Add custom option for Image Placeholder size

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Title:
Add custom option for Image Placeholder size

Area:
display settings

Summary:
Add one more option to the Image Placeholder setting at http://www.dreamwidth.org/manage/settings/?cat=display to allow defining a custom size.

Description:
There are currently four options for the Image Placeholder setting. You can set it to use placeholders always, never, for medium images (320x240 pixels) and up, or for "large" images (640x480) and up.

I have never used this setting because 640x480 doesn't seem all that large to me and I'm fine with a bit larger than that too. However a recent suggestion requesting 800x800 items [http://dw-suggestions.dreamwidth.org/1285370.html] reminded me that I do have my limits, and brought the tool back to my attention. I would like to add one more option to customize separately the largest height and width of the images we're willing to load.

Everybody's screen size and shape is different, we all prefer different sizes and shapes for our browser windows, and we all have different tolerances for the size of what we want to see. I would like to be able to use placeholders at a larger size, but I think adding a custom option would be better than simply increasing the threshold to an arbitrary size. A custom option would be more flexible, not merely allowing users to specify a larger threshold, but also allowing those whose screens/windows are more portrait-shaped than landscape to allow taller but limit wider images to fit better.


That all being said, even if having a custom option to specify the height and width separately is not feasible (I have no idea how this tool actually works), I'd still like to have one more larger option for using placeholders.

Poll #8937 Add custom option for Image Placeholder size

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 56

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Should be implemented as-is.
26 (46.4%)

Should be implemented with changes. (please comment)
1 (1.8%)

Shouldn't be implemented.
4 (7.1%)

(I have no opinion)
25 (44.6%)

(Other: please comment)
0 (0.0%)

Comments

[theora]

This is an excellent idea and I really hope it gets implemented. I just came over here to suggest adding an extra-large image category, since most of what 640x480 blocks are things I actually want to see. What I really want to block is images that are wider than my monitor (horizontal scrolling, blech!). As you point out, everyone's monitors/settings are different, so having this be customizable would be ideal. However, if it turns out to be too difficult, then yes please to a new XL option.

[(Anonymous)]

Alternatively, you can use < img width="95%" src="..." alt="..." / > to control the size of your images.