[johnfowles]

[quote by Imported Next Saturday]
I think I've got it...
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Thank you sincerely INS (is that anything to do with Immigration and Naturalisation??)
well done you have opened my eyes/reminded me to another great recomendation for displaying large pictures to avoid upsetting RM
whilst at the same time overcoming my basic objection to using the forum's upload and basic thumbnail display feature
your imageshack thumbnail
http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/3...tfooin6.th.jpg
is only 150 by 128 pixels and 4141 bytes but it links to full sized
http://img512.imageshack.us/my.php?i...ightfooin6.jpg
which is 647301 bytes and a ginormous 2048 by 1536 pixels
Thus you have three choices if faced with an overlarge picture (whether overlarge in file size , bearing in mind the forum's upload
limit of only 500KB or overlarge in pixel size bearing in mind that the forum will automatically display at a reduced maximum width of 640 pixels but still has to download the full sized file)

1. resize it yourself using

2. resize it yourself using Photgadget
   or a freeware image editing program such as Serif's excellent free old version of
   Photoplus
   
3. upload it to Imageshack.us
   where you have two options providing your jpg file is no larger than 1.53MB (which is pretty generous)
   
   either
   1.1.Check the autoresize to 640 wide box
   or
   1.2.Copy (as INS did) the "forum use" code which will appear after uploading and provides a clickable thumbnail link that when clicked opens the full sized picture
4. use the profferred "Manage Attachments" feature to upload your picture (if it is under 500KB that is)
   to sum up
   1 is nearly always necesary
   2 is useful if you want your readers to be able to see the full sized picture in all its gloryand fine detail or as I usually do you wish to place the thumbnail at least in amongst your Pulitzer prize winning text to make a nice illustrated posting
   3 is essential if you are going to display a "transient" picture such as one from a deletable ebay auction

I will be adding those points to my "work in progress" displaying pictures tutorial