I've noticed that not all posts have the same amount of characters per line. Some posts will fit 100% on my screen, on other posts I have to move the viewing area hoizontally to read the entire line and post. I'm usnig Avant Browser.
This gets kind of annoying. Any help would be appreciated.
40FIVER
Monitor Viewing Problem
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Re: Monitor Viewing Problem
Do the ones that need scrolling have pics?40FIVER wrote:I've noticed that not all posts have the same amount of characters per line. Some posts will fit 100% on my screen, on other posts I have to move the viewing area hoizontally to read the entire line and post. I'm usnig Avant Browser.
This gets kind of annoying. Any help would be appreciated.
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This happens when there is either a pic that is too wide, or a URL that is too wide. It's a weakness in most forum software. SMF (Simple Machines Forum) is one that I'm aware of that doesn't have this limit; it will force normal line breaks, and a post containing any long URLs or wide pictures will have a horizontal scroll bar beneath it, to see the full pic.
I try to include URLs where the actual URL can be seen. But, if they won't fit on a single page width, I make a word or phrase in my post into a clickable link.
To do that, here's how you create a link:
[url=http://www.yourURL.here]Your clickable text[/url]
I also resize my pics to no wider than 640 pixels. That way they'll fit onto everyone's monitor.
Kevin
I try to include URLs where the actual URL can be seen. But, if they won't fit on a single page width, I make a word or phrase in my post into a clickable link.
To do that, here's how you create a link:
[url=http://www.yourURL.here]Your clickable text[/url]
I also resize my pics to no wider than 640 pixels. That way they'll fit onto everyone's monitor.
Kevin
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Re: Monitor Viewing Problem
Some folks don't shrink their photos before posting. Occassionally a very long link won't wrap and therefore cause the scrolling issues. Free software is available to resize photos. One of my favorites is a viewer called Irfanview40FIVER wrote:I've noticed that not all posts have the same amount of characters per line. Some posts will fit 100% on my screen, on other posts I have to move the viewing area hoizontally to read the entire line and post. I'm usnig Avant Browser.
This gets kind of annoying. Any help would be appreciated.
40FIVER
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Irfanview is a great piece of software. I even use it for my default image viewer for most formats.
Another option, which requires less technical knowledge, is to upload it to http://www.photobucket.com, and they have a resize function as well(allows scalability by 25% increments). This also allows you to resize the image without having to back it up on your hard drive, in case you do not like what the resize does.
Another option, which requires less technical knowledge, is to upload it to http://www.photobucket.com, and they have a resize function as well(allows scalability by 25% increments). This also allows you to resize the image without having to back it up on your hard drive, in case you do not like what the resize does.