Dumb TDR Forum Questions????

[justinp20012500]

Have some stupid questions to ask. (Yes I use the search key first)



On the main forums page, it lists all the member who are on line.



What does the plus sign mean next to the members name represent?



O ya, and how much more money do I have to donate to allow lager pictures to be uploaded?







Justin

 

[Bob Wagner]

the + means that person is on your buddy list

 

[Steve St.Laurent]

Larger pictures aren't an issue with space or anything. They are an issue with speed of downloading for dial up users and screen formatting. With a picture limit of 122,000 bytes (what it's set at) you should easily be able to upload 560x800 pictures which is the max size I allow due to screen formatting issues. Larger than that and the entire thread will format to the width of your picture - which on an 800x600 screen will be wider than the users screen and they'll have to scroll left and right in order to be able to read all of the posts on the page. You can upload pics to the reader's rigs section as well and should be able to easily get an 800x600 picture to load there (as long as you have the quality set correctly) and then link to them in the forums - there are instructions on that in the TDR Website/Roundtable FAQ forum if you don't know how to do it. If you do it through the readers rigs section the forum software will automatically resize it to 560xwhatever so it doesn't screw up the screen formatting and provide a link to the full size pic.

 

[justinp20012500]

Larger pictures aren't an issue with space or anything. They are an issue with speed of downloading for dial up users and screen formatting. With a picture limit of 122,000 bytes (what it's set at) you should easily be able to upload 560x800 pictures which is the max size I allow due to screen formatting issues. Larger than that and the entire thread will format to the width of your picture - which on an 800x600 screen will be wider than the users screen and they'll have to scroll left and right in order to be able to read all of the posts on the page. You can upload pics to the reader's rigs section as well and should be able to easily get an 800x600 picture to load there (as long as you have the quality set correctly) and then link to them in the forums - there are instructions on that in the TDR Website/Roundtable FAQ forum if you don't know how to do it. If you do it through the readers rigs section the forum software will automatically resize it to 560xwhatever so it doesn't screw up the screen formatting and provide a link to the full size pic.

Thanks Steve,



That makes perfect sense. Here at work I use the LAN line that typically downloads everything at 250 kbs. At home where I have dial up its nearly impossible to upload/download stuff!! I guess I am use to work.



Hey Bob!! There is a + next your name!! Thanks for letting know.





Justin

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

all you need do is observe the download size limit on stuff you post directly into a thread, or into a reader's rigs album - after that, YOU can specify how large you want that pic displayed.



Is THIS big enough?



#ad




Click on that photo, and it goes nearly full screen.



... And I didn't hafta bribe anyone! :-laf :-laf

 

[justinp20012500]

... And I didn't hafta bribe anyone! :-laf :-laf

Don't have to bribe anyone. Just thought they had the limit due to server size limits. I now understand. And just like on DTR, if TDR needs a little help now and then I am more then happy to slide a little their way.



I have over 50 pics in my gallery. (just hidden from the public)



When you up load a picture at 560x800 and then try tp post it at a larger size the quality of the piture goes down.





Justin

 

[JPope]

"... Larger than that and the entire thread will format to the width of your picture - which on an 800x600 screen will be wider than the users screen and they'll have to scroll left and right in order to be able to read all of the posts on the page... . "



AND WE THANK YOU FOR THAT , eliminating that annoying nusiance

 

[Cigar John]

all you need do is observe the download size limit on stuff you post directly into a thread, or into a reader's rigs album - after that, YOU can specify how large you want that pic displayed.



Is THIS big enough?



#ad




Click on that photo, and it goes nearly full screen.



... And I didn't hafta bribe anyone! :-laf :-laf

That looks like the beach at Big Lagoon/Orick,CA

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

That looks like the beach at Big Lagoon/Orick,CA

YUP - that's it!