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Image Resizer
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NCODE IMAGE RESIZER FOR VBULLETIN 3.6.0
version: 1.0.1

I. What does it do
This plugin enables you to automatically resize every user-posted image which is larger than given dimensions. Users can choose the maximum dimensions and the resize method to use.
The resize methods are:
- No resizing
- Enlargement in the same document
- Enlargement in the same window (replacing the forum thread document)
- Enlargement in a new window

It also adds an information bar (which is not displayed when the image is too small) giving information about the original dimensions and filesize. Filesize is only supported on Internet Explorer, other browsers don't reveal this information through javascript.

II. What does it not do
- It does not do server side resizing of images. Everything is done clientside
- It does not prevent long loading times. The images have to be downloaded completely by the client before the script can resize them.

III. Installation / Upgrade
1. Upload "ncode_imageresizer.js" to the clientscript directory in your vBulletin installation.
2. Import "product-ncode_imageresizer.xml" in your vBulletin forum. Enter your AdminCP and go to Plugins & Products -> Manage Products. Click on [Add/Import Product] and refer to the XML file.
The installation script will detect which database modifications have to be performed and will display the query that is going to perform these modifications.
If something fails, execute that query yourself.
3. The file "vbulletin-language-nl.xml" can be used to import dutch versions of the used phrases. Import it in your language manager and overwrite the installed language "Nederlands". It will not remove any phrases, just add new ones.

The installation adds a couple of settings, phrases, templates and plugins, all of which are easily recognizable. It also adds the fields `ncode_imageresizer_mode`, `ncode_imageresizer_maxwidth` and `ncode_imageresizer_maxheight` to your `user` table, in which the resizesettings are saved. These fields are removed when the plugin is removed.

IV. Configuration
Administrators can change the maximum dimensions and resize mode in the options window. These values will be the default for users without a setting of their own and anonymous users.
The installation script creates a new option group called "nCode Image Resizer Options" in which you can enter these values.
As said in section I, users can edit their preference in their User Control Panel at the Options page in the "Thread Display Options" section. The administrator can however limit the options the user can set. The administrator can choose between letting the user change all options, no options at all, only the resize mode, or all options except that the maximum dimensions can't exceed the default dimensions.

V. Version history
1.0.1 (May 6th, 2007)
- fixed javascript file version
- fixed vBAdvanced compatibility problem

1.0 (April 24th 2007, 2007)
- added code to make phrases javascript safe, multiline phrases and phrases with accents
should work now.
- added compatibility with vBAdvanced
- improved installation procedure

1.0 release candidate 4 (February 21th, 2007)
- improved speed for posts with many small images
- work around for text display problem in Safari
- Improved installer
- Improved user control panel options: added information about default settings and option to explicitly use the default resize mode.
- Added option to disable the system
- Added option to reset all user specific settings

1.0 release candidate 3 (February 4th, 2007)
- added warning on installation when javascript is not present.
- removed redundant plugins
- small bugfixes
- signature resizing is optional. turn resizing of hotlinked images on or off in the control panel
- improvements in javascript code
- changed hook method so all bbcode class users get resize functionality automatically

1.0 release candidate 2 (October 3rd, 2006)
- images weren't correctly resized when both height and width restrictions were in effect.
- added robustness for IE flaws, not perfect yet
- images in post previews get resized as well

1.0 release candidate 1 (Juli 16th, 2006)
- bug preventing proper uninstallation fixed

1.0 beta 3 (June 23th, 2006)
- Bugfixes
- Now resizes signaturepictures too
- Administrators can limit the user-settable options

1.0 beta 2 (June 20th, 2006)
- Made maximum width and height userspecific and editable

1.0 beta 1 (June 8th, 2006)
- First public release

VI. Incompatibilities
Incompatibilities have been reported with:
"Transparency PNG pictures with Internet Explorer 6 (server-side solution)"
(https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=93415)

VI. Copyright
please keep in mind that:
THIS IS NOT FREE SOFTWARE

You are allowed to install this in your forum, and you are allowed to make suggestions for improvements. It is not allowed to redistribute the files in any other way than as a zipfile with the XML and this readme in original state.

(c) 2005 - 2007 nCode - www.ncode.nl - info@ncode.nl

Support site:
http://www.ncode.nl/vbulletinplugins/

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Alternatively, you can donate using MoneyBookers to account jorrit[at]ncode.nl.

Thanks to Xboxworld.nl, rage3d.com, insomnia.gr, myxbox.gr and Distance for testing this mod

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[AMG021]

so why doesn't this hack work with vbadvanced???

[BBI-Ross]

Originally Posted by AMG021

so why doesn't this hack work with vbadvanced???

Worked fine with me

Great mod, thank you.

[Spleasure]

Originally Posted by AMG021

so why doesn't this hack work with vbadvanced???

Please give a link to your forum

[BadgerDog]

What has been the experience of folks here who have installed this, with regards to the most optimal dimension size to choose?

Thanks ...

Regards,
Badger

[BadgerDog]

Ok, went with default settings....

Marked installed on v3.6.4 with vbadvanced and works just fine...

Thank you Spleasure... clean, simple install... even an old Fortran code dummy like me handled it ...

A few thoughts....

Perhaps expand the mouse coverage so a user can click anywhere on the pic and it expands or contracts. I found it a little un-natural to have to move it to the top small yellow bar all the time. Perhaps I'm just too used to clicking thumbnails that way...

Second, what does weights mean? Isn't the term file size?

Finally, maybe an option to do away with the yellow bar and description thing, just permitting people to expand and contract the pics by just clicking on them. Less distracting?

Thanks again for some terrific work to solve an annoying problem from people uploading large pics and overunning the board.

Regards,
Badger

[ArchangelX]

I do agree with BadgerDog's above post...even though this is an already superb mod...this would be over the top exceptional if his comments were taken into account and updated.

It's a quality mode, that's for sure!

[Spleasure]

The rationale behind the yellow bar is the fact that using this method the image itself can still be a link ()

[BadgerDog]

Originally Posted by Spleasure

The rationale behind the yellow bar is the fact that using this method the image itself can still be a link ([url=somewhere][img]someimg[/img][/url])

Understood....

I did try another image resizer mod...

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=125500

It worked fine and simply expanded the downsized pic back to original sizw when clicked upon, but it had nowhere near the AdminCP functionality or UserCP options yours does. It was also a bit "touchy feely" installing, having to wade through template changes, whereas yours is pretty elegant.

However, I did like the transparency of how he did it with the dotted lines around the pic that had been downsized and the intuitive "hand" appearing as the user moved the mouse over it.

In any event, thanks again for your work...

BTW, what is a reasonable (optimal) X&Y set of numbers to set for defaults? Is it 640x0, 640x320, 800x600 etc.. ?

Finally, I assume I can change weights to filesize in "prhases" without any adverse effetcs?

Regards,
Badger

[AMG021]

Originally Posted by Spleasure

Please give a link to your forum

Hey I pmed u my site

[Spleasure]

Originally Posted by BadgerDog

BTW, what is a reasonable (optimal) X&Y set of numbers to set for defaults? Is it 640x0, 640x320, 800x600 etc.. ?

Finally, I assume I can change weights to filesize in "prhases" without any adverse effetcs?

Regards,
Badger

The optimal size depends on your layout. The phrases can be changed without problems.