kdf Wrote: > Quoting MrSinatra <MrSinatra.2ajm3z1152221401 (AT) no-mx (DOT) > forums.slimdevices.com>: > > 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.
since i use XP not my concern... i assume most linux folks are savvy enough to figure out how to do what they need to. as long as its built in to SS for XP fine by me. at this point, i think i will wait for 6.5 and see how it works to see what concerns, if any, aren't met. but i do want to respond to the rest of what you wrote, and ask some followups: kdf Wrote: > > 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. well, to be clear, i mean whatever size you set as per #1, which you could use to set the limits that would be suitable for the various skins. kdf Wrote: > 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. i looked at the wiki, and found it very confusing. where would one input those command switches? in any case, i def think server side as opposed to browser/client side "resizing" is the right way to go. kdf Wrote: > > 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. why not change it? frankly, i think having two set systems (one for big pics, one for thumbs) doesn't make sense if you do server side resizing. what i propose makes more sense... allow the user to switch the pecking order and add as many as they want to it. that way they could emphasize quality, or saving bandwidth. i'm not advocating removing the two array system if it has some other utility, but i don't see why giving the user total control over the pecking order, and ability to add as many filenames wherever they want in that pecking order, wouldn't be embraced as the way to go given the conversion to server side resizing. perhaps in the short term a toggle switch could be used to enable or disable one array or the other...? (or something similar) kdf Wrote: > 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. yes, i know i can add one name... but my question for you is IF i do that, and that one filename i use ISN'T there, will it then simply give up? or will it go back to using the default order? kdf Wrote: > > 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 > yeah, but it looks like you have to set at least one side. do you just put " X " in as the other side? and what if the pic is vertical or horizontal, and u set the "wrong" side as a set number? i would rather SS just always maintain aspect ratio and fit it as well to the given size i set, ie. 125x125 btw, i am only concerned with the default skin. i wouldn't expect everything i'm asking for in every skin out there. thx for the replies, -mdw -- MrSinatra www.LION-Radio.org Using: Squeezebox2 w/SS 6.3 - Win XP Pro SP2 - 3.2ghz / 2gig ram ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MrSinatra's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2336 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25266 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
