Retrieving gif data from a RESTful map server

[Jim Lambert]

I think when setting the text of an image you need to make sure the dimensions of the image are identical to the dimensions specified by the text data you are about to set.
Devin's advice to simply set the filename will automatically scale the image correctly.
Then if you want to no longer be dependent on an internet connection to subsequently display that image, you can put that text data into the same image and set the filename to empty.
Although usually I use an invisible dummy image to retrieve the remote image, then transfer that textdata to another permanent image.

JimL