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ferreseb

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Jun 17, 2002
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Seems odd but when placing some images on a page the "microsoft picture toolbar" shows as a choice to save,print,email and open this one image, but in others does not.
What can I do to protect these images?


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But Corey,

If we don't place images on the internet, the picture thieves will have to take up knitting. Hey Corey!

ferreseb,

As Corey pointed out, you really can't safely protect your images on the web.

You could use a No Right Click script specific to images ...

However, this will only effect amateurs. They can still do a Print Screen, paste it into an art program and then crop the image.

Another way of offering minimal protection is to place a transparent gif over the image, so the right clickers get frustrated when they attempt to paste your image.

But as Corey wisely pointed out, if it isn't on the internet, they can't copy it there.

Hope I have been of some help,
Micheal Smith

FrontPage Form Tutorials & Form Script Examples
 
Thanks for the code.
I had the right click script on there but the toolbar still came up.
It's just annoying.

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Sounds like you are talking about the IE toolbar then.

To disable the IE Image Toolbar for your personal browser sessions, simply right click on the toolbar. The Disable toolbar window pops up giving you the option of disabling the current session or all future sessions.

In addition, it can be turned on and off by going to Tools >> Internet Options >> Multimedia and look for the "Enable Image Toolbar" then check to enable or uncheck to disable.

If you wish a script to disable this function for site visitors, check out ...


Hope I have been of some help,
Micheal Smith

FrontPage Form Tutorials & Form Script Examples
 
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