[Leica] FAQ that are not FA

[Douglas Barry]

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.
>
>
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