Resizing pictures for Phpbb

[drlewall]

I am sure I am not the only one here who is frustrated with trying to post a web pic here only to have it GIGOONDA size so as not to view it here. I did find a Phpbb forum to which they discuss this exact issue and they try to explain how to post a resizing cmd in the link. For some "stoopit" reason, I aint pooter smart enuff to figure out what they are talking about, so I put to you FF's out there, this question: What the fawk are they talking about? Any code breakers here who can maybe explain and TEACH us numbskulls on how to resize a web pic link? We can test our resizing-linking skills here in this thread.

How to resize your web link pix on phpbb

[bluestar]

Screw that. We wanna see the boobies full size.

[campfire]

Doc, are you using windows or Mac?

[drlewall]

MAC here..from what I have read, there is a code tactic that you can insert a number figure (for size) when you embed the link..I can't seem to get the configuration correct for some stoopit reason

[Delicate Snowflake]

Supposedly changing the image tags lets you specify the width and height.

I could not get any to work:

fimg e.g.: [fimg=width,height]http://photo.jpg[/fimg]

Image resize codes e.g.: [img=width,height]http://photo.jpg[/img]

I suspect there's a bit of code that might not be installed here?

[drlewall]

thats what I was running into also..thought maybe I was missing something or not putting in the W/H format correctly..thus is why I am asking you "experts"

[Delicate Snowflake]

... and the difficulty of specifying width and height leads to distortion/perspective problems anyway, along with some images that just won't display.

Best-practice would allow for a percentage, or just set width [see below] but I believe it requires custom code. These might not be possible in our freebie software?

[img=60%]

[img=w, 600]

[drlewall]

So, it seems that we are all better off then just opening a HUGE picture in another tab/window where it is resized for your viewing pleasure. I guess that is more convenient that trying to dink with codes and risking distortion.

[Aranc]

Yeah, resizing images through forum tags has never worked well for me either. The formatting seems to break half the time, or the image gets all distorted. I usually just resize the image before uploading so I don’t have to deal with any of that hassle. It’s faster and ensures that the picture actually looks right when posted.

[Delicate Snowflake]

Sometimes, even when you specify width and height in the image tags, the forum settings override them, or the image distorts. It’s why I usually just resize the image beforehand and then upload it instead of relying on forum formatting.

I can't get image tag sizes here to work.

I resize before uploading too

[Aranc]

The simplest way to fix it is by using BBCode to set a max width. You can usually do something like:



Some themes also allow automatic resizing, but that depends on the forum settings. If you're uploading images yourself, resizing them before posting is a good habit. Most basic image editors let you do this, or you can use an online converter.

I’ve had to convert images for different formats before, and having the right tool makes it much easier. I’ve used https://www.movavi.com/image-converter/ ... erter.html to quickly adjust images without losing quality. Resizing before uploading saves a lot of hassle and keeps forum threads looking clean.