Whats the difference between image display size and file size?
A whole lot. They’re easily confused, but the distinction is well worth noting. If someone says, “Your picture is too big”, they can mean two separate things. They could mean that it’s not a good idea to have a 640×480 image for your forum sig, but they could also mean that it’s not a good idea to have a 387KB file for your forum sig. Display size is the first, file size is the second. Through HTML, you can change the display size, but not the file size. Display size can be considered the “Physical size” of the image, what it outwardly appears to be, while the file size can be thought of as its “Weight”, so let’s think of a picture file as something big and heavy like an elephant for a moment. It’s twelve feet tall and weighs five tons. In its ordinary condition, it would take a huge box, a big crane, and a couple of thousand dollars postage if you wanted to ship our elephant to, say, Portugal. But you think you’ve got a bright idea to save a few bucks on postage. You have a few friend
