Image condensing on webpages

[Charles Shahar]

Hi Everyone:

Please excuse my lack of sophistication in the following description: I am
creating a web page and I need some help regarding images. I will have
thumbnails. When a person clicks on them, they will link to an enlarged
image (1500x1500). I notice that when this happens on most web sites, the
image loads, and then compresses. In order to see the large version you have
to click on an icon on the lower right corner of the image. How can I get
this icon thing so that the person will see a smaller version, and if they
want they can click to see a larger version? Does this involve html code? Do
I have to load an alternative series of images of smaller dimensions? I hope
I am making sense! Thanks for your help!

-Charles

 

[Mark Parnell]

Previously in alt.html,alt.html.critique, Charles Shahar

Hi Everyone:
G'day.

I will have
thumbnails. When a person clicks on them, they will link to an enlarged
image (1500x1500).

In the same window, of course?

I notice that when this happens on most web sites, the
image loads, and then compresses. In order to see the large version you have
to click on an icon on the lower right corner of the image.

It's a browser "feature". Personally I hate it, but that's my
preference.

How can I get
this icon thing so that the person will see a smaller version, and if they
want they can click to see a larger version?

You can't. It's a setting in their browser.

Does this involve html code?

No.

 

[Greg Schmidt]

Please excuse my lack of sophistication in the following description: I am
creating a web page and I need some help regarding images. I will have
thumbnails. When a person clicks on them, they will link to an enlarged
image (1500x1500). I notice that when this happens on most web sites, the
image loads, and then compresses. In order to see the large version you have
to click on an icon on the lower right corner of the image. How can I get
this icon thing so that the person will see a smaller version, and if they
want they can click to see a larger version? Does this involve html code? Do
I have to load an alternative series of images of smaller dimensions? I hope
I am making sense! Thanks for your help!

What you are describing is a "feature" of Internet Explorer. It is
controlled by the user's settings ("Enable Automatic Image Resizing" in
the Multimedia section). I personally have turned it off. There is
nothing I know of that you as a web developer can do to change the
behaviour for your visitors.

 

[Mark Parnell]

Previously in alt.html,alt.html.critique, Greg Schmidt

There is
nothing I know of that you as a web developer can do to change the
behaviour for your visitors.

There is a meta tag that will disable it if it is enabled. I don't know
of any way to do the opposite.

 

[SpaceGirl]

Previously in alt.html,alt.html.critique, Charles Shahar



In the same window, of course?




It's a browser "feature". Personally I hate it, but that's my
preference.




You can't. It's a setting in their browser.

You can prevent it from happening at all though... just add this in the
head:

<meta http-equiv="imagetoolbar" content="no" />



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[David Dorward]

There is a meta tag that will disable it if it is enabled. I don't know
of any way to do the opposite.

No there isn't. The behaviour only occurs when an image is viewed directly.
Thus there is no HTML document, thus there can be no <meta> tag.

 

[David Dorward]

You can prevent it from happening at all though... just add this in the
head:

<meta http-equiv="imagetoolbar" content="no" />

That asks Internet Explorer not to display a toolbar of useful icons when
the user hovers over a largish image in an HTML document. This doesn't have
anything to do with the original question.

 

[Mark Parnell]

Previously in alt.html,alt.html.critique, David Dorward

No there isn't. The behaviour only occurs when an image is viewed directly.
Thus there is no HTML document, thus there can be no <meta> tag.

Right you are. Never used it myself, so got confused.