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i just dont like posts with 10-15 links to pictures, when the could all be on one page, i prefer it much better like that.

Be VERY, VERY careful what you wish for.

It should be a simple enough hack I reckon.

I'll look around the Invision forums for some code, but......if the new code slows the forum down at all, it'll get yanked immediately.

How we have it set up for now is that when a thread "graduates" from the In Progress section to the Tutorials section, all the pics go with it, and are 'unlinked' (i.e. displayed). It will remain that way until further notice.

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Dial-up is very out-dated these days, and the internet isnt really made for it anymore, IMO.

Amen! I live in podunkville France, and I've had broadband for two years already...

That may or may not be true, but you are definitely missing the point (with apologies to GregP, but this is one time that it's true, without question.). One forum owner on dialup trumps any other cards in the pack! :D

Now that everyone has vented about how anachronistic and uncool things are around here, and we all feel very superior about our high speed connections and technological supremacy, can we give a little thought to that horse mentioned several pages back? It's been deceased for quite some time now - when are y'all gonna stop beating it? :D

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GregP: There was a thread a few months ago of how slow PG was getting, and how come it was going down all the time. Even if we all have DSL, it would still take time to load all the pics. At least that's what i think, unless i'm the only one experiencing it and everyone who did complain about PG being slow doesn't have this problem anymore.

Jamie :D

everyone hosts there pictures externally so that wouldn't affect PG bandwidth.

how many times does it have to be written in plain english before the wannabee intellectuals get it?

load times for threads get slower when more images are posted...end of story...capishe?i don't care if another site IS hosting the pic...pg thread load times are still affected.

anyway...have all the fun you want looking silly...we have been over this same thing enough that if you don't get it,you never will.

as always...if you don't like the rules,go play on stereokiller.com or something

and by the way...it is "their"

i would love for you to talk to me like that to my face.

i have to delete your hissy fit.it looks like you broke some rules after all,now didn't you?

but don't worry.i copied it in all it's glory for leisurely perusal in the mod section.i assure you we will all get a big laugh about it

***YAWN***

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GregP: There was a thread a few months ago of how slow PG was getting, and how come it was going down all the time. Even if we all have DSL, it would still take time to load all the pics. At least that's what i think, unless i'm the only one experiencing it and everyone who did complain about PG being slow doesn't have this problem anymore.

Jamie :D

everyone hosts there pictures externally so that wouldn't affect PG bandwidth.

how many times does it have to be written in plain english before the wannabee intellectuals get it?

load times for threads get slower when more images are posted...end of story...capishe?i don't care if another site IS hosting the pic...pg thread load times are still affected.

anyway...have all the fun you want looking silly...we have been over this same thing enough that if you don't get it,you never will.

as always...if you don't like the rules,go play on stereokiller.com or something

and by the way...it is "their"

i would love for you to talk to me like that to my face.

i have to delete your hissy fit.it looks like you broke some rules after all,now didn't you?

but don't worry.i copied it in all it's glory for leisurely perusal in the mod section.i assure you we will all get a big laugh about it

***YAWN***

:D

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GregP: There was a thread a few months ago of how slow PG was getting, and how come it was going down all the time. Even if we all have DSL, it would still take time to load all the pics. At least that's what i think, unless i'm the only one experiencing it and everyone who did complain about PG being slow doesn't have this problem anymore.

Jamie :D

everyone hosts there pictures externally so that wouldn't affect PG bandwidth.

how many times does it have to be written in plain english before the wannabee intellectuals get it?

load times for threads get slower when more images are posted...end of story...capishe?i don't care if another site IS hosting the pic...pg thread load times are still affected.

anyway...have all the fun you want looking silly...we have been over this same thing enough that if you don't get it,you never will.

as always...if you don't like the rules,go play on stereokiller.com or something

and by the way...it is "their"

i would love for you to talk to me like that to my face.

i have to delete your hissy fit.it looks like you broke some rules after all,now didn't you?

but don't worry.i copied it in all it's glory for leisurely perusal in the mod section.i assure you we will all get a big laugh about it

***YAWN***

that really bothers me :D honest.

Edited profanity.....BP

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As for the resizing issue, it's supported in basic HTML:

<IMG SRC="pic" WIDTH="300">

That would force the picture to be 300 pixels wide while scaling the height in the same ratio ie if the picture was originally 600x300, it would become 300x150.

that would make the picture look smaller but it wouldnt affect its size so it would take just as long to load :D

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Geez, I didn't mean for this to turn into such a big issue. Personally, I have no problem with pictures being linked, works fine for me that way, and then you can have a bigger picture. I just hate having to scroll the screen to read every single post because a picture is to big to be seen in full.

