[Ichneumon]

This is because many browsers, if these attributes are not included, will not load the rest of the thread until it can completely download the image, since the browser does not know how much space to leave for the image.

Close, but not quite. It doesn't need to "completely" download the image, it only needs to get the "header", which is in the first hundred or so bytes of the image.

The bad news is that on slow servers, you won't get *any* part of an image until after a considerable delay, so you still have to sit and wait.

The good news is that for very large or high-resolution images, you don't have to wait for *all* the image to be downloaded -- the web page can format itself after receiving just the first few percent of the image, then all you have to wait on is to see the rest of the big image.

[SamAdams76]

Just testing this theory out...height=338, width=450

[Brad’s Gramma]

Now I'm confused Ping.

[Musket]

Thanks. I did not know that some browsers choke if the width and height aren't included.

[drq]

As easy as making Jello.

[two23]

If any of you have a web publishing program, (like FrontPage) you can draft your post in that, switch to "View HTML" and then copy the html syntax and paste it into your post. Use the FR preview to make sure graphics load properly etc. (Resizing photo's, font size and color..hyper links, embedded sounds)
Your web publishing program creates all the html for you. SO much easier than trying to remember html!

[Admin Moderator]

Added information bump

[djf]

While it is certainly true images do not necessarily bugger up the FreeRep servers, it still doesn't help the poor non-dsn non-T1 56K modem bound user. Maybe thread titles could contain a small blurb telling users the total size...

[tomkat]

here's how to disable images in MS IE (internet explorer):

go to 'Tools' in the top menu bar, then clear the highlighted line.

[duckbutt]

Thank goodness I just got cable modem. I can now enjoy Diogenese's photo-torial pieces as well as "a day in the life of President Bush."

Folks if you can afford it, it's worth the acquisition!

[WKB]

Just trying it out for the first tme.

[Kudsman]

just practicing.

[jwh_Denver]

btt

[js1138]

This is because many browsers, if these attributes are not included, will not load the rest of the thread until it can completely download the image, since the browser does not know how much space to leave for the image.

I'm sure these browsers are vastly better than I.E.