Images in forum posts, please respond

The admin council has been discussing the fact that images are often posted that require most users to scroll sideways in order to view the image and the rest of the thread. Some of us think limiting the size would be a good idea, others think we should leave it alone. What do you think?

i think big pics are fine, scrolling over to see a cool pic isnt that bad, unless it is HUUGE.

i picked 800, thats what i do with my pics, and the reason is, i go to a diff forum also, and with 800 its the perfect size, not too big so you have to scroll over, and it fits the whole page except for a little tiny margin

the reason you have to scroll over on here, is becasue of the menu bar on the side, the other forum has it going across the top

i picked 800 as well . . . might be a good idea to write up a quick tutorial on how to re-size the pic.

~Will.

http://www.ball-pythons.net/PNphpBB2...ic-t-1777.html

Imagestation always resizes my pics automatically.......

honestly i think 600 pixels wide is plenty. the amount of the screen it takes up is totally dependent on what resolution you have your monitor set for. i do a lot of web design, and as a general rule i never design anything over 700-750 pixels wide because it is best to avoid sideways scrolling altogether. it's just a lot nicer to be able to see the entire image on the screen all at once.

Mine are 500 pix wide. Seems like a good size to me.

I chose unlimited after all that way the photographer gets to decide how they want their picture to be seen if you limit the size it can take away from the visiual impact of some photos
as you can see every one has their own opinoin of what size is best! :roll:

i think that it kinda takes away from the visual impact when you can't see the whole thing at once too though. maybe i just need to up the resolution on my monitor so it would all fit, but alas, i'm not so blessed in the great vision department.

I kinda like when there's a regular sized pic, like a thumbnail, with a link to a nice big one. This lets the viewer decide if they want to see the huge pic. It'd be good for people on dialup connections, because I remember my whole computer would freeze if a semi-big pic was in a message.
What I really hate though, is when text stretches off of your screen and you have to scroll sideways to read it. That irks me! :)

mlededee, I love your kitty avatar!

thanks gin! that's phoebie the princess of the household. she followed me home late one night when i was taking a walk. she was so skinny and dirty i figured that even though i didn't really like cats i would give her some food since i felt sorry for her. that was 2 years ago in august :wink:

kitties are now the greatest :mrgreen:

Okay, so I'm clueless about what size produced what effect, so I don't have enough knowledge to vote (jeez, I feel stupid), but here's what I CAN tell you: I don't mind scrolling over to see the entire picture, but I do prefer that the picture fit the screen. I hate it when I can't see the whole picture at once.

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kitties are now the greatest

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How true! I adopted Inky from the spca, it'll be 2 years ago this November. He was a skinny little thing, but now he is fat and healthy. I love rescuing an animal; seems like they know that you saved them from a life of misery. :)

800 - I hate scrolling and that is big enough to get plenty of detail in your pic...