Quoting MrSinatra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
you're kinda losing me here. what is GD? is it part of slim server?
what is its connection to this issue?
GD is a library of image manipulation tools. The server can use these
to do much better resizing and offer several options for aspect ratio,
background fill colour and more. The server includes the library
where possible, but some linux users will have to install it for
themselves.
here's how i think artwork should be handled by slim server:
1. you should be able to set within reason whatever pixel size you want
yup, already there.
2. you should then be able to have slim server, on its own, resize any
given image, up or down, to fit whatever amount you set.
This is also there, within certain limits. Some skins dictate a
layout requirement, so not all artwork can be resized at will.
However, a custom skin can request any sizing. 6.3 woudl require
width/height tags in the html, 6.5 pushes the resize to the server by
requesting the filename with sizing info included. The naming is
documented in the wiki.
3. you should also be able to determine the pecking order SS will use,
AND add filenames to that pecking order.
There is a fixed pecking order, with no plans to change that. You do
have the one optional name that overrides the built-in order. This is
also documented in the wiki. In your case, I'd set the thumbnail pref
to Folder.jpg so that it grabs your larger file.
4. finally, i think there should be a toggle switch for SS so it knows
to maintain aspect ratio if thats what the user wants for browsing
artwork.
6.5 will maintain aspect ratio if requested, and the GD libraries are
in working order. This can be skin dependant, given filename
requested from the url. This, again, is defined in the wiki:
http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?AlbumArtwork
Not all skins handle artwork, and not all present it in the same way.
The framework is there in slimserver to do a great deal more than what
is shown by the included skins. The nokia770 skin is a good example
of what can be done differently from all other skins if an author is
motivated.
-kdf
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