An idea for picture heavy threads. . .

[Ocean]

all image threads get cluttered. i would love a thumbnail page for these threads, small image linking to larger image. with a direct link to post, and the author's name.


i wonder if there is a relatively simple way to make a thumbnail page from these threads. you could probably create the thumb page from source with a few intelligent find & replace code swappings.

and maybe just update it every 100 posts or so.


im not really saying it should be part of the forum, but i would love something like this to crop up.

 

[Lethal]

vBulletin's option to create thumbnails only works with attachments, which are not used here. There is no way to control the size of images linked from third-party sites, although some of the free image hosts offer thumbnails as an option when you upload pics.

 

[Ocean]

yeah maybe i should clarify. not as part of the thread, or even the forum. but maybe a link in the first post that would go to a page just for that thread (of the 5 or 6 threads of this type). as an alternate way to view the thread's content. and in the creation of that page, would one resize the images, and create thumbnails.

 

[hity645]

yeah maybe i should clarify. not as part of the thread, or even the forum. but maybe a link in the first post that would go to a page just for that thread (of the 5 or 6 threads of this type). as an alternate way to view the thread's content. and in the creation of that page, would one resize the images, and create thumbnails.

Sounds like to much work.

 

[w1retap]

I've seen some other forums that automatically do what you are suggesting. Take a look here. It looks like an automatic script that only allows the image to be a certain size. You have to click the bar above it to make the image full size. http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?t=33813908&page=12

edit: yup, its definetly vBulletin

 

[Lethal]

I've seen some other forums that automatically do what you are suggesting. Take a look here. It looks like an automatic script that only allows the image to be a certain size. You have to click the bar above it to make the image full size. http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?t=33813908&page=12

edit: yup, its definetly vBulletin

I should have said it's not possible with a stock version of vBull. There are tons of third-party vBull hacks out there. Rage3D appears to be using one called NcodeImageResizer. vBulletin does not support hacks and installing them voids your warranty so to speak (i.e., you cannot get tech support if you have hacks installed).

 

[w1retap]

i see.. ok thanks for clarifying.



bah, who keeps anything stock.. lol. This is [H]ardForum. Its all about modding and breaking shit.

 

[EnderW]

I should have said it's not possible with a stock version of vBull. There are tons of third-party vBull hacks out there. Rage3D appears to be using one called NcodeImageResizer. vBulletin does not support hacks and installing them voids your warranty so to speak (i.e., you cannot get tech support if you have hacks installed).

stock != [H]ard




hi Lethal