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How strange... from their FAQ (under Web and other Practicalities - http://www.wolframalpha.com/faqs.html http://www.wolframalpha.com/faqs.html): "Do I need im
by chris24 17y ago
How strange... from their FAQ (under Web and other Practicalities - http://www.wolframalpha.com/faqs.html http://www.wolframalpha.com/faqs.html):
"Do I need images enabled in my browser to use Wolfram|Alpha?
Yes. All its output content is rendered as images, for consistency."
Perhaps they didn't want to make sure the data was styled & displayed well in all browsers (ahem... ie6)?
clickable: http://www4d.wolframalpha.com/Calculate/MSP/MSP6202195gdebi63ebi5b100001e27378a70be39cd?MSPStoreType=image/gif&s=46 http://www4d.wolframalpha.com/Calculate/MSP/MSP6202195gdebi6...
- nimbix 17y agoWhile consistency is a good thing, it comes at a relatively high price in this case. Many blocks could be rendered just fine using only HTML and I'd be a much happier user if I could copy text from the search results.
- chris24 17y agoIndeed. FYI, if you click on any text in the search results, you're given a text field with its text within it. It's a few extra clicks, unfortunately, but at least they considered that.