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It really irritates me when using the Internet, for shopping or whatever, to be given an option to "click here to enlarge image / thumbnail", you then click on this and a new window opens up with an image of exactly the same size! Why do these sites even bother?
I have good broadband so it's not even that I get frustrated waiting for the so-called 'larger' images to open, I just get annoyed that they take so little care of their website structure and it's clear that they don't check it for ease of use before flinging it out into cyberspace.
A proper image and not the same thumbnail
How difficult is it to make sure that they are linking their image to a proper image and not the same thumbnail? The answer is - not very difficult at all, and I know this! Any decent webmaster worth his or her salt should be able to set up a page properly using the correct images appropriately.
I am no fan of traipsing around the shops on a rainy day, so if I'm going to buy a sofa or whatever, I will check the stores online to see what they've got before heading off to trek round some soulless trading park for the day, subjecting myself to the endless sales/free finance patter.
It would help immensely if I could actually see proper images of these items at that decision-making point. I'm not going to invest my limited shopping time on the basis of some squinty little pixelated scrabble tile sized thumbnail picture. I seek resolution!
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Do you also berate old ladies on buses who may not like the coming winter weather? Do you tell them that perhaps they should spend less time moaning about how the cold gets into their aging bones and instruct them to set up a discussion group instead where they could ponder innovative ways to reduce heating bills?
I am inclined to agree: my post is very trivial. But no more a trivial use of my time than you using yours to slam any causes not deemed worthy (by you).
I have a life, just the one, and I choose to spend some of it not being entirely serious, po faced and miserable.
Who’s to say that I don’t spend the rest of my time doing more worthy deeds than you, Eddie?
And if I was truly that bothered about changing the world of online images don't you think I'd have gone to the govt. site and set up a petition? (this is scarcasm, btw)
Perhaps you could do some lobbying yourself and see if you can get yourself a nice, brand new, shiny, state of the art sense of humour...go on, treat yourself!
Some people gripe about world politics and the state of our country and others worry about the size of a picture on an internet site.
I just find it highly amusing that something so trivial can cause someone to write a whole essay on why it annoys them.
Forget all the worlds problems lets get this ridiculous situation sorted or many people could suffer by viewing sub-standard graphics.
1. I'm female
2. What the heck else is this site for then? Stop taking up comment space with your mindless 'everything MUST be of crucial importance to the furthering of humanity' posturing and get yourself a life. Preferably one that contains the odd smile, laugh, or, heaven forbid, even a slight relaxation of the shoulders (take care though as the chip might slip off).
Get a life.
Stop taking up web space with your crap.
Sam
Another annoying thing about thumbnail images are the ones that allow you to move the mouse around the thumbnail and show you the bit where the mouse is magnified. Why don't they just show you the full image?