27 Jan
2003
27 Jan
'03
9:01 p.m.
Another good idea with big pictures is to set up the .JPG file to load
progressively: this causes the picture to be completely visible at the
beginning, but becoming sharper as the downloaded continues. This makes
it easier to decide if you want to wait or abort.
With most picture handling tools, this is an option to check in the
"save as..." box, usually visible only after the file type has been
selected as ".JPG".
Jules Richardson wrote:
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Andreas Freiherr
Vishay Semiconductor GmbH, Heilbronn, Germany
http://www.vishay.com
Well.. I
loaded up yer URLs - and 5 minutes later, when about 1/3 of the
first eleventy-bazillon byte .jpg had drizzled into my browser, I
abandoned it.
ha ha - yeah, they were a bit big. Glad this browser's got a zoom feature.
seems to be a common mistake people make when they first get a digital camera -
I've seen a similar thing with scanners, where people insist on scanning a
whole A4 page and sending that around for the sake of the tiny photo up in one
corner.
You learn by experience though I guess, and as someone else said it's nice to
have the big images but some sort of warning and smaller thumbnail versions
would have been nice.
cheers
Jules
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