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  1. richmay

    richmay SotM Winner Subscriber

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    Is it possible to change pictures in a post from full size to thumbnail after the edit time has expired?
     
  2. Christer Carlsson

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    If it is of importantance to change, and hopefully just one topic, you can always ask me or Ross (Spiritburner).
    Is it any particular post?
     
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    @Christer Carlsson

    It would have been more than one post, so it is not important, it was hindsight, i will post my stoves in the gallery in thumbnails in the future they present better :content:

    Thanks for the quick answer

    Cheers
     
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    Full size view better for me.
     
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    Thumbnails best of both worlds, double click and you have full size and can scroll through them.
     
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    I always post full-size photos myself, and prefer them in the posts of others. A lot easier to see that way! (I do know how to enlarge them....) They catch more immediate attention from the reader.

    I suppose if one has a long string, such as some who post large numbers of detailed photos of a single stove, that the thumbnail approach makes good sense.
     
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    Thumbnail.
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    Full size.
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  8. Christer Carlsson

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    Very good! That's how we prefer it to be presented when there are many pictures in a post.
    You can always click the report button if you realize that you really need a change after your editing time limit has expired.
     
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    @richmay
    it's a good topic thank you for this and your many recent examples posted, it's all good :thumbup::thumbup: (vs not posting).
    result today: [thumbnails] "That's how we prefer it to be presented when there are many pictures in a post."
    my something new learned today. Definitely makes sense to review MANY pics on 1 screen (maybe select thumbnail(s), or not) vs lengthy scrolling through many pages just to see what posted.
    Caveat: i almost always view CCS from large screen. End user device is relevant to this topic.

    That and having viewed your posts, putting this in-context,
    full-size ie Coleman 400A vs thumbnails ie Coleman 440 , i think you make
    a good point.

    I post to mention TWO things:
    > I find, often a combination is best (not sure if site agrees),
    ie Primus No.6 1897 , some fullsize but many thumbnails per page as well.

    > there is also the method of posting smaller version of the full size image, a click expands the image (1st pic in Primus 6 link and your 400A) but STAYS on the page, reading can continue (vs thumbnail jumps away from page to thumbnail/image (only) viewer).
    If full sz image is already large/expanded it will not enlarge by clicking on it, as i recall.

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    FWIW here-in we discuss only full vs thumbnail.
    The size of images is managed before loading onto site (site might (auto?) adjust image size at times iirc). When posting in full-size, achieving a particular size on the page remains a work-in-progress for me. That and page layout.
    I'm thankful for the on the fly improvements to my posts that gremlins have made over the years.
    thx again
     
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    Excellent :thumbup: and the bread looks good too.
     
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    Sourdough.
     
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    Likewise. I check into CCS now and then with my smartphone, which I've only had for a few months, but almost always I use the PC. Tiny little phone photos don't work well for me. Even the 'full-sized' ones are smaller than thumbnails.
     
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    Like OMC and Ed, I generally use a regular PC monitor when watching CCS or CPL.
    Small phone screens are just for emergencies and regular check-ups of the site during the day, but I have started to understand that many people don't even have a real computer.
    I guess that explain why many pictures we've see here last years are quite blurry and grainy when watching on a real monitor;
    They have been cropped and then posted with a phone, and also look fairly good when watching on one.
    But pretty bad for us using a normal (or large) monitor.
     
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