Right clicking

[softball29]

I'm curious...

It is possible at all to have it set up in pixel post to make it a no right-click situation where people can't save the photos without your permission etc?

I know I have had a couple people save and print off my photos and it's a bit annoying, so I'm wondering what I can do.

Thanks!

[Dkozikowski]

This has been covered many many times before.

Disabling the right click features does not prevent people from stealing your images!

There are many other ways for someone to copy, use, and print your photos.

For example, they can grab the image out of their browsers cache or take a screenshot to name a few.

Bottom line is, if they want it, they will get it.

If you really wish to disable the right click feature, you can do a google search. You will come up with many scripts that can help you out but I strongly suggest you leave the right click feature as is.
It may upset your users as many people use the right click function for many other things.

[dakwegmo]

It may upset your users as many people use the right click function for many other things.

When I visit a page that has disabled right-clicking I am certain I will never visit it again. I use the right-click context menu in Firefox for creating new bookmarks and opening new tabs, so if I can't bookmark the page and can't leave it open in a separate tab, then the chances of me remembering to go back to the site are slim.

[austriaka]

When I visit a page that has disabled right-clicking I am certain I will never visit it again. I use the right-click context menu in Firefox for creating new bookmarks and opening new tabs, so if I can't bookmark the page and can't leave it open in a separate tab, then the chances of me remembering to go back to the site are slim.
me too!
KArin

[witty]

Hi,

I know I have had a couple people save and print off my photos and it's a bit annoying, so I'm wondering what I can do.

Nothing... If you offer your images, free, to the internet at large, then people will take them if they want them. Remember, when someone is viewing your webpage, they have essentially "downloaded" everything on it anyway. They're viewing your data on their computer.


-Witty

[dakwegmo]

While you might not be able to do anything to prevent people from downloading and printing them, you can take steps to make it less desirable. The best thing I recommend is watermark your images, so that anyone who steals your photos can't claim them for their own. There's a watermark "addon" that will automate this for you (search the forums).

The other thing you can do is save the images at smaller sizes and lower resolutions. Photos can look good on screen at much lower quality than is printable. If you're serious about protecting the images, don't publish photos that are print quality.

[greentraveler]

The best thing I recommend is watermark your images, so that anyone who steals your photos can't claim them for their own. There's a watermark "addon" that will automate this for you (search the forums).

I second this...with screen capture software available, people can get whatever they want, regardless of whether or not right-click is disabled. All you can control is what they see when they're "snatching".

[guiz]

In firefox you can can go to: view -> page source and then search for the path of the photo, copy and paste it in your browser address line and you will become the photo at your screen and save it.
you can also reduce the quality of your photo (72 dpi) before you upload it.

[jaywilliams]

guiz, that's the hard way.
Using Firefox, go to Tools > Page Info

Then go to the media tab.

And there it lists all the images on that page, and it provides a handy "Save As..." button right there too!

[posefius]

I'm using the javascript code Disable right click script III by Renigade (see below). Just save the code as disablerightclick.js in your scripts directory and call it from your image_template.html, like: <script type="text/javascript" src="/scripts/disablerightclick.js"></script>

//Disable right click script III- By Renigade (renigade@mediaone.net)
//For full source code, visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com var message="";
///////////////////////////////////
function clickIE() {if (document.all) {(message);return false;}}
function clickNS(e) {if
(document.layers||(document.getElementById&&!document.all)) {
if (e.which==2||e.which==3) {(message);return false;}}}
if (document.layers)
{document.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEDOWN);document. onmousedown=clickNS;}
else{document.onmouseup=clickNS;document.oncontext menu=clickIE;}

document.oncontextmenu=new Function("return false")
// -->