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Title: Horizontal scrolling
Post by: Aardwolf on December 30, 2009, 02:04:54 pm: Posts with large images / posts which are otherwise too wide! :mad:

Sure, they should have used [lvlshot][/lvlshot] tags, but they didn't. But they way HLP handles them, you have to scroll all the way to the bottom of the current post to get to the scroll bar, and then back up to the image you want to look at. Or open the image in a new tab.

IMO this is not an acceptable workaround. I suggest something where the entire page expands, or where the images collapse unless individually toggled to expand (à la scifi-meshes.com). Preferably a solution where the horizontal scroll action on a touchpad will actually do something, as well.

Edit:

The onus shouldn't be on the poster, or on the viewer. Especially considering there are countless other websites that do it right.
Title: Re: Horizontal scrolling
Post by: Qent on December 30, 2009, 02:19:33 pm: Quote from: Aardwolf on December 30, 2009, 02:04:54 pm
the entire page expands
To me this is annoying too, since then I'd have to scroll back and forth to read the text of posts. Collapsing images sounds good though.
Title: Re: Horizontal scrolling
Post by: Aardwolf on December 30, 2009, 02:21:32 pm: Or the entire post expands, and individual 'wide' posts could be expanded/collapsed.
Title: Re: Horizontal scrolling
Post by: Snail on December 30, 2009, 07:15:35 pm: Quote from: Aardwolf on December 30, 2009, 02:04:54 pm
I suggest something where the entire page expands...
That would annoy me. A lot.
Title: Re: Horizontal scrolling
Post by: Aardwolf on December 30, 2009, 08:53:20 pm: Dude, I just responded to that exact point in the post above yours.
Title: Re: Horizontal scrolling
Post by: Snail on December 30, 2009, 09:00:43 pm: I needed to stress just how much it would annoy me. :mad:
Title: Re: Horizontal scrolling
Post by: Aardwolf on January 13, 2010, 03:43:26 am: So I take it whoever has the power and ability is too lazy and/or shortsighted to see to it this gets fixed?
Title: Re: Horizontal scrolling
Post by: Colonol Dekker on January 13, 2010, 04:14:12 am: Is there a way of replacing/adding a lvl shot button alongside the (http://1.2.3.13/bmi/hard-light.net/forums/Themes/HLP_11/images/bbc/img.gif) on the post reply options?
Title: Re: Horizontal scrolling
Post by: Scooby_Doo on January 13, 2010, 05:09:54 am: *runs and hides* :nervous: :nervous: :nervous:
Title: Re: Horizontal scrolling
Post by: Fury on January 13, 2010, 05:23:24 am: I tried to make img tags to use same downscaling method as lvlshot does, unfortunately this messes up with images in highlights at least if not anywhere else. Can't be arsed to mess with it any more.
Title: Re: Horizontal scrolling
Post by: Colonol Dekker on January 13, 2010, 06:29:56 am: Right. :yes:

Gave it a good go.
Title: Re: Horizontal scrolling
Post by: headdie on January 13, 2010, 06:48:52 am: Quote from: Scooby_Doo on January 13, 2010, 05:09:54 am
*runs and hides* :nervous: :nervous: :nervous:

guilty as sin but not sentenced as the model redux thread is awesome
Title: Re: Horizontal scrolling
Post by: Scooby_Doo on January 14, 2010, 02:28:20 am: Actually I'm not too fond of the way lvlshot is setup. It would be much more useful if click on the pics would toggle fullsize/reduce.
Title: Re: Horizontal scrolling
Post by: Aardwolf on January 15, 2010, 07:23:26 pm: I actually like the lvlshot tags fairly well.