GameDB2 User Manual - Game Images
description
GameDB allows you to attach one or more images to each
game in the database.
These can be images of the game itself, images of people playing the game, or any other
image that you might want.
Every game with images has one image that is designated as the
primary image,
which is the image that is initially displayed whenever
game details are displayed.
Throughout GameDB, all images displayed are clickable links. Most of the time these links will open the
full size image in a new window. In some cases, such as the Game Details page, clicking the main image being
displayed works in this manner, while clicking on the smaller thumbnail images allow you change which image is
being displayed, allowing you to browse through images for the game.
Currently, GameDB supports only JPEG type images, although this will change in future releases.
Primary Image
Like
Categories,
Publishers and
Designers, each
game also
has an image which is designated as the Primary image. When
Game Details are displayed, the
primary image is the one that is seen by default. Any other part of GameDB which needs to select a single image
to represent a game also uses the primary image.
Initially, the first image
added for a game becomes the Primary image. This can later
be changed.
adding new images
Images can be added to a game from the
Game Details page by clicking on the "Add Image" link
that appears in the navigation bar.
The Add Image page allows you to select a local image and upload it, adding it to the list of images for that
particular game. Currently, GameDB supports only JPEG images, although there are plans to expand this in the
future.
In the upload form, you may specify that the new image should be the
primary image for this game. If this is the
first image being uploaded for any particular game, that image automatically becomes the primary image.
If the upload is successful, GameDB will resize your image, and make copies to be used as thumbnails and
smaller versions for on line display.
Images may only be added by
users with the
permission to do so.
changing the primary image for a game
At any time, the
Primary Image for a
Game may be changed by viewing the
Game Details for the game, and clicking the "Edit Images" link that appears in the
navigation bar.
A page will appear that shows the thumbnails for all of the images that are attached to this game. Clicking
the link named "Make Primary" above the list of games will cause that image to be set as the new primary
image for this game.
The primary image for a game may only be set by
users with the
permissions to do so.
removing images from a game
Images attached to a
Game may be removed at any time by viewing the
game details
for the game in question and clicking on the "Edit Images" link that appears in the navigation bar.
A page will appear that shows the thumbnails for all of the images that are attached to this game. Check the check boxes
for all images that you would like to remove, and then click the "Remove" button at the bottom of the list. You will be
asked to confirm your intention to remove the images before the removal takes place.
If one of the images being removed is the
primary image, GameDB will select the first remaining
image in the list as the new Primary.
Images may only be removed by
user with the
permission to do so.