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J-sews · **Reply #30 on:** May 10, 2008, 10:41:32 PM

Quote from: Roadie on May 10, 2008, 10:39:48 PM

Quote from: J-sews on May 10, 2008, 10:30:31 PM
Anybody experiencing any delays in loading that index page? It works fine for me, but I worry about load time for folks with slower internet service. $:-\$

It does take a few seconds to begin loading, and it takes a while to get all the pics. Are the thumbnail pics on the index page seperate small versions of the big pics or just the big pics "squashed" into the a small area?

They are big pics that have been squashed. I'm not sure if the Wiki software shrinks down the file size along with the picture or how that works.

Roadie · **Reply #31 on:** May 10, 2008, 10:43:40 PM

Quote from: J-sews on May 10, 2008, 10:41:32 PM

Quote from: Roadie on May 10, 2008, 10:39:48 PM
Quote from: J-sews on May 10, 2008, 10:30:31 PM
Anybody experiencing any delays in loading that index page? It works fine for me, but I worry about load time for folks with slower internet service. $:-\$

It does take a few seconds to begin loading, and it takes a while to get all the pics. Are the thumbnail pics on the index page seperate small versions of the big pics or just the big pics "squashed" into the a small area?

They are big pics that have been squashed. I'm not sure if the Wiki software shrinks down the file size along with the picture or how that works.

No it doesn't look like it does, the pics are the same file which means you have to load all the big pics even though you are only looking at the small pics

Solution? Resize all the Ad's to thumbnail size and change the img links on the index page to the thumbnail sized ones

Fun!!

J-sews · **Reply #32 on:** May 10, 2008, 10:46:33 PM

Quote from: Roadie on May 10, 2008, 10:43:40 PM

Quote from: J-sews on May 10, 2008, 10:41:32 PM
Quote from: Roadie on May 10, 2008, 10:39:48 PM
Quote from: J-sews on May 10, 2008, 10:30:31 PM
Anybody experiencing any delays in loading that index page? It works fine for me, but I worry about load time for folks with slower internet service. $:-\$

It does take a few seconds to begin loading, and it takes a while to get all the pics. Are the thumbnail pics on the index page seperate small versions of the big pics or just the big pics "squashed" into the a small area?

They are big pics that have been squashed. I'm not sure if the Wiki software shrinks down the file size along with the picture or how that works.

No it doesn't look like it does, the pics are the same file which means you have to load all the big pics even though you are only looking at the small pics Solution? Resize all the Ad's to thumbnail size and change the img links on the index page to the thumbnail sized ones Fun!!

You read my mind. That would be a bunch of work. I wasn't going to bother because I never thought there would be that many pictures on the page. But now..... $:-\$

Roadie · **Reply #33 on:** May 10, 2008, 10:52:40 PM

Quote from: J-sews on May 10, 2008, 10:46:33 PM

You read my mind. That would be a bunch of work. I wasn't going to bother because I never thought there would be that many pictures on the page. But now..... $:-\$

I may have found a way, give me a few minutes to investigate

J-sews · **Reply #34 on:** May 10, 2008, 11:11:31 PM

Quote from: Roadie on May 10, 2008, 10:52:40 PM

Quote from: J-sews on May 10, 2008, 10:46:33 PM
You read my mind. That would be a bunch of work. I wasn't going to bother because I never thought there would be that many pictures on the page. But now..... $:-\$

I may have found a way, give me a few minutes to investigate

Oops, okay, I already started. The three Buck ads at the top now use small photos for their icons. I'll hold up and wait before doing more.

Roadie · **Reply #35 on:** May 10, 2008, 11:18:48 PM

No problem, there is a thumbnail code you can put on the end of a pics link, but it reduces the quality a bit too much

Eg:

https://wiki.multitool.org/show_image.php?id=836
https://wiki.multitool.org/show_image.php?id=836&thumb=1

You can change the size of the thumbnail in the wiki code, but it looks crap as it doesn't change the resolution.

J-sews · **Reply #36 on:** May 10, 2008, 11:21:49 PM

Well dang

Good job of sleuthing to find that thumbnail code thing though

Roadie · **Reply #37 on:** May 11, 2008, 12:30:42 PM

I've uploaded a few more of the 150px wide images, not changed the references in the index page yet though

J-sews · **Reply #38 on:** May 11, 2008, 02:21:16 PM

Quote from: Roadie on May 11, 2008, 12:30:42 PM

I've uploaded a few more of the 150px wide images, not changed the references in the index page yet though

Why thank you sir!

I've changed the references on the index page for all the ones you've added. Everything from the top down through Leatherman (plus Victorinox) has been done.

Uh....is there a noticable difference in how quickly the page loads? $:-\$

Roadie · **Reply #39 on:** May 11, 2008, 02:33:13 PM

Good work! Just tried it on one of my computers that hadn't visited it before and it loaded the ones that had been changed very quickly and just the ones that hadn't took a while to load

J-sews · **Reply #40 on:** May 11, 2008, 09:32:59 PM

Quote from: Roadie on May 11, 2008, 02:33:13 PM

Good work! Just tried it on one of my computers that hadn't visited it before and it loaded the ones that had been changed very quickly and just the ones that hadn't took a while to load

Yay!