How do I resize an image to a given window size?

[Robert S]

I am writing an image viewer. I want to be able to resize the image so
that it always fits within a window of given height and width.

I've tried a couple of these from the web, but the don't seem to take
into account both the image dimensions AND the window dimensions.

Are there any algorithms out there? I'm not keen on reinventing the
wheel here.

[Jerry Stuckle]

Re: How do I resize an image to a given window size?

Robert S wrote:

I am writing an image viewer. I want to be able to resize the image so
that it always fits within a window of given height and width.
>
I've tried a couple of these from the web, but the don't seem to take
into account both the image dimensions AND the window dimensions.
>
Are there any algorithms out there? I'm not keen on reinventing the
wheel here.
>

It can't be done in PHP. PHP is server-side only, and knows nothing
about the window dimensions. You would have to use a client-side
scripting language such as javascript to send the information to the
server, then have a program resize based on the javascript input.

But you'll still have problems if the user resizes the window while your
page is displayed.

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[Sagari]

Re: How do I resize an image to a given window size?

AFAIK, screen dimension can only be accessed with browser-side language
such as JavaScript. Since PHP has already ended to work when browser
displays the page, I can suggest using JavaScript to re-open the page
again, passing screen/window dimensions as parameters.

[pittendrigh]

Re: How do I resize an image to a given window size?

Someone wrote: "it can't be done with php alone....you'll need
javascript too"
........and then "you'll still have trouble if they resize the screen
after sending the html"

=============== ======
This got me thinking. I've been working with Google's new
gwt libraries recently. This is really cool stuff. They use javascript
and ajax
like messaging to talk to server, with a system modeled after JavaRMI.
They take care of the cross-browser-javascript nightmare for you.
All of a sudden web applications are empowered with drag and drop,
dynamic resizing, anything you want. Microsft beware. Office suites
can now be web based applications... .and you'll be able to work on
your office stuff from an internet cafe in Mongolia, if you want.

To make this stuff work you write the code in java, and their compiler
turns (the required client side
portions) into javascript for you. The PHP community should jump on
this and make a similar system,
else be left behind.

[Robert S]

Re: How do I resize an image to a given window size?

To make this stuff work you write the code in java, and their compiler
turns (the required client side
portions) into javascript for you.

Sorry - I didn't make myself clear on my original post. I've managed
to do the javascript code that calculates the size of the window and
sends it back to the server. I want the PHP code that adjusts the
image to the dimensions supplied by javascript.

[Rik]

Re: How do I resize an image to a given window size?

Robert S <robert.spam.me .senseless@gmai l.comwrote:

>To make this stuff work you write the code in java, and their compiler
>turns (the required client side
>portions) into javascript for you.

>
Sorry - I didn't make myself clear on my original post. I've managed
to do the javascript code that calculates the size of the window and
sends it back to the server. I want the PHP code that adjusts the
image to the dimensions supplied by javascript.

By supplying PHP with the height & width, preferably as GET variables.
Then you can use the function imagecopyresamp led to scale the image as
needed. See the examples at http://nl2.php.net/imagecopyresampled.

Just set the src of the image to be the php script, imagejpg/-png/-gif
will send the resized image back to the browser as long as you don't
specify a filename.
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[Robert S]

Re: How do I resize an image to a given window size?

Then you can use the function imagecopyresamp led to scale the image as

needed. See the examples athttp://nl2.php.net/imagecopyresamp led.

Thanks. Got some good ideas. This this is what I want:

http://au.php.net/manual/en/function.imagecopyresampled.php#57990

[Chuck Anderson]

Re: How do I resize an image to a given window size?

Robert S wrote:

>Then you can use the function imagecopyresamp led to scale the image as
>needed. See the examples athttp://nl2.php.net/imagecopyresamp led.
>>

>
Thanks. Got some good ideas. This this is what I want:

http://au.php.net/manual/en/function.imagecopyresampled.php#57990

>
>

You will find that after resizing (resampling) photos you'll lose some
image quality, but you can fix that by using an Unsharp Mask. Here's one
written in Php: http://vikjavev.no/computing/ump.php

ImageMagick also has a good unsharp mask.

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[Robert S]

Re: How do I resize an image to a given window size?

image quality, but you can fix that by using an Unsharp Mask. Here's one
written in Php:http://vikjavev.no/computing/ump.php
>
ImageMagick also has a good unsharp mask.
>

Thanks. I've actually used the unsharp mask in ImageMagick for my
thumbnails and I've used the PHP one on my script. I think its OK for
thumbnails but its pretty slow for a full-sized image.