Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/07/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]PC wise, on Q1, I generally resize my landscape images to 1920 pixels across unless there are details that would benefit the viewer - unlikely in most cases. This gives an image that is 1920x1280 which is more than adequate for most screens. In portrait I leave the width at around 1300 or so. On Q2, right click the Full Size icon and select "Open Link in New Tab" or "Open Link in New Window". I'm a Tab man myself. The gallery works fine for me, and I suspect most people, so I'm happy with it, and thank you Brian for providing it to all of us. Douglas On 17/07/2020 02:15, Brian Reid wrote: > Sometimes LUGgers ask me questions about the gallery, and I'm not very > good about answering. Here are some Frequently Asked Questions that > are not (alas) Frequently Answered. I will try to post this > periodically and update it as I learn more. > > > Q: When I upload a picture to the gallery, it doesn't give viewers the > option of "Full size" display (an icon with two overlapping > rectangles). What should I do? > > A: Make sure that the image you are uploading is big enough for there > to be a larger size. It can only display a full size image if you > upload your photo in that full size. Figure out a size that you want > people to see when they ask to "see it large", and then upload it in > that size. I have shamelessly uploaded 3400x4000 images from my Q2 to > show off its resolution and sharpness. > > > Q: When I click on "Full size", the resulting image is too big for my > screen. How can I tame it? > > A: I have no idea how to do this on a machine that is not a Mac. If > you know how and tell me, I will put your explanation here. On a Mac, > control-click the image that is too large and select "Open image in > new window". Then you can make it any size you want. > > > Q: When I upload a picture to the gallery, the camera information > (EXIF) isn't included. What can I do? > > A: Check carefully to make sure that the EXIF information has not been > stripped out of the image you are uploading. Many "Export" commands > from tools like Lightroom or Photoshop give you the ability to remove > EXIF information during an export. I usually use Bridge to look for > EXIF information because I usually have it open, but if I want to get > serious about examining or editing EXIF information, I use an app > called EXIF Tool. > > > Q: I can't get the "Panorama" mode to work on pictures that are > panoramic. > Q: Is there any way you can modify the Gallery software to do XXX? > Q: My favorite way to upload images stopped working. Can you fix it? > > A: Same answer to all of these. The Gallery software is pickled in > time. It was written by Bharat Mediratta, whose skill is so great that > no one was able to continue the development work when he was lured > away by Google in 2009 to work on the Picasa project (remember > Picasa?). I think of the Gallery software as being like my IIIf > camera: it is what it is, and it isn't ever going to change. > > Software like Windows and MacOS and Linux evolves because people are > changing it and they need something to do. Sometimes they will make a > change that is incompatible with older apps. Like so many of us on the > LUG, the Gallery software is an older thing, and if an upgrade to a > new version of MacOS or Windows makes your favorite upload scheme stop > working, I recommend that you find a new favorite. > > Every year or two I survey the world of free or affordable software to > see if there is something that I could install as a successor to the > Gallery software that we use. There never is, except new systems that > can't import the 110,000 images that are in the LUG Gallery. I fear > that if there is ever a new LUG Gallery, it will start out being empty. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information