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Incorrect preview images
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11 Nov 25, 15:59
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A minor irritation, but....
In the attached screenshots, I've got 8 projects in the "Demo Tops" group. When I first open the group, and hover on a project, it doesn't show me the preview of that album. Instead, all of the projects in the group show me the skin/style preview image of my default (in this case, Neptune/Midnight). See beforeopening.png.
If I open any one of the projects, all of the hover previews are then correct. See afteropening.png.
This is true in any project group, regardless of content.
ETA: Clarification. The "all projects show the same preview" occurs when I launch jAlbum. Once I've opened any project, in any group, all of the preview images straighten themselves out.
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Re: Incorrect preview images
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12 Nov 25, 19:35
in response to: JeffTucker
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It's even more basic than that. If I interact with the app in any way, the preview images get corrected. If I just open and close the settings window, that's enough to fix things.
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Re: Incorrect preview images
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12 Nov 25, 20:10
in response to: JeffTucker
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Jeff, this preview image feature never worked in any way from the beginning. And still the size of that preview is s-u-p-e-r small, it makes no sense at all.
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Re: Incorrect preview images
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12 Nov 25, 20:22
in response to: JeffTucker
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Re: Incorrect preview images
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12 Nov 25, 21:04
in response to: MarkusD
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And still the size of that preview is s-u-p-e-r small, it makes no sense at all.
Looks plenty large, to me. Screenshot. |
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Re: Incorrect preview images
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12 Nov 25, 21:37
in response to: JeffTucker
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The screenshot is on my "small" monitor 30" (2560x1600) and this is way to small. Watching it on the 43" (4K) is just only nonsense. What is with those folks having a 5K (MAC) screen, then this preview is just like your thumb. 
Easy solution to this, just make this preview half the size of the monitor, problem fixed. |
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Re: Incorrect preview images
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12 Nov 25, 22:08
in response to: MarkusD
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If that's a 30" monitor, that preview is about 5" x 4". It's just supposed to be a preview, a hint to remind you of what's in the project. It's not part of a slideshow, or something to be used for image editing.
My screenshot is from a 24" monitor at 1920x1080, and the jAlbum window wasn't even maximized (makes it easier to bring up other windows without having to ALT-TAB around).
Internally, the preview shots are 1024x768. The last time I enabled Google Analytics, and gathered some stats on site visitors (almost all of whom were jAlbum users, looking at my demo's or users manuals), it quickly became apparent that almost everyone was using either a 1920x1080 desktop monitor, or a 1366x768 laptop. There were usually a handful of visitors with slightly larger Apple monitors, but almost never anything larger.
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Re: Incorrect preview images
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13 Nov 25, 21:15
in response to: JeffTucker
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The last time I enabled Google Analytics, and gathered some stats on site visitors (almost all of whom were jAlbum users, looking at my demo's or users manuals), it quickly became apparent that almost everyone was using either a 1920x1080 desktop monitor, or a 1366x768 laptop. There were usually a handful of visitors with slightly larger Apple monitors, but almost never anything larger.
I think there's a misunderstanding here. Of course, I believe you that the Google statistics are accurate. But these statistics only show users who view finished albums. My point, however, concerns the users who create the albums. And for me, those are two separate user groups. And for the user group of album creators, there's no data on the screen resolutions they use. Of course, I agree with your point that really high resolutions are rather the exception.
But the point is this: A website has been "responsive" for over a decade, meaning it runs perfectly on a small smartphone and a 50" monitor.
But the jAlbum application can't do anything meaningful with resolutions beyond 1920x1080. That's really disappointing, and it annoys me every time I use the application. The new "views" feature also includes GUI elements that make me want to throw my hands up in despair at how poorly implemented they are. But when you point things like this out, you're not taken seriously. It's a shame.
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Re: Incorrect preview images
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13 Nov 25, 21:20
in response to: MarkusD
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I think there's a misunderstanding here. Of course, I believe you that the Google statistics are accurate. But these statistics only show users who view finished albums. My point, however, concerns the users who create the albums. And for me, those are two separate user groups. And for the user group of album creators, there's no data on the screen resolutions they use.
The only people viewing my skin demo site are jAlbum users, not album visitors. These are the people who create albums. And that's where my stats came from.
What I suspect is more common is album creators who work with two "normal" monitors, rather than one massive monitor. But that's just a hunch. |
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