Tom J

"jmc" <NOnewsgroupsSPAM@NOjodiBODY.HOMEus> wrote in message
news:3rs399Fkpo5dU1@individual.net...
> Not sure if there's a standard on this or not, but even if there
> isn't, was wondering what your opionions are on what the size of a
> thumbnail should be when used for a photo gallery/album, and why.
>
> I use bigger ones (I'm currently using 225px wide, but have gone up
> to 300px), with the idea that this gives the user a choice - if they
> have limited bandwidth, they're not necessarily forced to look at
> the bigger (in my case 640x480) pictures "behind" the thumbnail. Of
> course, the bigger thumbnails do load slower.

I use 160px wide. I find this large enough for the viewer to see
whether they care to see the larger photo. Saves a lot of band width
when the viewer is not clicking every single thumbnail.
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Tom J
When everything's coming your way,
you're in the wrong lane.