Besides, when I open a picture from a link, even if it's a billion pixels wide, IE opens it, and then reduces it automatically to fit in a window. Plus, it can be physically bigger without scrolling the screen since all the member info on the left side of the forum wouldn't be there.

Basically, I didn't mean to have the rules debated, I simply thought they should be followed. And having to scroll side to side is annoying, clicking links isn't. I click on links all day long, pictures sure don't bother me in link form.

Actually, I find it quite hilarious when people talk about having to click a link being to much of a hassle, oh no, one more click for your poor finger, anyone remember the comodore 64 days, when that was a top of the line computer? I remember waiting for a game to load, turn it on when you come home from school for lunch so it's loaded by the time you get home for the day LOL!!! Or remember before there were digital camera's and if you wanted a picture on the computer you had to scan it after taking it with a film camera and having it developed? Yup, links sure are a hassle :D

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This subject has brought up some detail that I must have overlooked though. I thought that In Progress had a 4 picture limit the last time I checked, but I guess it got changed. Hum.. we'll even Wes thought that it was that way, so I don't feel so bad. I guess I need to edit my latest In Progress post because I didn't know of that rule, I thought that In Progress, Tutorials, and GOTM was the only ones that could let you post more than one picture. Is there any chance that the In Progress can be brought up to 4 pics per post, or at least to the people who donated? Kevan?, Wes?.. That way at least more people will have reason to actually help Brian with the cost of PG and donate some money... Does anyone else think this is a decent idea?

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  Does anyone else think this is a decent idea?

Absolutely, provided people size their pics accordingly. I think I'm going to start using Photoshops 'save for web' feature to reduce the file size even further.

That's exactly what I do.. I make the picture 5 " x 7" and 72 resolution... Then use Save For The Web in Photoshop, while making sure the picture is under 60k in size. It's not that hard to do.. and compared to others whose pictures are sometimes 250k in size.. you can add way more pictures instead of just one. Basically though, the smaller the file is for the picture, kb's that is, then the faster it will load and won't be a burden on 56k users also.

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Is there any chance that the In Progress can be brought up to 4 pics per post, or at least to the people who donated? Kevan?, Wes?..  That way at least more people will have reason to actually help Brian with the cost of PG and donate some money...  Does anyone else think this is a decent idea?

Good call. Let me go thru this with Brian, and see what we can come up with. In the meantime, let's stick to the 'one per post' in the In Progress area.

That's exactly what I do.. I make the picture 5 " x 7" and 72 resolution... Then use Save For The Web in Photoshop, while making sure the picture is under 60k in size.  It's not that hard to do.. and compared to others whose pictures are sometimes 250k in size.. you can add way more pictures instead of just one.  Basically though, the smaller the file is for the picture, kb's that is, then the faster it will load and won't be a burden on 56k users also.

Another good call, but instead of using inches, use pixels. :-) 600 x 600 max. (for now)
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LGM - it's not really the physical clicking of the links that's a hassle. It's the not knowing what the heck is going to be behind link 1 of 12, and having to go through all of links 1 through 12 to find a half-decent picture.

That's really the only part that irks me. It's far more annoying to go through someone's post with 8 blind links than to just see 3 pictures. On the other hand, and this is the point I think some people are making, it's extra-annoying to see 8 pics, all too large. I agree with that.

Greg

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Thanks Kevan and Wes.. hopefully Brian and the rest of the crew will really consider making the change back to 4 pics per post, for the In Progress section. I also agree that the 600x600 max is great and that a under 100k per picture limit should help those on dial up. I'll go back and redo the previous post I had done in the In Progress section before I found out about the limit changing. Maybe there can be some kind of compromise, but whatever you guys decide upon, I'll respect.

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LK, I just got the upgrade kit for the ACME FF 2000 ! It includes the DEDHRS ver 7.081. Installed it on my laptop and absolutely SCREAMS on dial-up!! Thought you would want to know.

I forgot to say, get the dumasPROelim upgrade, while you are at it. Makes the system run much faster but does NOT support Windows Open. Tried it and they just fell shut again.

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LK, I just got the upgrade kit for the ACME FF 2000 ! It includes the DEDHRS ver 7.081. Installed it on my laptop and absolutely SCREAMS on dial-up!! Thought you would want to know.

I forgot to say, get the dumasPROelim upgrade, while you are at it. Makes the system run much faster but does NOT support Windows Open. Tried it and they just fell shut again.

Dude, no more caffeine. Please.

:D

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