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[PorscheDude]

I voted for full size but would change my vote to thumbnail over reduced

[flash]

i initially thought the same thing - this is because i wanted things to load faster on the iphone - then i thought about it, and the thumbnails are so small on that thing, unable to determine what they were, that i would invariably click on them, only to see a pic i really didn't want to see at that time, and it took a long time to load it to reach that conclusion

not sure what is best - i'll do whatever the masses decide - we'll know in a few days i'm sure

[rhudeboye]

When appropriate, I try an add a bit of character to my posts. I don't like thumbs and should I be forced to use them then my picture replies like this..

http://www.968forums...amp;#entry46713

http://www.968forums...amp;#entry52089
or
http://www.968forums...amp;#entry51814
or
http://www.968forums...amp;#entry51805

won't carry the same effect as a thumb.

random

[flash]

yeah - i don't like links either - but the pics on the first link make me nuts - i can't see the whole thing at once - avatar pushed it over until i just fixed it

[Darryl]

...i wanted things to load faster on the iphone...

Please don't cater the site to iPhone users...I know Google,Yahoo, et al, and many other sites have separate portal sites that load and are scaled for viewing on these devices, but I would think that most folks using this site are either sittting at a desk and/or at least using a full size screen on a laptop of some kind.

iPhones and portable web browsing devices are great for keeping in touch while on the go, but for picture viewing, which is what this poll is about, they're not the norm. Sorry, just my thoughts on portable web appliances...

Now, C'MON THUMBNAIL...go thumbnail, go!!!

[rhudeboye]

yeah - i don't like links either - but the pics on the first link make me nuts - i can't see the whole thing at once - avatar pushed it over until i just fixed it

All pics look fine and view well on my notebook running fire fox. I have heard that comment about images not being viewed within the widow before. I assume that your screen res is set low. Im running 1920 by 1200 and normally run 3 open windows with zero viewing problems.

[flash]

lol - yeah - at that resolution, you can see anything - at 1024 x 768, where the largest group is, it's a different story - before i shrank bozo's avatar, the last inch or so of the images was pushed off the screen - now it fits perfectly

daryl - i'm not "catering" but i am trying to keep it in mind, and not have everything go wonky or take forever - my old tired eyes just can't see everything on that gadget, and i find myself having to use it too often - but, i won't let my own personal desires determine which way to go - to that point, i have not voted in the poll

[PorscheDude]

David, you do have a great "post style" with your pics.
Although, it would not work with thumbs.

I like the one of the guy doing the slow clap.

[rhudeboye]

[quote name='flash' post='54103' date='Jun 6 2008, 03:44 PM']lol - yeah - at that resolution, you can see anything - at 1024 x 768, where the largest group is, it's a different story[/quote]

hmmm, I see your point, we need a happy medium here.

[quote name='smokiemon968' post='54106' date='Jun 6 2008, 04:11 PM']David, you do have a great "post style" with your pics.
Although, it would not work with thumbs.

I like the one of the guy doing the slow clap.[/quote]

Thanx pat. I like that one myself.

[flash]

no worries - it will define itself as we go - as long as people keep giving me feedback, i can keep trying to tweak things to make them happy - so far, everyone has been very helpful

i feel a chorus of kumbaya coming on

[rhudeboye]

i feel a chorus of kumbaya coming on

[wiseman]

Man, I just went out today and took some greta pics of the Cab and be damned if I can get one to take. Sais the pic is too big. Now what?????

I meant to post the pic to the signature on the right. Won't take............

[PorscheDude]

Man, I just went out today and took some greta pics of the Cab and be damned if I can get one to take. Sais the pic is too big. Now what?????

I meant to post the pic to the signature on the right. Won't take............

Links to resizing software.
http://www.968forums...?showtopic=5549
Or you could change the camera setting.

Edited by smokiemon968, 08 June 2008 - 01:44 PM.

[968rz]

See if you have "Microshaft Office Picture Manager" installed (part of Office ) it can resize easy.

[J.C.]

Not sure why everyone frets about resizing software... if you are running Windows XP there's a program already on your computer, called Paint.

It's a very simple, no frills program. Simply open up your image in it, select Image from the toolbar, and select Attributes... from the drop-down. That will tell you what your original image size is. Now with basic 7th grade math figure out the ratio from those settings to the Avatar settings of 160Wx120H. Ex: if your picture is 1600x1200, then you need your image to shrink to 10%. Finally, go to Image/Stretch and Skew... and enter that ratio% in the Horizontal and Vertical box and voila! Upload to the forums.

It actually takes longer to explain it than it does to do it. For pics to put into posts, obviously the ratio% becomes larger.

Sorry if I seem to be patronizing. I don't mean to be, but it does seem that some people make to huge of a deal out of this process.

[banditsc]

Another quick option is your Microsoft mail client. If you right click the image or highlight multiple and right click, choose Sent To/Mail Recipient, then click the "Show More Options link in the lower left corner, choose your resolution like 1024x768 and hit OK. Now all your pics are sized down in the email, and you can just drag them out of there and close the email.

[wiseman]

Not sure why everyone frets about resizing software... if you are running Windows XP there's a program already on your computer, called Paint.

It's a very simple, no frills program. Simply open up your image in it, select Image from the toolbar, and select Attributes... from the drop-down. That will tell you what your original image size is. Now with basic 7th grade math figure out the ratio from those settings to the Avatar settings of 160Wx120H. Ex: if your picture is 1600x1200, then you need your image to shrink to 10%. Finally, go to Image/Stretch and Skew... and enter that ratio% in the Horizontal and Vertical box and voila! Upload to the forums.

It actually takes longer to explain it than it does to do it. For pics to put into posts, obviously the ratio% becomes larger.

Sorry if I seem to be patronizing. I don't mean to be, but it does seem that some people make to huge of a deal out of this process.

OK. I did evrything you said and now I have an error message that sais "Used Invalid File Extension". ?????

Now what???

[banditsc]

The best format to save it in is JPG format. Sounds like you have the pictures in another format.

Edited by banditsc, 09 June 2008 - 06:26 AM.

[rxter]

[quote name='rhudeboye' post='54094' date='Jun 6 2008, 01:00 PM']When appropriate, I try an add a bit of character to my posts. I don't like thumbs and should I be forced to use them then my picture replies like this..[/quote]

[quote]Now, C'MON THUMBNAIL...go thumbnail, go!!![/quote]

To both rhude's and Darryl's points, thumbnail needs a rally...

 rally.jpg   2.72KB   1 downloads

[wiseman]

The best format to save it in is JPG format. Sounds like you have the pictures in another format.

Don't know how I did it..................but I did.

OK. The pic is now in the "personal pics" section as a JPEG..................why isn't it printing to the right of my posts?