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Title: Are Posted Photos Now Larger Than the Screen?
Post by: pmillen on June 24, 2014, 03:50:19 PM
All of my Windows computers have 16:9 aspect ratio screens.

It seems that lately, in almost every post that has photos, the photos exceed the screen size.  Of course there's a horizontal scroll bar but it's only available after the last photo.

I resize my photos so they fit and I'm assuming that most posters do too.  So I'm thinking that it's some setting on my screen or on LTBBQ.

What have I done wrong?
Title: Re: Are Posted Photos Now Larger Than the Screen?
Post by: spuds on June 24, 2014, 04:12:18 PM
Hold down control and scroll up or down with mouse wheel to adjust page size.
Title: Re: Are Posted Photos Now Larger Than the Screen?
Post by: rexster314 on June 24, 2014, 04:21:43 PM
A lot of people are posting pics from their cell phone. If they're taking pics on fine settings the pics will be bigger than your screen.
Title: Re: Are Posted Photos Now Larger Than the Screen?
Post by: Las Vegan Cajun on June 24, 2014, 05:31:27 PM
A lot of people are posting pics from their cell phone. If they're taking pics on fine settings the pics will be bigger than your screen.

I'm guilty!!!   ::)
Title: Re: Are Posted Photos Now Larger Than the Screen?
Post by: TentHunteR on June 24, 2014, 05:57:08 PM
I resize my photos so they fit and I'm assuming that most posters do too.

Not a safe assumption to make,  but it doesn't hurt to be sure your zoom size for LTBBQ isn't locked in at higher than 100%.

You can try Holding [Ctrl] down while scrolling with the mouse wheel (like Spuds suggests), or...

an easy keyboard shortcut to reset your zoom back to 100% is: [Ctrl] + 0  (Control + Zero).




Ironically, Tim and I were just talking about this subject a few evenings ago.  As a general rule of thumb:

640 X 480 is a good average size for most pics.

740 X 555 good size for money shots;  easy to view without being in-your-face big.

800 X 600 should be considered a good size limit for forums running the SMF engine (like LTBBQ).

Anything bigger and pics start getting uncomfortable to view, or start requiring scrolling which actually detracts from your photo.
Title: Re: Are Posted Photos Now Larger Than the Screen?
Post by: pmillen on June 24, 2014, 06:29:04 PM
Thanks for the comments.  I knew about the Ctrl-+ and Ctrl-mouse wheel but on the posts that give me problems reducing the photos so they are not off of the screen makes the text microscopic.

So—it's nothing I'm causing, then?  Then the posters have some changes to make?
Title: Re: Are Posted Photos Now Larger Than the Screen?
Post by: catinatree on June 24, 2014, 06:34:44 PM
All of my Windows computers have 16:9 aspect ratio screens.

It seems that lately, in almost every post that has photos, the photos exceed the screen size.  Of course there's a horizontal scroll bar but it's only available after the last photo.

I resize my photos so they fit and I'm assuming that most posters do too.  So I'm thinking that it's some setting on my screen or on LTBBQ.

What have I done wrong?

I've noticed the same, mine appear to me to be fine, is that the way everyone else sees my picks ?

Here's a chx I did the other day .......
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff202/perfectcircleservices/Photobucket%20Desktop%20-%20Dave%20Grieves%20iMac/iPhoto%20Library%20-%201/DSC_0261_zpsf97d87ba.jpg) (http://s237.photobucket.com/user/perfectcircleservices/media/Photobucket%20Desktop%20-%20Dave%20Grieves%20iMac/iPhoto%20Library%20-%201/DSC_0261_zpsf97d87ba.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Are Posted Photos Now Larger Than the Screen?
Post by: pmillen on June 24, 2014, 08:32:10 PM
Cat, your photo just fills the allotted space.  No need to scroll.
Title: Re: Are Posted Photos Now Larger Than the Screen?
Post by: spuds on June 24, 2014, 08:45:24 PM
OK,I can see Im running large. Is there a way in photobucket to limit size to 800x600?
Title: Re: Are Posted Photos Now Larger Than the Screen?
Post by: spuds on June 24, 2014, 09:01:50 PM
This is a script a fellow made for proboards but its all Greek to me  ???.It resizes photos on the forum to 640x480 when they are posted.
If it makes sense to you then feel free to use it.I have this in my global footer.Its a proboards forum if that matters? 

