Re:I Wanted to Type a Number (2016)
by ThePadawan on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @04:09AM
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I have been thinking about a similar question while building a image hosting site.
Which resolution of thumbnail should I provide for each client?
On a desktop, I can be reasonably sure that the user doesn't have limited data or bandwidth, but their resolution (and dpi) might be quite small.
On mobile, the user might have a hiDPI screen which indicates I should send them a high-resolution thumbnail. But I don't know if they would like me spending their limited data or bandwidth that liberally.
So far, I haven't found a way to indicate or request these sort of preferences, but with the up-and-coming support for srcSet, <picture> elements etc., I would love to provide multiple thumbnail alternatives if a client could reasonably decide between them.
Which resolution of thumbnail should I provide for each client?
On a desktop, I can be reasonably sure that the user doesn't have limited data or bandwidth, but their resolution (and dpi) might be quite small.
On mobile, the user might have a hiDPI screen which indicates I should send them a high-resolution thumbnail. But I don't know if they would like me spending their limited data or bandwidth that liberally.
So far, I haven't found a way to indicate or request these sort of preferences, but with the up-and-coming support for srcSet, <picture> elements etc., I would love to provide multiple thumbnail alternatives if a client could reasonably decide between them.