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

Previews:

[gwhooooey]

Any way of making the "This image has been resized. Click this bar" etc and "Click this bar to view the small image" text bolded? I tried editing the phrase and adding <b></b> tags, but.. no luck.

I actually think it looks fine as it is, but the responses i've been getting since adding it are that it doesn't stand out enough/isn't too noticable... so thought i'd ask seeing I can't seem to make it bolded myself.

[ehjay]

Works great, but I'm not seeing the "Image was too large" warning messages -- the phrases are there, the templates are there, the hack itself works great -- the text just isn't appearing in the warning box above images.

[profxeni]

ultraswoopyyyyyy

thanks.. installed

[steven s]

Does this work to reduce inline images too?

Edit: it does. Great mod!
Thanks!

[cyberphr]

Won't work on my forum.

Nothing happens.

[xNoSkillz]

installed. works great on my forums. tested it out with firefox and internet explorer.

[ehjay]

In further examination of my original issue, the text is only not shown when browsing with Safari, perhaps a CSS-related display glitch?

[Spleasure]

Unfortunately I can't test on Safari because I don't own a macintosh. I heard that a Windows equivalent is available but it seems to be a very imperfect browser at the moment.

[Spleasure]

Originally Posted by mini2

Just testing with this now on the forums, and I like it BUT...

The way this works seems slightly illogical.

I would have thought the width and height restrictions and resizing would be based on the largest of width and height.

For example, if I have a limit of 600 (w) and 450 (h) and tried to attach a 1024 x 768 image, I'd expect it to be 600 wide and (whatever) height. However, this seems to use height as the deciding factor, so my 600 width limit is ignore, and the image ends up 450 high by (whatever) width.

It would certainly seem to make more sense to restrict it based primarily on whichever was greater, width or height, not preset to height or width.

Any chance of an update to have it work this way?

It will satisfy both restrictions, so the image will be in proportion and less or equal than 600 pixels wide and less or equal than 450 pixels in height. If this isn't the case something is broken.

[Spleasure]

Originally Posted by aggiefan

this is working great for us... thanks.

but i have one suggestion (and i dont know if it is possible) but would it be possible to create a temporary folder where it caches thumbnails? The one issue I see is that it doesnt really help the page load faster (and we have a few dialup people and when we post lots of pictures on a thread it takes forever to load on dialup). A autogenerated thumbnail would help this.

Again I dont know if this is possible but I would love to see it added.

It doesn't do anything serverside and for the time being I would like to keep it that way.