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NOOOO!!! Why did you switch to that stupid window-in-webpage zoom feature?!

garbuhj 13 years ago • updated by Alan Schaaf (Founder) 13 years ago • 1

That type of BS is exactly what sucks about all the other web image services.  This is exactly the reason why imgur had a reason to exist - specifically because it DIDN'T have BS like that!  PLEASE get rid of it!


When I click on an image to see the whole image, if it's too big my browser automatically resizes it so that it takes up the entirety of my browser window.  But with the stupid window-in-webpage image thing I can only ever see a portion of the image at any time!  That's awful.


I have been a huge fan of imgur since day one and I've promoted your site a lot.  Please don't go down the path of ruining your great site with lots of flashy "upgrades".  KEEP IT SIMPLE AND STRAIGHT FORWARD!


I appreciate the site and the work that you do.  Thanks.

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Alan Schaaf (Founder) 13 years ago

Nothing with this hasn't changed in around 6 months.


It sounds like you're talking about the zoom thing that's in the gallery. However, it's in the gallery ONLY, and this is because once you're in there browsing through pictures, you don't want to switch to an image-only window with no navigation.


If you are anywhere else on the site then it shows only the image. Not sure why you're bringing this up now, because once again, nothing has changed.

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Alan Schaaf (Founder) 13 years ago

Nothing with this hasn't changed in around 6 months.


It sounds like you're talking about the zoom thing that's in the gallery. However, it's in the gallery ONLY, and this is because once you're in there browsing through pictures, you don't want to switch to an image-only window with no navigation.


If you are anywhere else on the site then it shows only the image. Not sure why you're bringing this up now, because once again, nothing has changed.

Artyom Zuev 13 years ago
Actually, I'd like to be able to open original images from albums. Zoom feature, in most cases, is not helping, and is a lot slower than old-fashioned opening of an original image in a new tab. However, I understand that it's somewhat standard to use this kind of zooming today, because every other side does that, and I can't really insist to remove that feature.


I'm asking you about a small change then: is it possible to open original image in a new tab if you click on it with the middle mouse button (it's a standard browser hotkey for opening a link in a new tab)? Leave the left mouse button click for zoomed pop-up, but please, allow us to open original images easily too. At the moment I have to open the context menu every time I want to open an original image in a new tab, which is, obviously, very slow and uncomfortable. The middle mouse button, instead of working as it shoukl, just brings up the pop-up.


Thanks in advance for any answer. Perhaps it's a technological problem, and it's impossible for browser to recognize that hotkey in that case? :(

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