Re: THUMBNAILS

One reason to use thumbnails is when you have numerous images that 
would take a long time to load into the browser, or images of a 
physical size (pixel dimensions) that wouldn't fit into your layout. 
The thumbnail is an image reduced in physical size (pixel dimensions) 
and/or dounload size (kb) so it fits on the page and downloads 
quickly. It can be linked to a larger version of the same image, 
usually on a different page. That way, only those who are interested 
in seeing the larger image will need to spend the time required for 
it to load in: the thumbnail serves as a preview. If you're not sure 
what I mean here, take a look at http://www.oceansong.com/fish. Each 
image in the "gallery" links to a larger version.

If the images you have in mind are not large to begin with, then 
maybe you don't need thumbnails.

Or, maybe you want to offer a collection of images that could be 
downloaded as a package (e.g., a .zip or .sit archive), possibly via 
ftp; rather than have the site visitor download them individually.

--Jeff










>Hi again everyone...
>
>I am having a difficult time trying to understand  and grasp the whys and
>wherefors of thumbnails, I have some bg's and banners  i want to upload to
>my website in a "free for all graphics section.
>I am really lost on how to do this, i have looked at many sites and everyone
>seems to do it in a different way, is there one set way that will allow for
>preservation of bandwidth and allow the viewer to click and save a
>particular image?
>
>Thanks to all who responded to my  previous.(curved text dilema.)
>
>Windsong
>chester(at)worldchat.com
><--I haven't lost my mind, it's backed up on tape around here somewhere!-->

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