http://support.proboards.com/thread/474992/image-resizing

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
/*
Modify image size to fit forum
By Todge
Please keep this header intact
*/

var picWidth = '640'; //Maximum image width..
var picHeight = '480'; //Maximum image height..

var pics = document.images;

window.onload = imageSize;
function imageSize()
{

var p=pics.length-1;
while(p>-1)
{
if(pics[p].alt=='[image] ')
{
if(pics[p].width>picWidth || pics[p].height>picHeight)
{
var thisPicWidth = picWidth;
if(pics[p].height/(pics[p].width/picWidth)>picHeight)
{
thisPicWidth = pics[p].width/(pics[p].height/picHeight)
}
var newWidth = 100-parseInt(thisPicWidth/pics[p].width*100);
var picLoaded = document.createElement('A');
picLoaded.setAttribute('href',pics[p].src);
picLoaded.setAttribute('target','_blank');
picLoaded.innerHTML = '<font size="0">This image is reduced by '+newWidth+'%, click it to view full size.</font><br><img src="'+pics[p].src+'" width="'+thisPicWidth+'" border="0">';
pics[p].parentNode.replaceChild(picLoaded,pics[p]);
}}
p--;
}}
// -->
</script>
Title: Re: Are Posted Photos Now Larger Than the Screen?
Post by: Jaxon on June 24, 2014, 09:28:46 PM
Hold down control and scroll up or down with mouse wheel to adjust page size.

DANG!!!!

I've been using computers since the TRS80 [  8) ] and I never knew this.  Hmmmmm...did you know you could save 15% on your auto insurance in just 15 minutes??
Title: Re: Are Posted Photos Now Larger Than the Screen?
Post by: spuds on June 24, 2014, 09:31:44 PM
 ;D ;D ;D Jaxon!

Is this size OK for you folks

(http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag47/1spudster/Leonardo_da_Vinci_043-mod_zps6812ea72.jpg) (http://s1298.photobucket.com/user/1spudster/media/Leonardo_da_Vinci_043-mod_zps6812ea72.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Are Posted Photos Now Larger Than the Screen?
Post by: teesquare on June 24, 2014, 09:40:03 PM
;D ;D ;D Jaxon!

Is this size OK for you folks

(http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag47/1spudster/Leonardo_da_Vinci_043-mod_zps6812ea72.jpg) (http://s1298.photobucket.com/user/1spudster/media/Leonardo_da_Vinci_043-mod_zps6812ea72.jpg.html)



She looks vaguely familiar...I think I used to date here....Am I showing my age??? :D
Title: Re: Are Posted Photos Now Larger Than the Screen?
Post by: TentHunteR on June 25, 2014, 01:43:59 AM
This is a script a fellow made for proboards...

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--...

Good info for ProBoards, but unfortunately embedded scripts of any kind do nothing in SMF forum posts.


This, however, will work for SMF forums: Resizing Preview Pics (http://www.letstalkbbq.com/index.php?topic=6683.0)
Title: Re: Are Posted Photos Now Larger Than the Screen?
Post by: RAD on June 25, 2014, 06:56:06 AM
This is what I normally do:
1.   Take picture with my Galaxy S3
2.   Load pictures to my computer
3.   Open them with Microsoft Office 2010
4.   Edit size to web large (640 x 480) - Save
5.   Upload to photo bucket
6.   Copy the IMG link and add to what I’m posting
7.   Select preview before posting

(http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l501/rdelemos/Jerky/5-4-14/20140504_144316_zps0dcd635b.jpg)
Title: Re: Are Posted Photos Now Larger Than the Screen?
Post by: muebe on June 25, 2014, 07:17:15 AM
I have just been posting them big :P

Maybe I will reduce the image quality some on my phone. It is a 16mp so the pictures end up high quality and quite large.