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  Re: Thumbnail. How to?  
From: Thomas de Groot
Date: 15 Oct 2007 05:33:40
Message: <471333f4$1@news.povray.org>
Thank you, Chris, for your info and help!

Thomas

"Chris B" <c_b### [at] btconnectcomnospam> schreef in bericht 
news:471263a0@news.povray.org...
>
> Hi Thomas,
>
> This thumbnail problem was my fault. The thumbnail you submitted 
> ('hfcs_thumbnail.png') has a perfectly valid name but I'd forgotten to 
> make the application search for thumbnails using the optional prefix. That 
> problem has now been rectified, so the thumbnail now displays correctly on 
> the search page. The rule for the thumbnail to appear on the search page 
> is that it must be just the contribution name/prefix name followed by 
> '_thumbnail' and the file type for the thumbnail image file (jpg, jpeg, 
> jpe, gif or png).
>
> The larger image was called 'hfcs_example.png' whereas it needs to be just 
> 'hfcs.png' to be automatically hyperlinked from the thumbnail, so I've 
> renamed it to 'hfcs.png'. The rule for getting the thumbnail to hyperlink 
> to a larger image is that the larger image must be just the contribution 
> name/prefix name followed by the file type for the larger image file (jpg, 
> jpeg, jpe, gif or png).
>
> The naming is covered in the help at 
> http://lib.povray.org/usersguide/04contributing.html#prep under the 
> heading 'Files that you should submit'. I'll try to make that section a 
> little clearer, but I'll also try to make the submission screen a bit more 
> helpful on this with a warning message as suggested by Warp on 
> povray.general.
>
> Regards,
> Chris B.
>
>
>


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