I'm seeing this exact method being used on cgtalk.com and I could really use something like this on my site. However I don't know how to code it. You can see it in action here:

http://www.cgtalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=121

It auto formats the thumbnails to a specific size by adding black. Very cool. If anyone knows how to do this it would be a great tool for alot of site's that are about photos, graphics, or images.. etc.

This visual gallery feature would be GREAT for sites that focus on artwork and visual media.

Here is a screenshot from cgtalk.com which uses this feature.



I'll willing to negociate! admin@scifi-meshes.com

Aceman

Thats very cool I like that a lot.
Dont know how its done but I am going to look into it

ShavedApe? Did you have any progresss on this GREAT HACK for ART sites?

that's very nice, havent seen this one here so far.
well, Aceman, SA left vBhacks so he wont be able o help you out here.
ill try to see what can i do here, if ill have some spare time :|

I have attempted to create this hack on my own.

The following code I placed in forumdisplay.php around line 525 (Vb 3.0.3)

I also placed this in threadbit template:
But this $imagethumb never shows up. I'm just not sure how to display the image.. the FORUMID of 102 is specific to my forum as this feature will only showup in the Gallery forum of my site.. THIS IS NOT A GALLERY HACK.. it merely shows a THUMBNAIL of the FIRST attachment on the forum summary page. It's a gallery-lite hack.

Anyone think they can help me with the coding to show the image in threadbit?

Aceman

ok, its easy to modify, but i suggest you to choose "one size" for the images, instead of dividing and multipy it each time
like 100x100

Ideally for me.. The thumbnail would be 80x80 pixels.. however I'm trying to avoid stretching odly shapped images.. hense to math

I'm still not able to get the variable: $imagethumb to show up. And I am sure the code in forumdisplay.php is the problem.

$avurl="http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/attachment.php?postid=" . $checkquery['postid'];

may be the problem.. someone suggested this:

$avurl="http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/attachment.php?postid=" . $checkquery['postid'].";

But that doesn't seem to work as the syntax is wrong I think.. " missing or something.

Aceman

hmm.. the "fix" that someone suggested you wont work unless you'll add another " at the end, which is not necessary.

i think its some problem with calling "Checkquery".
i dont have test board, so i cant really test it myself :|

hope someone pulls this off because that is one of best hacks ive seen in long while

the hack is released here

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=73220