Thread: Image Size

I size mine 6/8ths by 9/8ths

They'll get downsized by the forum software to I believe 700px on the longest dimension. I've chosen it because it works fairly well with the forum layout on most people's screens.

Of course, some people want to put larger pictures by hosting them somewhere else, but I think that they're shooting themselves in the foot because then it messes up the forum layout and overall looks much worse.

Originally Posted by gugi

They'll get downsized by the forum software to I believe 700px on the longest dimension. I've chosen it because it works fairly well with the forum layout on most people's screens.

Of course, some people want to put larger pictures by hosting them somewhere else, but I think that they're shooting themselves in the foot because then it messes up the forum layout and overall looks much worse.

Add to that ..... if the photo host pix are deleted they show up on our site as a "image not available" or some such thing. That really looks terrible, and I sometimes delete posts that are that way ...... cause I can.

If it can't be uploaded from each member's hard drive I would like to see photos blocked. YMMV.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

If it can't be uploaded from each member's hard drive I would like to see photos blocked. YMMV.

Are you not a fan of this option?

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

Are you not a fan of this option?

I was not aware of that option Lee, does that upload the file/image permanently?

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I was not aware of that option Lee, does that upload the file/image permanently?

Yeah, that finds your image online and tells SRP to save and host it itself, so it stays here

Originally Posted by jmercer

I believe saved images larger than 700 are click-able and open to full size. Hopefully this will prove out.

You can still turn your attachment into a hyperlink to your highres image (assuming it's online somewhere eg your srp album) with the fancy buttons, but it's a couple of extra clicks

Like this.



Cool.

Thanking you.

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

You can still turn your attachment into a hyperlink to your highres image (assuming it's online somewhere eg your srp album) with the fancy buttons, but it's a couple of extra clicks

How far have we come, I still remember the young skinny Lee who was learning HTML and hardcoding absolute links in the navigation menus

Actually, Lee guided me through the forum administration mess the first time I looked under the hood when nothing made any sense.

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

Are you not a fan of this option?

I think the issue is that not checking it off (or simply using the img tag manually) is an option. Old threads are full of missing external images, and the current threads who keep the images somewhere else will be the same in a couple of years.

The only solution I can see is to disable it completely so anybody who wants to include images in their posts will have to upload them to SRP.

Originally Posted by gugi

I think the issue is that not checking it off (or simply using the img tag manually) is an option. Old threads are full of missing external images, and the current threads who keep the images somewhere else will be the same in a couple of years.

The only solution I can see is to disable it completely so anybody who wants to include images in their posts will have to upload them to SRP.

That's what I'm talkin' about ...........