> - It puts unnecessary load on the server for little gain while for an > artist who has made the original artwork it's a trivial task to make > the thumbnail as well.
This is true, but it could be managed if it became a problem (cronjob etc). > - It takes the control away from the artist in creating the thumbnail > as he sees fit. This is a very important point, as I'm of the opinion > that a well designed and functioning thumbnail is one that is not made > out of only "resizing" the original but also "cropping". A cropped up > thumbnail usually has much more visual interest and is much more clear > and inviting. IMO, resizing alone is a very poor way to make a > thumbnail. Interesting perspective. Not being much of an artist these days, it didn't cross my mind :-) On the other hand -- If the thumbnails are auto generated then they are at least always accurate (I'm a database guy -- redundant data can mean inaccurate/poorly maintained data). Is it possibly for the default behaviour to be that the thumbnails are auto generated, and the artist can upload a custom thumbnail if he/she chooses? - Morgan -- Morgan Tocker @ http://tocker.id.au/ MySQL related blogs @ http://www.planetmysql.org/ -- ubuntu-art mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
