Creating a Thumbnail

Creating a Thumbnail

thumbnail.rb

Thumbnails are useful for displaying multiple images at the same time, especially on the Web. A perfect example is the ability to quickly view 25 photographs in a photo gallery without having to click next or wait for each large image to load. With lots of pictures to view, thumbnails can make browsing a much more relaxing and enjoyable experience. I find myself getting frustrated with websites that post each picture as big as possible so you end up with a huge stack of pictures that you have to scroll through. This script is the first step in making a web photo gallery. If you have the need for sample images for web design or smaller image sizes for faster transfers, then this script is for ...

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