autoPNG

Syntax -autoPNG { default | smallest | fastest }

Description This setting tells PopChart Server to serve PNG images when possible. PopChart Server automatically checks to make sure that the client's browser supports PNG. If it does, it will send a PNG image. Otherwise, it sends a GIF image. This applies only when PopChart Server has been told to serve a GIF image, either by selecting GIF as the default image type (see the - type setting), or by specifically telling it to serve a GIF image in the Server Command String. Otherwise, it will send a Flash image, regardless of whether the autoPNG setting has been specified.

When specifying this setting, you must also include one of the following parameters: default, smallest, or fastest. These control the PNG compression method. The smallest parameter tells PopChart Server to make the file as small as possible, while the fastest parameter tells PopChart Server to compress the image as quickly as possible. Though actual performance may vary from system to system, these two methods usually offer only a small increase in performance, while demanding very slow image generation time and very large image sizes, respectively. The default parameter offers the best compromise between these two settings.