Issue 118 - earth-api-samples - 16-bit pngs are not appearing

Issue 118:	16-bit pngs are not appearing
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Status:	Fixed
Owner:	----
Closed:	Apr 2009
Type-Defect
Priority-Medium
Internal-1535929

Reported by icewoman27, Dec 10, 2008

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. load a kml that has a 16-bit png (either as a ground overlay or an 
placemark icon)


What is the expected output or behavior? What do you see instead?
There's a big red X, instead of the png.

Which plugin version are you using?


Which browsers and operating systems are affected?
IE, Windows
I'm told it actually crashes Macs

Please provide any additional information (code snippets/links) below.
I hear that 8-bit pngs work

Comment 1 by api.roman.public, Dec 10, 2008

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Labels: Internal-1535929

Comment 2 by jordan.hudgens, Dec 30, 2008

Just as an FYI for the google developers. Our Server is reporting the URI for the 
request as follows:
'/https%3A/server_name%3A12344/icons/my_icon.png'

The supplied marker.icon.image URI is as follows:
https://server_name:12344/icons/my_icon.png

I'm running Windows XP SP3
Have tested, with same results in FF3, IE7

Example Code
------------

var marker = new GMarker(
  new GLatLng(my_object.loc.lat, my_object.loc.lon),
  {
    title:     my_object.name,
    draggable: true
  }
);

marker.getIcon().image = "https://server_name:12344/icons/my_icon.png";

my_gmap.addOverlay(marker);

Comment 5 by smitha...@bigpond.com, Jan 01, 2009

I would like to add my voice to this. 
It also fails in IE with 32-bit PNG files as per the attached page. I would request
the priority be raised to HIGH as I am unable to publish my app and don't have a
work-around.

png.htm
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Comment 6 by api.roman.public, Jan 05, 2009

Hi, we're working on a fix; a workaround is to convert your PNG's to 8-bit channels.

Comment 7 by api.roman.public, Apr 01, 2009

Fixed as of 5.0.11655.6079

See the release notes, new Google Earth Plugin 5.0 samples, and updated v1.002 API
reference for more details.

http://code.google.com/apis/earth/documentation/releasenotes.html#2009-03-31
http://code.google.com/apis/earth/documentation/demogallery.html?topic=fiveoh
http://code.google.com/apis/earth/documentation/reference/index.html

Status: Fixed