I left my image large so the text would not be obscured.
A clickable thumbnail works just as well.
What's the big deal? I'm not having any issues loading the page and the images are a reasonable size IMHO. There is nothing I hate more than having to click a thumbnail to see a picture though...
Unless you have slow internet! You have to consider the people with bandwith handicaps. I do agree, however, that it is expected that when you enter this thread you get large images.
What's the big deal? I'm not having any issues loading the page and the images are a reasonable size IMHO.
Some people have bandwidth caps, and sometimes they are idiots. Also, there are people with slow internet, downloading GeekNights over Dial-up. Also, by embedding images instead of linking to the full sized ones, they don't scale the browser size, which imho is annoying as hell since I can't see the entire image fitted to my screen. And if I want I can then look at it in full size with a second click. Also, ImageShack is horrible.
There is nothing I hate more than having to click a thumbnail to see a picture though...
Instead you love to scroll in every direction before you have seen said image? Come on, that's just a stupid and pathetic overreaction, unless of course you REALLY hate having to click one single time to view an image scaled to your monitor more than say... marital abuse.
Instead you love to scroll in every direction before you have seen said image?
Maybe it's just me, but I almost never have this issue. I'm not sure what resolution you people are running your screens, but it must be pretty shitty. There is not one image on here that I have to scroll horizontally to see.
Maybe it's just me, but I almost never have this issue. I'm not sure what resolution you people are running your screens, but it must be pretty shitty. There is not one image on here that I have to scroll horizontally to see.
That's because you screen is wider then everybody else's
Besides, if you posted your own desktop here (full size) the offset on the left would cause it to shift right and you would have to scroll.
Besides, if you posted your own desktop here (full size) the offset on the left would cause it to shift right and you would have to scroll.
Obviously, which is why I scaled my image...
That's because you screen is wider then everybody else's
You would be surprised how many people do not use the highest resolution that their monitor can support.
EDIT: Look, I really don't want to flame about stupid image size. The fact is that if you are going to bitch about sizes, the thread maker should have told people a standard size to conform to.
You would be surprised how many people do not use the highest resolution that their monitor can support.
This was much more understandable back in the CRT days: many CRTs could support resolutions far higher than people were willing to deal with. I used to change resolutions fairly frequently depending on what I was doing, especially for gaming.
Of course, LCDs have made the idea of ever changing your screen resolution antiquated at best.
Maybe it's just me, but I almost never have this issue. I'm not sure what resolution you people are running your screens, but it must be pretty shitty. There is not one image on here that I have to scroll horizontally to see.
1280 by 1024. The highest resolution this 19" cheapo LCD supports. You screenshot fits perfectly at that resolution, were it not for the offset to the left which throws it just out of boundaries and creates a horizontal scroll.
The problem is that you do not know the situation of the viewer, and thus shouldn't just cater to yourself. Hence why I say use thumbnails, that way the viewers browser will be able to scale the linked full size image to fit nigh perfectly in the viewers' browser, letting them see the entire image at once at the highest resolution they can, and thus improve viewing experience imho.
Example, Omnutia's screenshot looks scaled, so I don't know if that background image is larger or smaller than 1280 by 1024. If it is larger, I want it, if it's smaller, I'll sigh for it's an awesome image but will look bad on my larger resolution. If Omnutia used a thumbnail that links to a full sized version, then I'd be able to determine whether the image fits my resolution and ask if he can send me a copy.
As for your background, since you scaled it to be smaller than it actually is, details get lost. I'd love to see the full size image of that background, since space backgrounds are awesome.
As for your background, since you scaled it to be smaller than it actually is, details get lost. I'd love to see the full size image of that background, since space backgrounds are awesome.
I am also at 1280x800 (MacBook 13"), but I actually don't have a problem with the large images. It's a desktop screenshot thread, so I can excuse people for posting large images. The horizontal scrolling isn't all that annoying to me; I would be scrolling just as much after clicking a thumbnail anyway, since I usually choose to see large images at full resolution rather than having them stay scaled in my browser. I only really find horizontal scrolling annoying when I have to do it to read lots of text. Maybe that's just me.
That being said, I did scale my own screenshot since I know that not everyone is quite so happy with those large images.
Really now? Are people actually downloading Geeknights over dialup, or are you simply saying that people could be downloading GN over dialup?
There have been people/there has been someone that requested Rym and Scott to also upload a lower bitrate version of the show. Rym and Scott mentioned this on the show if I recall correctly, and I recall reading a post or something on the forum from someone clearly stating they are on dial-up. So yeah, people are using dial-up to post on this forum and listen to Geeknights, it's insane.
since I usually choose to see large images at full resolution rather than having them stay scaled in my browser.
I also have the image first show up full-sized, but I also like to see the entire image all at once, so I let it scale before drooling over all the details again afterwards.
I only really find horizontal scrolling annoying when I have to do it to read lots of text.
Apologies for my nasalness. My allergies are in full force.
What's the program you're using with the cube effect?
I use a program called Deskspace. You normally have to pay for it but I was given it by a bay of pirates *wink wink*
Sonic, you win. For the day, you are the winner. Deskspace is one of the sexiest programs I've used. I knew something like it existed in linux, but I've failed at every attempt to use linux on my current desktop. Now excuse me while I go play with Deskspace some more.
