Maximum Image Resolution?

KTO · 04-10-2009, 03:34 PM

Having been living on the ice-out page for the past two weeks, I've found it particularly difficult to read the posts since some of the pictures really extend past the default resolution on my laptop.

Could we have a maximum image size (400x300) or something relative so that images don't stretch the page and make it difficult to read? I took a web-page design course in high school and I learned that it is difficult and annoying to users to have to scroll sideways on any page (That's why mouses tend to have their scroll wheel only go up and down!).

Alternatively what we could do for larger images is have them linked separately. That way, you could still see the beautiful and large images, just not in the forum space.

Anyone else agree with this?

KTO

brk-lnt · 04-10-2009, 03:58 PM

A max resolution makes sense, but it should be at least 1024x768. No need to force everyone to post "thumbnails".

webmaster · 04-10-2009, 05:17 PM

I just fixed a few of the really big pictures that were stretching the Ice-Out page. It's usually not a problem and I can easily resize them.

Someone in another thread recommended TinyPic for resizing and storing pictures for forums like this. Their recommended image size for message boards is 640X480 and I agree.

edit: There is an add-on that will convert all attached images to thumbnails that would open up the full size picture in a lightbox. I'll put trying that on my to-do list although right now it's pretty long.

SteveA · 04-10-2009, 08:24 PM

I found this software a few years back. Free and Simple.

http://www.faststone.org/FSResizerDetail.htm

Rattlesnake Gal · 04-11-2009, 12:10 PM

One problem with posting pictures as an attachment instead of posting to PhotoPost like I should have done was the way they got stacked. Some were stacked on top of each other and the next post had two pictures side by side and one underneath. I did not see a way to fix that problem. I initially posted one per post, but that became time consuming. I’ll be more careful in the future.

The ice-out thread does look much better with the re-sized pictures. Thanks Don.

webmaster · 11-16-2009, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rattlesnake Gal

One problem with posting pictures as an attachment instead of posting to PhotoPost like I should have done was the way they got stacked. Some were stacked on top of each other and the next post had two pictures side by side and one underneath. I did not see a way to fix that problem.

Attached pictures wrap like text depending on the display size. The pictures will keep appearing next to each other until there is no more room and then they'll wrap to the next line. If you adjust the window size of your browser you'll see them move around.

I think the software was designed that way to maximize the use of the available space.

04-10-2009, 03:34 PM	#1
KTO Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Meredith, NH Posts: 391 Thanks: 30 Thanked 117 Times in 26 Posts	Maximum Image Resolution? Having been living on the ice-out page for the past two weeks, I've found it particularly difficult to read the posts since some of the pictures really extend past the default resolution on my laptop. Could we have a maximum image size (400x300) or something relative so that images don't stretch the page and make it difficult to read? I took a web-page design course in high school and I learned that it is difficult and annoying to users to have to scroll sideways on any page (That's why mouses tend to have their scroll wheel only go up and down!). Alternatively what we could do for larger images is have them linked separately. That way, you could still see the beautiful and large images, just not in the forum space. Anyone else agree with this? KTO

04-10-2009, 03:58 PM	#2
brk-lnt Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: South Down Shores Posts: 1,937 Thanks: 532 Thanked 568 Times in 334 Posts	A max resolution makes sense, but it should be at least 1024x768. No need to force everyone to post "thumbnails". __________________ [insert witty phrase here]

04-10-2009, 08:24 PM	#4
SteveA Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 2,311 Thanks: 1,070 Thanked 2,053 Times in 496 Posts	Nice free app for resizing I found this software a few years back. Free and Simple. http://www.faststone.org/FSResizerDetail.htm __________________ "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry he'll be a mile away and barefoot!" unknown

04-11-2009, 12:10 PM	#5
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,252 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,447 Thanked 1,349 Times in 475 Posts	Attachments vs PhotoPost Links One problem with posting pictures as an attachment instead of posting to PhotoPost like I should have done was the way they got stacked. Some were stacked on top of each other and the next post had two pictures side by side and one underneath. I did not see a way to fix that problem. I initially posted one per post, but that became time consuming. I’ll be more careful in the future. The ice-out thread does look much better with the re-sized pictures. Thanks Don.

04-10-2009, 05:17 PM	#3
webmaster Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 2,432 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 438 Thanked 3,726 Times in 824 Posts	I just fixed a few of the really big pictures that were stretching the Ice-Out page. It's usually not a problem and I can easily resize them. Someone in another thread recommended TinyPic for resizing and storing pictures for forums like this. Their recommended image size for message boards is 640X480 and I agree. edit: There is an add-on that will convert all attached images to thumbnails that would open up the full size picture in a lightbox. I'll put trying that on my to-do list although right now it's pretty long.