Locking photos on your website.

[janeothejungle]

So anyone know how to do that trick where you lock photos, so when anyone right clicks to try and save your pics they get a little pop up that tells them to piss off? I have dreamweaver but I haven't figured out how to go about this. Anyone? Anyone?

~Kat

[Pandora]

Keep in mind that even if the code I sent you works, there's no way to stop somebody from getting to your page source; if they know how to read HTML, it will be easy for them to steal your entire website layout. But this will help prevent the people who want to right-click + save your pictures. Hope it helps.

[littleindiangirl]

liiiiike this?

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
var omitformtags=["input", "textarea", "select"]
omitformtags=omitformtags.join("|")
function disableselect(e){
if (omitformtags.indexOf(e.target.tagName.toLowerCase())==-1)
return false
}
function reEnable(){
return true
}
if (typeof document.onselectstart!="undefined")
document.onselectstart=new Function ("return false")
else{
document.onmousedown=disableselect
document.onmouseup=reEnable
}
-->
</script>


That doesnt disable right click though, I yanked that from snopes, because I like to yank from snopes. So that isnt entirely what your looking for.



Anywho, I say your best bet at protection is watermarking.

[Nate]

doesn't matter how hard you try or how much code you put in, snatching pictures is impossible to prevent.

all the code you put in is simply a waste of your time

[Stewart_Reptiles]

Also keep in mind that by a simple screen print anyone can steal your picture as well

[Nate]

Anywho, I say your best bet at protection is watermarking.

x2

[janeothejungle]

I know, I'd just like to make it a little harder for the idjits that swipe pics randomly for their own nefarious purposes. I'd like to make it a little harder, since they never like to work.

The whole watermark thing just seems so overkill when it's an entire site. Just screams paranoia. ah well, it was just a thought.

Cheers,
Kat

[redpython]

embed them in some sort of flash file. they'll still be able to do a screen shot. so use a watermark.

[Nate]

yeah a Flash file is something else I'd consider. but, i guess if you want to go thru the trouble?

Also, in IE, i know you can simply roll over an image and these little icons will pop up on it - one is to save the image...

[Darkice]

I don't really care if people steal my pics. I take pics and post them on the net so people can share in my joy of reptiles. People can use any of my pics for anything they like and I don't even care about getting credit. I don't want to see any of my pictures popping up in classifieds saying its for sale and its theirs. if so ill contact them and pose as a buyer then find where they live. And ill probably pop in for a visit. I like road trips.
But if my Pics ever up on someone's web site as just a good pic of an animal I don't mind at all.