Thumbnail index properties dialog box


The Thumbnail index properties dialog box opens to create a new thumbnail index web page when you select the Create new thumbnail index... button on the Save Image As dialog box.  Selecting the Change thumbnail settings... button on the Save Image As dialog box reopens the Thumbnail index properties dialog box to change the attributes of the selected thumbnail index page.

Template for new index
Select the template file to use for creating the new thumbnail index web page.  This control is disabled if you are updating an existing thumbnail index page.

Preview
Displays a sample of the thumbnail index template in your computer’s web browser.  The sample includes nonsense text as placeholders for image titles.  Plain rectangles are shown as placeholders for the thumbnails.

Title for new index
Enter a title to show at the top of the thumbnail index web page.  This control is disabled if you are updating an existing thumbnail index page.

Maximum thumbnail size
Enter the maximum width and height for the thumbnails on the page.  The actual thumbnail image size depends upon the maximum size and also on the Method for creating thumbnail images.

Method for creating thumbnail images

Scale image to fit height, then crop width — If this radio button is selected, the thumbnail images will be scaled so that their height matches the maximum height.  Then the left and right sides of the image will be cropped if necessary to fit the image within the maximum width.  You should use this setting to show the central portions of horizontal panoramas.

Scale image to fit width, then crop height — If this radio button is selected, the thumbnail images will be scaled so that their height matches the maximum height.  Then the left and right sides of the image will be cropped if necessary to fit the image within the maximum width.  You should use this setting to show the central portions of vertical panoramas.

Scale image to fit width and height — If this radio button is selected, the thumbnail images will be scaled to show the entire image within the maximum width and height.

Position for new thumbnails

Insert the newest thumbnail first — If this radio button is selected, each new thumbnail will be inserted into the index page at the top of the page.  This creates a reverse chronological list.

Insert the newest thumbnail last — If this radio button is selected, each new thumbnail will be inserted into the index page at the bottom of the page.  This creates a forward chronological list.



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Updated: March 6, 2009