maximised image

[Manwe]

Just a quick question:
How do you make a linked image maximise automatically?
What language do you use?

[RedWombat]

Could you explain a little more what you mean by maximized?

[steve.ledger]

Perhaps Manwe is referring to Firefox/Mozilla browsers shrinking large images to fit browser windows by default? Clicking the image maximises them.

To Prevent Automatic Image Resizing and View Actual Size follow these steps:


1. Open FF2
2. In the address bar enter: about:config
3. Copy and paste this into the filter line...

browser.enable_automatic_image_resizing

4. Double click the preference to change the value from true to false


The other option would be to use Opera 9.25 as your default web browser.
Image handling is superior to all other browsers (to mention just one feature).

[Manwe]

Alright, maybe my question was a bit dodgy, though it seemed perfectly simple to me;
Most browsers resize images to fit screen, by default.
If you make a site, with a lot of image links, and want to make sure that anyone who click the link will see the image, maximized (full size) to get all details...
Would you have to make a new php document?
Could you use some javascript in the link?
Is there some CSS for this?
(I'm pretty sure there's no HTML that can do such thing, unless you wanna make a separate html document for each and every image)

[steve.ledger]

Alright, maybe my question was a bit dodgy, though it seemed perfectly simple to me;
Most browsers resize images to fit screen, by default.

Well Opera doesn't.. It will show whatever size you have uploaded and link to using the <img src= tag.
And again, like FireFox there is a browser setting for IE to enable or disable image resizing. (Tools->Internet Options-> Advanced [tab] -> MultiMedia. see attachment below)

If you make a site, with a lot of image links, and want to make sure that anyone who click the link will see the image, maximized (full size) to get all details...

Again - Opera doesn't shrink them, or see Firefox config setting above, IE setting below.
As you say, this is a browser action.

Would you have to make a new php document?
Could you use some javascript in the link?
Is there some CSS for this?
(I'm pretty sure there's no HTML that can do such thing, unless you wanna make a separate html document for each and every image)

If the browser is set by default to fit image to window, then it's the browser

There is some javascript that will force a browser window to full screen on the viewers PC, but this is considered rude behaviour.

[Manwe]

no javascript to force the browser to maximize the image?
alright then

(I know that you can set your own browser to automatically maximize, but my targed isn't just people who know how webpages and browsers work, my idea is:
make it so simple that one who just learned how to operate the mouse can browse it)

thx for the help anyway

[steve.ledger]

make it so simple that one who just learned how to operate the mouse can browse it

Don't make decisions for other people, this may prevent them 'learning' for themselves.
You can always include a small line of text on the webpage that 'instructs' them how to maxminise the browser Window (for example)

[Soquili]

I agree with Sledger. Don't make changes to a viewers browser. If you recommend maximising the browser then note that in your text on the page.

Besides, maximising the browser does not guarantee the graphic will be seen at the size you wish. Some people are still running 640x480 desktops.

[RedWombat]

If it's just the image in the browser window, which IE and Firefox both shrink, you only need to hover over the image and click to maximize it. The mouse cursor turns in to a magnify glass. If that's what you're wanting Manwe, it doesn't seem to hard.

Best of luck!

[Manwe]

If it's just the image in the browser window, which IE and Firefox both shrink, you only need to hover over the image and click to maximize it. The mouse cursor turns in to a magnify glass. If that's what you're wanting Manwe, it doesn't seem to hard.

Best of luck!

Thx

Again, I know what I can do. The question is: is there anything I can do so that YOU don't have to do anything? (Nothing?)

And no, I do not wish to resize the browser window or anything else on the page, just the image.