Rather than having lots of images displayed in sequence on an article, an alternative is to use thumbnails to allow a reader to cycle through them. The problem is that it's practically impossible to make out what the thumbnails are on a mobile device, especially if they're line diagrams with text.
What would be a better alternative to this?
The point of a thumbnail is that it tells people there's another image and they can click to see it. If people are interested in the tutorial they'd know what to click.
There's no other way to do it right now. The only other option is have many images one after another.
The problem is that if there are several thumbnails, the reader doesn't know which one to click, especially if it's a line graphic with text, viewed on a cell phone. So it's not much better than forward and backward arrows for cycling between images. Have a look at my triangle hub that the editor has just finished and you'll see what I mean.
I just took a look and it seems fine to me. I don't think your readers need to see a big image to know what's in there. You tell them what they can expect and so they can click to find out.
Like I said earlier and you pointed out, there's no better way to do it.
by johnapparao 13 years ago
I have seen in most of the hubs about how they are keeping thumbnail images even after a list of photos. for example: if we have 20 pics, how we can keep only 5 or 6 thumbnail images on above the slide show.
by Katherine Tyrrell 9 years ago
In my opinion, one of the fastest ways of making a site look tacky and really poor quality is to include oversized images which are way bigger than they are in reality so they look pixelated rather than sharp.In addition, huge images do not always read well on mobile devices.I know HubPages wants...
by Eugene Brennan 3 years ago
The layout now appears to be square on the home page of sites and about 2 to 1 in each category. Should we bother altering on text images to suit both formats?
by Mark dos Anjos, DVM 7 years ago
In looking over my edited hubs, I find many inconsistencies. Some hubs will be changed so that all large photos are seen (for mobile viewers?), others will be changed into thumbnails, others not changed at all. Some photos are moved above the text capsule, others below. What does HP now consider to...
by Eric Dockett 8 years ago
When I use my own photos and graphics I usually size them to 3x4 landscape dimensions. I think this looks best at the top of the Hub, and when centered.Unfortunately, for the thumbnails here on HP it doesn't look so good. The sides are always cropped off. On Facebook they get all kinds of messed...
by T M Williams 12 years ago
Where do you find your photos you use as thumbnails for your hubs?Especially because it says not to use other's photos unless you have license to do so I just don't want to get into any trouble...
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