Re: [OT] ideal file size of a jpeg or gif image

["Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au>]

"James Brook" <ajmbrook@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> Dave Proctor wrote:
> >
> > "James Brook" <ajmbrook@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> > > Tezza wrote:
> > > >
> > > > But quite often not good for viewing other programs. Still plenty of
new
> > > > computers being sold with 15" monitors which are best at 800x600. My
19"
> > > > monitor will go well past the 1152*864 I have it set on, but it's a
good
> > > > viewable size.
> > >
> > > All I said was change it while you look at the photos, if you don't
like
> > > to scroll around. Changing resolutions isn't a major issue for any
> > > reasonable PC. You don't have to leave it there permanently.
> >
> > So why not just use the net standard 800 x 600?
> >
> > Dave
>
> To fit an image into an average browser running at 800x600 means that it
> has to be a low quality 640x4?? image or lower. This is useless for
> anything other than taking a quick look.

So do what everyone else has suggested - make it something like 640 x 480,
with a link to a larger image (with an indication to the size of it). Then
those who want the better image can get it, whilst those of us who don't
want the better image don't have to get it (just because that is the only
thing you want to gove us).

Dave