphics into a special type of file to speed up its display. I believe this was started when most internet users were still connected by dial up.

Any new AOL update will usually revert your graphics compression to the default state, which gives you the art type file extension. I found out any image viewer other than using AOL would usually fail to open the image.

There are two ways around this: view and save images in Internet Explorer, or go into your AOL settings and check "never compress graphics" and then you can save an image normally.

This art type file caused me quite a few headaches until I was able to disable it.

If it's only an image you're concerned about, it has no business in FS and can be deleted.

cheers,
Mike