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Post by BuckSkin on Apr 21, 2022 13:10:04 GMT
I may have found a solution that is not going to be noticeable.
If you will notice, every other post in a thread has a slightly darker background.
I selected the color of both backgrounds, the lighter and the darker, and extended the canvas to the right of the image.
I made two copies, one with the lighter and another with the darker extension.
As best I can tell, the lighter will always be the first post on a page.
Make your post with both copies to establish your "place" in line; once your post is established, edit and delete the image that didn't match the background.
Notice that my top copy canvas extension matches the site background such that no one will ever know what I did.
The second copy will match the background of the next post in line.
Since someone may make a post while you are creating yours, and change your background plans, just make and post two copies, a light and a dark, and edit to delete whichever one does not match.
Once you have established the colors, make note of them so you can call them back when you need them.
Better yet, make and keep a two blank PSD backgrounds of the size that fits without scrolling and always place your images for posting on these backgrounds, aligning the left edges of your layers.
Actually, only a single PSD would be necessary, with a light layer and a dark layer; you would then just manipulate the layers such that you save one image with the light extension and another with the dark.
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Post by BuckSkin on Apr 21, 2022 13:31:34 GMT
Now, since this is the next post in line, it has the slightly darker background.
I swapped places with the two copies and now my top copy blends in seamlessly with the background and no one will ever know that the canvas is extended.
I posted both versions in each of these posts to exhibit the difference between the two backgrounds. |
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Post by BuckSkin on Apr 21, 2022 14:00:47 GMT
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Post by hmca on Apr 21, 2022 15:02:44 GMT
a single PSD would be necessary, with a light layer and a dark layer; you would then just manipulate the layers such that you save one image with the light extension and another with the dark. I think I am beginning to understand the solution you have come up with although it does seem to be a bother to have to do each time Jim would want to add an image in portrait style. Can you possibly create a PSD file and attach it via a dropbox link? My understanding is that he would just fit his image in place in both the light and darker backgrounds and after posting delete the one that doesn't match. |
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Post by BuckSkin on Apr 21, 2022 18:42:18 GMT
Just experimenting = this image is 2048 in both dimensions = square.
The image on the left is 2048 x 1364, a 2:3 image = still a bit tall. --- The image on the right is a bit wider at 1460; it is an almost perfect fit, but has to be chased around a bit to get it centered.
 
This image is 2048 x 1480; it is a good fit without having to be nudged up and down to center.
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Post by hmca on Apr 21, 2022 19:02:26 GMT
Trying out your method, Buckskin.   In this case Buddy darker works so he would just delete Buddy Lighter. |
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Post by BuckSkin on Apr 21, 2022 19:13:00 GMT
By the time this is over I am going to be seeing ol' Buddy in my sleep....
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Post by hmca on Apr 21, 2022 19:14:34 GMT
The way I understand this is as long as he pastes his portrait image into the 2048 x 2048 template he should be fine. Correct?
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Post by hmca on Apr 21, 2022 19:43:43 GMT
This is a link to the PSD file that I created. I hope this works for Jim and would appreciate it if some members might give it a try. We can then try to modify it or go back to the drawing board. You should be able to download it from the top left. You don't need a Drop Box account. This is Jim's image as posted in the weekly challenge.  |
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Post by tonyw on Apr 21, 2022 20:09:31 GMT
Bit late to the party and maybe I'm missing something but isn't the issue the same as the one posted here . When Imgbb downsizes to create the "thumbnail" that gets posted on the forum it reduces the width to 640 pixels but ignores the height so portrait images can finish up too high to fit on a display. The simple solution is to resize the image before uploading to Imgbb - if I remember I will downsize the height of a portrait image to 800 pixels before posting. That does mean that clicking won't give you a larger version but does avoid having to scroll a lot to see the whole image when just browsing the forum. There are other factors that will effect it with a big one being the screen resolution that different people are using to view it. My desktop monitor is set to 1920 x 1080 so 800 pixels height fits easily but others with different screen resolutions could see either more or less. And when I look at the forum on my 2048x1536 pixel tablet I just have to rotate it to be able to see the whole of a large portrait image without having to scroll. Tony |
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Post by Tpgettys on Apr 21, 2022 20:20:36 GMT
Thanks tonyw , you beat me to the punch! I do have an alternate solution though, see below: Jim , I think this issue has been raised before, but I had forgotten about it. The problem seems to be with thumbnail that imgbb.com generates, and has nothing to do with the size of the file you upload. When you add an image using imgbb.com, two links are provided, one to the thumbnail and one to the full-size version. The thumbnail is what you see in a post; if you click on the image you will be presented with the full-size version. Their assumption seems to be that all images have a landscape orientation when they make the thumbnail! The two images below are identical; if you click on each one you will be presented with the same full-size image. I edited the BBCode for the second one, changing the max-width value from 100% to 30%. To try this yourself, upload your image (or edit a post that you previously made). if you click the BBCode tab at the bottom-left you will see a line that looks something like this:
[div][a href="https://ibb.co/dLqXRFx"][img src="https://i.ibb.co/hZjrSbw/beachv.jpg" style="max-width:100%;"][/a][/div]
Change the number following style="max-width: from 100% to 30%, then click the Preview tab to see the effect. Experiment with the number to get the size you want. Once you are happy with it click the Save Changes button (bottom-right).
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Post by tonyw on Apr 21, 2022 20:38:21 GMT
Thanks tonyw , you beat me to the punch! I do have an alternate solution though, see below: Thanks Tom: that's an elegant solution and I had wondered if there was something that could be changed in the BB code that imgBB generates and now I know - and I'd wondered what that Preview button did and now I know that too! Tony |
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Post by Tpgettys on Apr 21, 2022 20:48:21 GMT
Sure thing tonyw . I find the BBCode/Preview buttons really helpful at times. It also can be fun to explore what the BBCode looks like when you use the edit buttons such as Bold, Justify Center, etc.
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Post by hmca on Apr 21, 2022 20:57:05 GMT
Well gee, the next time I hope you show up on time!  I had a feeling you would be able to solve this issue Tpgettys . So glad you arrived as well. Finally, special thanks to BuckSkin who arrived on time and came up with a solution that seems to work for me, anyway. So hopefully Jim you can find a solution here that works for you. |
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Post by Jim on Apr 21, 2022 22:47:21 GMT
By the time this is over I am going to be seeing ol' Buddy in my sleep.... Bingo! I always thought Buddy Lee deserved more recognition for his place in history J/K. He was Lee dungarees/jeans advertising icon/mascot/doll back in the 1940's - 60's.  |
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I had a feeling you would be able to solve this issue 