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Do we want to enable the photo widget for our site?
I'm in full support of including the photo widget here on meta, as long as screenshot-of-the-week continues to be consistent for the foreseeable future.
If screenshot of the week becomes inconsistent,...
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Do we want to enable the photo widget for our site?
Heck yeah.
Anything cool like this that could drive participation on Arqade should be utilized.
It's small enough that people who don't care won't be bothered, but big enough that it's noticeable ...
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Do we want to enable the photo widget for our site?
This is live now:
Thanks so much to the SE team!
UnionhawkMod
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Link the Screenshot of the Week to the original image so we can see it in full size
Update: Thanks for the feedback, everyone. We addressed this as part of bug duty this week. The change isn't retroactive, but the next time the screenshot of the week is updated, it'll link to its ...
DesStaff
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Do we want to enable the photo widget for our site?
Yes, it should be added.
Why Arqade users could benefit.
It would give users interesting content to see on a regular basis,
even if they never click to see the rest of the week's submissions. The ...
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What happens if there is a tie for Screenshot of the Week?
When we've had ties in the past, we simply declare the two or more users as winners and the next Screenshot of the Week post will note that. Here is an example: Screenshot of Week #51
As for the ...
Timmy JimMod
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Link the Screenshot of the Week to the original image so we can see it in full size
Seeing as this has been brought up for the 3rd time now, I'm promoting my comment into a full answer, hopefully making it clear just how trivial a fix this is:
Here's the current code for the entire ...
RobotnikMod
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Screenshot of the Tweak: title links back to original answer
I've added status-review as it would be nice to get this into the backlog of tasks.
Nothing needs to be automagically detected or anything. What's required:
A new field on the Custom Sidebar Content ...
RobotnikMod
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Do we want to enable the photo widget for our site?
I'm not really sure how screenshots look in that box. Does the box keep the original aspect ratio and just scaled down or will the image be trimmed to fit?
I'm in favor of that widget, if it doesn't ...
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Do we want to enable the photo widget for our site?
I hadn't realized that they reworked the photo of the week display over at photo.SE. My initial reluctance to having this feature was that it wouldn't have been quick and easy to add it here, but the ...
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Unable to zoom in on the Screenshot of the Week widget
Until this is fixed, another workaround which I'm using myself is to right click the image, and choosing "Open image in new tab": (or its equivalent in your browser, below is for Chrome)
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The Screenshot widget should include the game tag or a direct link to the submission entry
The thing is, the photo widget is only designed so that the photo, its title, and user profile can be changed on the fly. The header and 2 links are not meant to be changed frequently.
Short term ...
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Do we want to enable the photo widget for our site?
I'm supporting this idea, but I also think it's boring to see the same screenshot for weeks.
How about using all submissions (either randomly, or in round-robin fashion) in this widget instead of ...
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