Sounds and works great! Thanks a lot! 
I do have a couple of suggestions though:
I do have a couple of suggestions though:
- I'm a bit confused by the "scaled by 319px". Why not say "scaled down to 57%" instead - I think that would be easier to understand.
- Instead of the "loading" text you could display a throbber. It has the benefit over being animated which suggests that things are being downloaded in the background. Again, use the established convention.
So do you think this [link] would make more sense and be easier to understand what's happening with the scale?
I think I almost prefer to see how many pixels aren't being shown, but that's because I've been working on this script so long and in so many different ways
![[link]](https://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://i55.tinypic.com/23m1nw4.png){kind=link}
I think I almost prefer to see how many pixels aren't being shown, but that's because I've been working on this script so long and in so many different ways
Ah nice stuff, thanks
I added the "Image is scaled by 359px" stuff in at the very end. So I didn't think about it too much. Originally I just had it say "Image is scaled", but knowing how much it was scaled by seemed like a good idea. So the pixels is basically just how much bigger the image is. If it's 359px, it means that the image is 359px bigger than what is being shown. But yeah, I think showing it in percent would make more sense. I think it's that classic "do I code it to make more sense for the geek, or the typical user?"
As for the throbber, that was something I went back and forth on a lot. I even had a pretty slick APNG there ([link] if you view against a non-white background), but I found out that Chrome doesn't support APNG's
(another reason I can't stand Chrome…).
I tried it with an animated GIF file, but it was just kind of ugly. I'm not the greatest designer. Anyway, I tried a few things, but animating it was just a bit distracting. Yes, people like to see a throbber as something loads, but I just couldn't get anything I liked over the simple "Loading..." image. If you come up with anything better, please let me know
But I think I'll scale it by percent, since that might be easier for people to understand.
Thanks for your thoughts
I added the "Image is scaled by 359px" stuff in at the very end. So I didn't think about it too much. Originally I just had it say "Image is scaled", but knowing how much it was scaled by seemed like a good idea. So the pixels is basically just how much bigger the image is. If it's 359px, it means that the image is 359px bigger than what is being shown. But yeah, I think showing it in percent would make more sense. I think it's that classic "do I code it to make more sense for the geek, or the typical user?"
As for the throbber, that was something I went back and forth on a lot. I even had a pretty slick APNG there ([link] if you view against a non-white background), but I found out that Chrome doesn't support APNG's
![[link]](https://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://i54.tinypic.com/21nqez7.png){kind=link}
(another reason I can't stand Chrome…).I tried it with an animated GIF file, but it was just kind of ugly. I'm not the greatest designer. Anyway, I tried a few things, but animating it was just a bit distracting. Yes, people like to see a throbber as something loads, but I just couldn't get anything I liked over the simple "Loading..." image. If you come up with anything better, please let me know
But I think I'll scale it by percent, since that might be easier for people to understand.
Thanks for your thoughts
Heh, I get where you're coming from, being often borderline between a geek and a normal user myself. Still, I'd indeed prefer the %-indicator (like on your screenshot in the other comment), as the pixel-one is just too unconventional.
About the animated throbber, well, I could try to make one (an animated gif that is), and you then put it in - I'm just a little short on time right now. In the meantime, how about animating the 3 dots at the end of "Loading..."? It would still hint at people that stuff is going on in the background, but I guess it'd be much easier to make than a spinning wheel.
No problem, glad to help - thank you again for making it
About the animated throbber, well, I could try to make one (an animated gif that is), and you then put it in - I'm just a little short on time right now. In the meantime, how about animating the 3 dots at the end of "Loading..."? It would still hint at people that stuff is going on in the background, but I guess it'd be much easier to make than a spinning wheel.
No problem, glad to help - thank you again for making it
I thought about animating the dots 
I might do that, since I think it's subtle enough and would let people know it's loading better. And don't worry about making anything. I can handle it all
I might do that, since I think it's subtle enough and would let people know it's loading better. And don't worry about making anything. I can handle it all