My way of viewing those LARGE posted images

[stelmackr]

Notes are for FireFox browser: If I just click on the small images on some topics, I get an image larger than my viewing area. Trying to scroll around does not work for me because I can't really visualize the project. But by right clicking on the huge image, I get a window that allows me to "View Selected Source". The window that opens has an http link in it which when you click on it, it fills and fits the window that was opened by clicking on the "View Selected Source". If you grab the corner of the window and adjust the size of the window, then the image is enlarged or shrunk as the window changes. If you then depress the Cntl and S keys at the same time you can name and save the adjusted image.

Attachments seem to come in many flavors and open differently. This may not work for all types.

Hope this helps,

Bob Stelmack

[Johanna]

Thanks, Bob. I always wonder why people post pictures that are bigger than a standard screen? I save the picture (only if I really want to see it) then resize it so that I can see it, at one time. I wish the folks that want to learn how to resize pics would read the threads on the subject and then ask for help if they need it. We all like to look at the pics, and those great big scrollbar pictures aren't any fun.

Johanna

[tonyc1]

Johanna, I have a question to ask. How do I save an image now? I just used to click on "save image" before but now I don't have that option. I'm using Firefox.

Tony.

[electrathon]

Johanna,

The old forum used to properly resize the pics. Is it possible to turn this feature on on the new forum?

Aaron

[dickf]

If you right-click the image before the detail box drops, you canselect 'View Image' and it will open the image in a new tab, scaled tofit your browser viewport. This is for Firefox only.

[Johanna]

I'm not a FF user, so I don't even want to comment and lead someone astray. The most I do is glance at sites in FF now and then to compare to what I see in IE. Thanks for posting the FF help, guys- you know what works best for you.

Aaron, I've been setting up the new Gallery, and I've found settings to customize every thumbnail, regular pic and lightbox pic, but those same settings are nowhere to be found for forum posts and attachments. The old forum did have some settings. I will look around for a mod or ask someone who can write a script for some control of this. The pics that open too big annoy me, also, but I think people upload them that way because they don't know any better. If I could make the forum resize them automatically, they won't need to be taught or encouraged to do it themselves, and we won't be inconvenienced with the pics that would fill a 40 foot projection screen.

Johanna

[CitizenKate]

That is helpful, but it's still extra clicks, and images that are too large to fit on an average screen are also taking more storage space on the server than is necessary. I still think it is better if people just submit photos that are no more than 800-1000 pixels wide.

Kate

[electrathon]

In the old days it was common to have to resize pics to post online. It is very rare to have to do it any more. If the forum does it then the pics will always be the correct size, no matter what or who uploades them.

As simple as it may or may not be to resize pics, many can not even do a basic picture insert into the forum. Resizing pics is a step above posting in dificulty.

[tonyc1]

I just switched over to IE to see if it is easier to save pics. I thought Firefox was slow but IE is so much slower! I think I'll go back to Firefox and forego the ease of saving pics.

Tony.

[hidepounder]

FYI.....if anyone has trouble resizing photos I found a free download that works perfectly. It's called Prish Image Resizer. It's free and when installed all you have to do is right click on an image, select Prish resizer and select a size. It then makes a copy of the original and places it in a new file named "resized". Piece of cake!

Bobby