Wide screen is nice, but it is also a rip-off. On the one hand, vertical scrolling is tolerable, but horizontal scrolling is not. Having more horizontal space reduces horizontal scrolling, so that's good. Also, for video or gaming, a wide screen aspect ratio is a huge advantage.
For a coder, more vertical space is needed for coding. No good coder makes their text editor wider than 80 characters, so only having a taller screen really helps.
Also, the wide screen monitors are a marketing scam for monitor and laptop companies to make more money. This is such a problem, they don't really make non-widescreen monitors or laptops anymore. Remember, screens are measured in inches diagonally. A 19" wide screen monitor actually has less total screen real estate than a 19" non-wide screen. It might be wider, but it's actually smaller. Heck, there are 19" square monitors that are bigger than 20" widescreens. Ever wonder why the prices on the wide screens are so good? They can advertise a monitor's sized based on diagonal inches, rather than total square inches, or total number of pixels of resolution, and people think they are getting a bigger monitor, when they are getting a smaller one.
For a coder, more vertical space is needed for coding. No good coder makes their text editor wider than 80 characters, so only having a taller screen really helps.
Or so I thought. I got a rotating Dell Ultrasharp at home now. It is a huge pain in the ass to rotate it. Even in Windows, I have to go to the NVidia driver to manually change the rotation back and forth. If I could just rotate and have the computer automatically detect it, great, but it doesn't do that. Also, because a wide screen is not very tall, when you rotate it, it is not very wide. If you are developing something, you are sure as hell going to need a second monitor. A tall monitor might be good for the code, but it won't be wide enough for the web browser.
Do you think there is a market for a bluetooth dongle that you attach to the back of a swivel monitor which adjusts the screen for you? I've always wanted a patent.
Do you think there is a market for a bluetooth dongle that you attach to the back of a swivel monitor which adjusts the screen for you? I've always wanted a patent.
Ah, that's a really bad solution to the problem. I mean, how is it going to work? You're going to put some sort of accelerometer in the dongle or something? Talk about a really bad hack. Also, my monitor has USB on the side and the back, so the bluetooth dongle might be horizontal or might be vertical. What if someone puts the dongle in their USB hub, or uses a USB extension cord? Oh, and we might all have Dell monitors, but most monitors do not have USB connectors.
The best solution would be to have the monitor itself tell the computer when it has been rotated, and have the video/monitor drivers handle the rotation. The next best solution is to simply have a keyboard shortcut to rotate the screen. Simple as that. Bluetooth not necessary.
The actual idea was a stick on dongle which you stick to the back of the monitor. When the orientation is changed it powers on, sends out a wireless signal that it has just been spun until the computer sends an acknowledgment back and it then powers off. Battery probably wouldn't be a problem as you could make it nice and big, being stuck to the back of a monitor.
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That's how it's done. Not that hard.
Besides, if you posted your own desktop here (full size) the offset on the left would cause it to shift right and you would have to scroll.
EDIT: Look, I really don't want to flame about stupid image size. The fact is that if you are going to bitch about sizes, the thread maker should have told people a standard size to conform to.
Of course, LCDs have made the idea of ever changing your screen resolution antiquated at best.
The problem is that you do not know the situation of the viewer, and thus shouldn't just cater to yourself. Hence why I say use thumbnails, that way the viewers browser will be able to scale the linked full size image to fit nigh perfectly in the viewers' browser, letting them see the entire image at once at the highest resolution they can, and thus improve viewing experience imho.
Example, Omnutia's screenshot looks scaled, so I don't know if that background image is larger or smaller than 1280 by 1024. If it is larger, I want it, if it's smaller, I'll sigh for it's an awesome image but will look bad on my larger resolution. If Omnutia used a thumbnail that links to a full sized version, then I'd be able to determine whether the image fits my resolution and ask if he can send me a copy.
As for your background, since you scaled it to be smaller than it actually is, details get lost. I'd love to see the full size image of that background, since space backgrounds are awesome.
That being said, I did scale my own screenshot since I know that not everyone is quite so happy with those large images.
Also, guys, I just zoomed out the page with Firefox 3's new page zoom
I'm with Andrew though. I'm on a 14 inch laptop screen and have no problems with these images.
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As for the sidescrolling, it doesn't bother me when I see it on my work comp. It only a quick click and drag. :P
@ Sail, how large is the resolution on your laptop? O.o
Also, 1920x1200 is an epic awesome resolution of win.
For a coder, more vertical space is needed for coding. No good coder makes their text editor wider than 80 characters, so only having a taller screen really helps.
Also, the wide screen monitors are a marketing scam for monitor and laptop companies to make more money. This is such a problem, they don't really make non-widescreen monitors or laptops anymore. Remember, screens are measured in inches diagonally. A 19" wide screen monitor actually has less total screen real estate than a 19" non-wide screen. It might be wider, but it's actually smaller. Heck, there are 19" square monitors that are bigger than 20" widescreens. Ever wonder why the prices on the wide screens are so good? They can advertise a monitor's sized based on diagonal inches, rather than total square inches, or total number of pixels of resolution, and people think they are getting a bigger monitor, when they are getting a smaller one.
The best solution would be to have the monitor itself tell the computer when it has been rotated, and have the video/monitor drivers handle the rotation. The next best solution is to simply have a keyboard shortcut to rotate the screen. Simple as that. Bluetooth not necessary.