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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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[BlackCode407]

This is very useful and necessary hack! Thank you.

[fly]

Originally Posted by Spleasure

yes, and the slowdowns at posts with many small images which do not have to be resized anyway is gone in the upcoming version.

Regarding rewriting predefined tags: I rewrote the img tag, and that's quite possible. I'm still thinking how this should be done.

Awesome. Thanks again man.

[Tralala]

Originally Posted by mini2

I'm not sure how highslide would help this mod really, as it's just a resizer, maybe if you shrank every attached image above the limits down to a thumbnail with a highslide zoom code that could work, but the thing I like about this image resizer is it's very simple in the way it works. Does what it should with little fuss.

IMHO (and it sounds like you agree,) this resize hack already handles the shrinking aspect perfectly. And most of us prefer for users to post images inline in their posts with the [img] tag, linked from their own webspace, and not as attachments which bog down server filespace (which is how highslide works currently... only with attachments.)

I'd leave Spleasure's script intact for the shrinking... I was thinking more along the lines of simply integrating and offering highslide.js as one choice for presenting the larger sized original. It is highslide's animation "zoom" effect, slide show controls, and dragability of the enlarged image that gets the oohs and aahs.

And so, a perfectly integrated mod would be just as Spleasure's is right now, but offers these as choices for the user in UserCP's Edit Options:

-Keep Original Size
-Enlarge via highslide/lightbox effect
-Enlarge in same window, using original javascript (<-- might not be necessary option)
-Open in new window
-Open in new window

Regardless... let it be known... both of you guys rock. Thanks for sharing your brilliance!

[Smoothie]

What about the Safari bug?

[rjmjr69]

Can I use this to adjust just the avatars?

[Spleasure]

Next week I will release a new version which fixes installation problems, the safari bug, and slowdowns. I'm waiting for one possible bugreport which I would like to address in this release.

Avatar resizing is not included in this mod.

[Smoothie]

If you need a tester for the Safari bug, I am available to help.

[Tralala]

Originally Posted by Smoothie

If you need a tester for the Safari bug, I am available to help.

I've tested for him... and it works great.

[Smoothie]

Originally Posted by Tralala

I've tested for him... and it works great.

Yea, but what version of safari are you testing with?

[Tralala]

Lets just say, I tested on quite a few. What bug in particular are you talking about, the display of text in the yellow title bar?