[SOLVED] Gallery is stretching my images to fit browser window

The original is not resized. NOTE the original in G3 does get modified if you rotate it. The keeporiginal module can come in handy for that:
http://codex.gallery2.org/Gallery3:Modules:keeporiginal

See your original here:
http://www.mindink.com/gallery/var/albums/insect-photos/ants-formicidae/formica-incerta-ants/formica-incerta-ant-2.jpg

The default theme is using javascript to stretch the image to fit the window. This was an oft requested feature. Change it as you see fit as it's only a function of the particular theme. While Serge's theme still scales the image with the window he is using a completely different method:
http://photo.dragonsoft.us/

Look at the source of the page or page or any default theme's photo page and you'll see this comment:

But do please continue to give input, we need it to help make things easier to change or create docs. Aside from the menu issue which I'm awaiting feedback on. What in G3 more difficult to customize? What are you having problems with? What are you comparing it to?
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What in G3 more difficult to customize? What are you having problems with? What are you comparing it to?

If you're going to alter a theme first I'd suggest cloning the default them. If you make changes to the default them and upgrade your changes will be overwritten:
http://codex.gallery2.org/Gallery3:Tutorials:Themes

And be aware that with G3 being in beta still if you make major changes to your theme, an upgrade might break your changes so you may need to make modifications again. I know Serge D who created that theme I linked to above has had to make many changes just because of changes to the code base.

First make sure you're using the latest code:
http://codex.gallery2.org/Gallery3:Upgrading

One way to go about it is to remove this code from photo.html.php:

<? if (access::can("view_full", $theme->item())): ?>
<!-- Use javascript to show the full size as an overlay on the current page -->
<script>
  $(document).ready(function() {
    $(".gFullSizeLink").click(function() {
      $.gallery_show_full_size(<?= html::js_string($theme->item()->file_url()) ?>, "<?= $theme->item()->width ?>",
 "<?= $theme->item()->height ?>");
      return false;
    });
  });
</script>
<? endif ?>

Now if you click on the image to view full size, you just get sent straight to the full size image, no styling, no cool overlay.

If you still want a cool overlay, I'd hit google and start searching (sorry, I'm not a coder, developer, web designer, etc )

Here's the code that displays the image on the photo page with a link to the full size image

    <? if (access::can("view_full", $item)): ?>
    <a href="<?= $item->file_url() ?>" class="gFullSizeLink" title="<?= t("View full size")->for_html_attr() ?>">
      <? endif ?>
      <?= $item->resize_img(array("id" => "gPhotoId-{$item->id}", "class" => "gResize")) ?>
      <? if (access::can("view_full", $item)): ?>
    </a>
    <? endif ?>

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Because the majority of the people want it like this. 5000x5000 monitor is unrealistic But I get what you're saying. Create a theme to do what you want. This is just default, out of the box behavior that the vast majority of people will like and not even touch. A handful of people, like you, will want to customize Gallery or a theme in some fashion. We can't create options for every little thing otherwise G3 would be huge and bloated (see G2 with the X_Treme theme).

Most G2 installs I've seen use Matrix or Carbon, totally uncustomized. But editing themes in G2 is also a total PITA. In G3 as long as you know a bit of HTML and CSS you should be able to get pretty much anything you want done. Otherwise, wait for a theme closer to what you want there are already a couple user contribute themes:
http://codex.gallery2.org/Category:Gallery_3:Themes
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There, fixed that for you. The theme isn't broken. You just don't like it's behavior. So yeah, you need to either wait for someone to create a theme that does what you want or make one yourself. G3 out of the box isn't going to fit the needs of everyone. So for those people they will need to customize it.

You are just 1 person, if every single user wanted something slightly different and we made an option for that, we'd have bloatware on our hands, or something very similar to G2 . This is just the plain jane, default theme. There are going to be TONS of people who don't like it, just like the Matrix theme for G2.

Here's 3 user contributed themes already:
http://codex.gallery2.org/Category:Gallery_3:Themes

The "default carbonized" demo isn't active apparently as it looks like the author is using different software on their site right now.

The other 2 don't stretch the images for full size, though they do the same thing my modification above does.
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I agree with paulmcnelis, it is quite ridiculous to blow an image up beyond its original physical size, especially in an application that is specifically built for the display of images! I can't believe for one minute that anyone who's in the image business, whether for profit or fun, would want this feature. Surely it's obvious that if you set a maximum image size in the Admin, then that's as big as it should get - and if you've got any sense you'll upload a file with those exact dimensions so that the image will display at its best.

Anyway, good on you all for creating the application, I'll be turning the "See full-size image" off (presumably by editing the php file as described above??) and then trying to wrap my head around customising the theme.

Simon

No need to customize anything.
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It's already been discussed back and forth, a very heated discussion. There are some users who like that, there are others who don't. It was like this and it was changed. I doubt it's going to go back. In G1 and Jallery it's an option anyway. In G3, you'll need to edit/create a theme to do this.

Create a module or add that functionality to your theme or wait for someone to do that.

No, it shouldn't Full size is just that, the Full size, not "fit to screen", that would be a different option. One that G1/Jallery have. If you created your resize larger that your full size, then IMO, that's backwards.

G3 is not G1 or Jallery or any other product. Full size, is full size, not "fit to screen". That would be a different feature/option.

Whether or not that exists in B3 it doesn't appear to be in the current code. Your link doesn't display that behavior to me in FF on XP.

My opinion was like yours because there were/are a fair number of people in G2 who wanted this and I welcomed this feature in G3. However, I gave in. Now, discussing this with you, I see the decision was correct. Full size is full size. Fit to screen is another option that would need to be created.

My suggestion, create a feature request for a "fit to screen" option:
http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/gallery/

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