Currently… within the confines of the new
Mac OS 9 Lives 2.0 default theme - images posted of
540 pixels wide (or less) can be viewed without scrolling. Any larger? Go scroll.
For instance, this recently posted original image from DieHard measures
980 pixels in width. *Downsized here to fit within the Mac OS 9 Lives 2.0 limit of 540 pixels AND alongside (in comparison) to what can actually be viewed before
scrolling of the image under the new 2.0 default theme (if left at the original 980 pixels).
Now some may never see a need for any image larger that 540 pixels (7.5 inches wide). Yet there are instances where occasionally, larger images with greater detail are preferred… here’s one example:
A large original (downsized on the left to fit the 2.0 format) juxtaposed with “where the scrolling begins” for that same downsized image (on the right) under the Mac OS 9 Lives 2.0 theme default.
And here’s a
portion cropped 540 x 540 pixel segment of the original image (under the Mac OS 9 Lives 2.0 default limitations) - to illustrate the extent of detail lost from such size reductions / viewing restrictions.
Where’s R358 or R707?
Again, some may maintain that it is rare that any image ever need to exceed that 540 pixel width limitation - or that some “limited” scrolling might be just fine. However, there are instances where larger images are extremely useful. And for those instances… you can easily change your Theme back to “Blu” to view them.
Like this one:
http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=6875.0;attach=12820;imageCopy / paste (or click on) the above URL address into your browser’s window to hopefully view the entire original image. Then depending upon your machine (and browser of course) you might be able to see much more of the intricate details of the G4 Mac mini mobo. (And also realize that R707 is not in the above cropped 540 pixel segment.) And then afterwards…
IF you change your default theme to
Blu… from Mac OS 9 Lives 2.0.
So… Recommended Image Sizes?For
Mac OS 9 Lives 2.0 theme? Up to 540 pixels (7.5 inches) wide - before the need for any scrolling.
And for the “
Blu” theme? Well I haven’t determined exact size restriction limits yet… but the original Mac mini image above is 1296 pixels wide and I can view it entirely under
Blu, sans scrolling.
And once more… you can choose to restrict (or define) the display width of your images as explained previously:
http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php?topic=6143.msg54995#msg54995simply by pre-defining width parameters like:
Now… just for fun, below.
(Can’t view it all without scrolling?)
Better GO
Blu. 😁
I understand… not everyone visits the Forum with newer, more capable machines… better suited to negotiate the current requirements necessary for “modern” web browsing. And “we” may actually garner more “traffic” to the site and gain new members to this community with the
Mac OS 9 Lives 2.0 theme. That’s good.
But there is an option. And for those of us that do not connect our OS 9 based machines to the internet and instead, use them primarily as standalone workstations for a variety of specific productive tasks. (While using the newer “supporting” machines and browsers to upload / download files and view websites, etc.) It’s a pragmatic workaround. And that’s a good thing too. “We” still currently have a choice. It’s Blu.
Over the last eight years I have posted innumerable, large images that can be simply a nightmare to scroll through and view with the Mac OS 9 Lives 2.0 theme and that is why it’s absolutely wonderful that “we” still have the option of using the Original forum theme (now termed “Blu”).
From here forward, I will now attempt to size most new images of mine, at or under the 540 pixel width size. Not all will be 540 pixels, some may be much larger. But so it goes, ehh? I shall try.
And for those of you that can handle the Original theme “Blu” (and larger images)… come on over and join the “Blu Crew.”
P.S. Would someone kindly merge this post with the previous thread: http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php?topic=6143.0 where it actually belongs. Thank you. 
