Posted by mantrid on 11/10/06 20:18

looks like its two images then.
Another question.
is it possible to change the image size during upload to server to make the
full size image to a thumbnail for storage?
thanks

"Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <a.nony.mous@example.invalid> wrote in message
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> In alt.html, mantrid wrote:
>
> > Hello
> > Is there a way to prevent users copying
>
> No. It is already on their computers, in the browser cache. There is
> nothing you can do to anyone except an absolute n00b to keep them from
> saving them elsewhere. Your efforts (such as the infamous no-right-click
> script) only serve to annoy, and make you look like an amateur.
>
> > a full size image from a web page.
> > Displaying the image with a smaller width and height only affects the
image
> > as viewed, the actual full size image file is still downloaded. I know I
can
> > get around it by having two versions of an image, the full size one and
a
> > smaller on for display purposes. but is there a way around having to
have
> > two images and use the full ssize one and stop it being copied or if
copied
> > will only be a thumbnail?
>
> You should not use HTML width and height to resize images. First, you
> create long download times. Second, browsers do not gracefully resize
> images.
>
> Use two images, a thumbnail perhaps leading to a link to the full-sized
> image. Consider putting a watermark on the full-size version.
>
> --
> -bts
> -Motorcycles defy gravity; cars just suck

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