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Geek Culture / Lightbox?

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Nicholas Thompson
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Posted: 26th Jan 2007 00:30
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Rich - what happened to the lightbox for previewing images? I just uploaded a JPG and its not viewing using lightbox.

Did you have to remove it?

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Richard Davey
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Posted: 26th Jan 2007 00:36
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I didn't have to, I just chose to. It worked nicely for smaller images, but the big shots in the FPSC boards just didn't work very well. Easier to open in a new tab instead so you can carry on browsing / reading, while the image downloads.

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Nicholas Thompson
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Posted: 26th Jan 2007 00:48
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ahh true... Shame - I kinda liked it - but then again, I browse at an above average resolution, so I suppose the lightbox module with large screenshots would be a nightmare at 1024x768 and 800x600!

Have you also sorted out the posting delay? It seems really quick this evening!

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jasonhtml
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Posted: 26th Jan 2007 01:10
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i liked it too... one day it just disappeared


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Dave J
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Posted: 26th Jan 2007 01:35
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I found it took too long, preventing me from continuing to read the thread, and so I always forced it to open in a new tab anyway.


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LD52
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Posted: 26th Jan 2007 05:09
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oh ya those huge images were a nightmare especially on my slow comp so i guess its safe to say i can view images again? Yes
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Agent Dink
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Posted: 26th Jan 2007 05:31
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I really didn't like that image previewer. I greatly prefer opening in a new tab and viewing at leisure. I hated having to wait for the applet to load, then the picture, while it blocked half the thread.

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Zaibatsu
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Posted: 26th Jan 2007 06:04
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i hated it too. annoying and flashy. although i do like flashy....

seizure-prone flashing lights blaring....

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Seppuku Arts
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Posted: 26th Jan 2007 22:18
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It was a nice effect, but in most cases wasn't practical, I even found that it could take a while to load the larger images, whereas it wouldn't have in a separate tab/window. I can see why Rich removed it, shame, but it can be better to have a system that is more efficient than flashy.

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