Why OGS avatar image quality is so low in 2024?

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do you agree that this image is not blurry? (on 100% zoom in browser)

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Using my favourite image editing tool, I get this when I downsize your image to 128 pixels:

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But if person has an interesting profile pic I want to zoom in to see more details!

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so you proposing new, not existing feature: when uploading image on OGS, it stores in original resolution and when you click on avatar, you see it FULL original resolution.
Is that what are you talking about?

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There’re 2 solutions to this. One is that you described. Another is to still cut image quality, but to a higher resolution than 128x128 if uploading original quality will effect site performance.

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and show on profile page only and not during game?

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Both if possible. If not, then only on profile page.

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there is not enough space on game page. Bigger game board is more important than bigger avatar.

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stone.defender, I just asked ”why” in my OP, but you’re acting as if I’m reeking havoc in your home place and trying to threaten your well-being.

Answering your reply directly:
The board is square not rectangular, so there’s always free space to the left and right which are just black(or white) stripes of unused space.
Edit: Just checked, no free space, my apology.

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From my perspective, you are asking “Why is [this thing I want] not already done?”
and then I find this unnecessarily provocative:

No they aren’t, relax …

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you’re twisting my words, I didn’t write that.

If I did, then quote it directly.

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Btw, I edited OP. Take a look, everyone.

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By the way, this is possible in HTML. You can have a high resolution image displayed at a smaller size and zoom in the browser to see the full quality.

And this can give an improvement on high resolution screens without zooming.

For example I think the forum avatars are done like that.

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my forum avatar is blurry after zoom

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Here’s what I see (mobile)

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so, it works in some browsers and doesn’t in other

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Huge part of users don’t care of their avatar or seem happy with.

A low resolution has its own advantages on low cost devices. Avatar are not that fundamental to play go on OGS.

Anyway you can simply put something better for yourself.

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I think Feijoa’s image is from your forum avatar, not from your main site avatar. They may work differently.

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Oops. Sorry for me not reading better.

I can also see a clear quality difference when zooming in on your forum avatar in my laptop browser (chrome) vs the OGS forums app on my phone.

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