[timg] tags

[Nick.]

Hi,

I'd like to make a suggestion to add the [timg] plugin to the forum.

What it does:
If you put an image in the tags [timg]imageurl[/timg] it shows a smaller preview of the image (around 500x500 I think?) and if you click it, the full size image in another windows.

Here is an example.

It would come in useful for the Design and Development section when posting templates etc. The Post your desktop thread, the post your setup thread and various other threads.

I just think it would be a great feature for the forum, especially users with small screens (800x600 & 1024x789 or whatever it is) and low bandwidth users.

Thanks.

[GhostFace-]

its a good idea, if you want to see something but arent sure if it is what you think it is.

[VPSwow]

This would indeed be very usefull

[Test:Tube:Baby]

I like this idea

It would also be better for forums such as the Flight Simulator forums so the big images don't stretch the page

[Minstrels]

It looks horrible.

[Nick.]

It looks horrible.

Like your signature and avatar then.

And what do you mean it looks horrible, what does? :S If you don't like the small preview then click is and see it big. It would save loading big massive images you didn't want to see and wasting your bandwidth.

[Mr.OSH]

Certainly an interesting idea. It can be quite annoying when large images take up entire pages and it is difficult to read the posts in a thread so this is a nice idea however it would depend on the nature of the plugin etc and also if people would actually use it.

[GommeInc]

Looks like a good idea, and if peope forget to use it then it's just a simple 5 second job for a moderator. The nature of the plug-in isn't too serious. Just ask someone to see if there are exploits is simple enough

[Nick.]

Yeah, if people don't use it and the image is say, bigger than 700x700? Moderators could edit and put it in a timg tag with a friendly reminder to the user to user [timg] tags wherever possible. Also, if there were exploits I doubt a highly popular forum like MacRumors would use it?

[today]

vBulletin does resize images anyhow. Or it does on HabboxWorld when i post large screenshots they get resized and then you click to see bigger.