improper use of width and hieght?

"Rocky" <Rocky.DeleteThis@GhostRecon.net> wrote in message
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 > I am guessing that using hieght and width to resize images is not good
 > practise, but what exactly _is_ the problem with doing it that way?

You tell me, you're the one who's raising it.

It can have advantages. It means the larger image is already downloaded, so
it appears instantly when the "thumbnail" is clicked. There is no need for
realtime image processing/manipulation.

It has its uses. NOT IDEAL for every situation.
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 >> Stay informed about: improper use of width and hieght? 

Rocky wrote:
 >
 > I am guessing that using hieght and width to resize images is not good
 > practise, but what exactly _is_ the problem with doing it that way?
 >

resizing smaller:
o Browsers are not very good at it.
o Larger file size means longer download

resizing bigger
o Never works

Assuming one has used a fluid design for the page it is trivial to replace
one illustrative image with another even if they are slightly different
sizes/aspects - surrounding text will re-flow to suit the new object. Note:
this may cause some 'jumping' as the page loads and for this reason leaving
out width and height is a no-no for some designers.

Possible solutions include:
o Ignore the issue - optionally buy more transfer allocation and leave your
visitors staring at an empty hole while they wait.
o Replace your co-workers with staff already competent in the mysterious
arts of image manipulation
o Train your co-workers to the required standard
o Use a server side module/component to resize the images.
o Stop using images.

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 >> Stay informed about: improper use of width and hieght? 

"EightNineThree" <eightninethree.RemoveThis@REMOVEeightninethree.com> wrote in message
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 > When an image is resized smaller: the same amount of data is transfered.

There's a good reason to make thumbs then )

Thanks.


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 >> Stay informed about: improper use of width and hieght? 

"Rocky" <Rocky.TakeThisOut@GhostRecon.net> wrote in message
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: "EightNineThree" <eightninethree.TakeThisOut@REMOVEeightninethree.com> wrote in
message
: news:bhguco$qb5$1@ngspool-d02.news.aol.com...
: > When an image is resized smaller: the same amount of data is
transfered.
:
: There's a good reason to make thumbs then )
:
: Thanks.
:
Too right!!
The whole point of thumbs is that they are small and quick to download
and display.
Imagine a page of 50 images, HTML code aside:
* each image is 2kb (thumbnail) - total download is 25kb - that's
acceptable, even to a low bandwidth browser
* each image is about 100kb (full size reduced to thumb) - total
download is about 5,000kb, go make a cup of coffee while you're
waiting!!!

In the second instance, your potential customer would be on another
site before the download completed, and they won't be coming back in a
hurry!
 >> Stay informed about: improper use of width and hieght?