Re: Is there a module that grabs a remote page and prints thumbnail image?

Blue <superbaby@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Is there any Perl module that grabs a remote website and return a
thumbnail image?

A thumbnail image of the URL you've specified?

I don't think so (but I'm happy to be proven wrong).

Some questions for you to consider...

What pixel-size page would you expect your thumbnail to
represent? 1024x768? 800x600? 1000x1000?

What should happen with DHTML elements (bits that move)? Maybe they
shouldn't be rendered, but what if those elements are static and
contribute to the page layout?

What should happen to javascript (and java, flash, realplayer, and other
embedded applets for that matter)? Should they be rendered or ignored? How
would you decide (programatically)?

Chris
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