Images on large screens

[msmofet]

I mostly use a laptop. Some pictures are way too big. I hate having to scroll up, down, and side to side to see the whole picture.

 

[karadekoolaid]

On my laptop, every time a photo comes up, I jump.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Problem is not just the image size - it's probably the also webpage coding configurations for how pages and images are displayed on different devices in the platform software. It's called responsive webpage design. It used to be that pages were designed first for desktop/laptop screens and the visual proportions and element sizes were about how they were viewed on larger screens, including default text sizes and so on. Responsive design became important as smaller devices proliferated and new coding became necessary for tablets and especially phones as they display vertically.

This was fine when phones were a subcategory of desktop/laptop page design/displays - the developers/designers would proportionally visually scale down pages for phones and tablets. However, the trend has now become that pages are designed first for phones and tablets i.e. 'mobile view' and only secondly or thirdly for desktop/laptop view, which a lot of web developers or companies hiring them have started skimping on - needs more coding, more coding takes more time, more time costs more money.

The most recent mobile/phone trend is the display of one single image/image box across the entire screen so that you only have the option of scrolling down to look for anything, instead of having several images/image links across the screen to look at and choose from. YouTube is a good example.

But you could certainly contact the platform people and let them know that's its an issue.



What I have found when on the laptop is that when I insert an image by dragging, it automatically loads and displays full size but there are actually 2 insert options: one for thumbnail and one for full size.
The image below is now at thumbnail size. On phones and tablets there is no difference between how the two display.

Note: You might be able to set that thumbnail display size as forum default for inserting images.

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Thank you; I am sure you mean well. However, I am an IT support consultant by profession, used to run a large network and have worked in IT support since 1997.
Contacting the platform designers is not the answer. They have settings I can change, which I am exceptionally familiar with.

What I am trying to do is balance the requirements of the site members with providing higher-quality images, whilst not increasing the database size too rapidly. For almost a decade, I have resisted being pushed to increase the file sizes and image resolution of uploads. I recently made a concession, but I do not believe it is working, and I am seeking an opinion on the options I have provided above.

And there is a very valid reason as to why I have repeatedly excluded mobile and tablet use from this discussion. I am well-versed in responsive design processes because I can program what is available on this site based on screen size. On a desktop, you can even see what tablet and mobile users see without needing a tablet or mobile device - just resize your window until the responsive design kicks in.

Additionally, if you look in the style designer, you will even find new styles (Style chooser) that I have created - full-width, 2000 pixel and 1380 pixel sizes to look into addressing this issue for larger screens.

Right now, the only "issue" is what size people prefer.

 

[Morning Glory]

1000 x 1000 definitely looks best on lap top.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

1000 x 1000 definitely looks best on lap top.

Thanks.

I think it will end up at a smaller resolution, but allowing the larger file sizes (10Mb file upload and letting the system scale it, we had a 5Mb file size previously with a 1024 px limit), so the quality can be maintained, but the resolution reduced. That should give a better compromise.

We'll run with it as is, for a while to see how the quality works out.

I might try to find an existing image from before the changes were made and get a new copy uploaded along side it, to see old and new at the same resolution. But I have no electricity tomorrow so won't be online much unless I run the generator all day.

 

[Z-Cook]

Thank you; I am sure you mean well. However, I am an IT support consultant by profession, used to run a large network and have worked in IT support since 1997.
Contacting the platform designers is not the answer. They have settings I can change, which I am exceptionally familiar with.

What I am trying to do is balance the requirements of the site members with providing higher-quality images, whilst not increasing the database size too rapidly. For almost a decade, I have resisted being pushed to increase the file sizes and image resolution of uploads. I recently made a concession, but I do not believe it is working, and I am seeking an opinion on the options I have provided above.

And there is a very valid reason as to why I have repeatedly excluded mobile and tablet use from this discussion. I am well-versed in responsive design processes because I can program what is available on this site based on screen size. On a desktop, you can even see what tablet and mobile users see without needing a tablet or mobile device - just resize your window until the responsive design kicks in.

Additionally, if you look in the style designer, you will even find new styles (Style chooser) that I have created - full-width, 2000 pixel and 1380 pixel sizes to look into addressing this issue for larger screens.

Right now, the only "issue" is what size people prefer.

Not trying to be helpful or step on your toes. Nuff said.

Was just a visual observation.

My area of prof expertise is visual design, photo and moving image media production.