Query re: getimagesize

[boneill]

Hi All,

I have a site which displays the lots in an auction using php/mysql and tables. Where a photo exists, it displays a thumbnail link to a larger picture which opens in it's own window.

In common with many others, I want to move to a CSS model for layout and I have come across a great technique that displays large images when a thumbnail is hovered over.

However, this technique requires the image dimensions to be set in CSS. Since this cannot be done dynamically AFAIAA, I want to resize all of my large images to a maximum size which can be set in CSS. The problem arises where the image is landscape or portrait and therefore needs to be filled out with a background colour to match the dimensions set in the CSS.

Is there any way to do this in PHP? The resizing is no problem, but I don't know how to fit a rectangular image into a square background.

Any ideas would be welcome.

Thanks,

Brendan

[cheerio]

If i were you, use this script:http://www.huddletogether.com/projects/lightbox2/

[boneill]

Thanks, but it isn't suitable for my requirements.

I am now resorting to scripting in Photoshop, which may solve the problem

Regards,

Brendan

[Weedpacket]

Well you could try the code in this thread, which was the first thread hit in the first search I made.

Or have the images set inside a <div> of fixed size, and use the <div> background for the padding.