Whatever method you choose and whatever proportions limit you fix NailThumb will always create a thumbnail without any distortion and will keep your image as big as possible.
Basically what you need for each thumbnail is a container and a way to set your thumbnail width and height. Best way to do so is via CSS (see this example), so whenever you'll want to restyle you won't have to touch your javascript to let the thumbnails fit.
You can also control animation or even the way the right image is dected
<script type="text/javascript" src="path/to/jquery.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="path/to/jquery.nailthumb.1.0.js"></script>
<link href="path/to/jquery.nailthumb.1.0.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" />
<style type="text/css" media="screen">
.square-thumb {
width: 150px;
height: 150px;
}
</style>
...
<div class="nailthumb-container square-thumb">
<img src="path/to/image.png" />
</div>
<div class="nailthumb-container square-thumb">
<img src="path/to/image.png" />
</div>
<div class="nailthumb-container square-thumb">
<img src="path/to/image.png" />
</div>
...
<script type="text/javascript">
jQuery(document).ready(function() {
jQuery('.nailthumb-container').nailthumb();
});
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="path/to/jquery.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="path/to/jquery.nailthumb.1.0.js"></script>
...
<div class="nailthumb-container"><img src="img/small/howl.png" /></div>
<div class="nailthumb-container"><img src="img/small/rose.png" /></div>
<div class="nailthumb-container"><img src="img/small/roses.png" /></div>
...
<script type="text/javascript">
jQuery(document).ready(function() {
jQuery('.nailthumb-container').nailthumb({width:100,height:100});
});
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="path/to/jquery.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="path/to/jquery.metadata.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="path/to/jquery.nailthumb.1.0.js"></script>
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<div class="nailthumb-column nailthumb-column-larger nailthumb-column-metadata">
<div class="">
<div class="nailthumb-container inline-block {method:'resize'}"><img src="img/small/rose.png" title="resize" /></div>
<div class="nailthumb-container inline-block {title:'title override'}"><img src="img/small/rose.png" title="original title" /></div>
<div class="nailthumb-container inline-block {titleAttr:'src'}"><img src="img/small/rose.png" title="title attribute is src" /></div>
</div>
<div class="inline-block">
<div class="nailthumb-container inline-block {fitDirection:'bottom right'}"><img src="img/small/rose.png" title="bottom right" /></div>
<div class="nailthumb-container inline-block {height:70}"><img src="img/small/rose.png" title="different height" /></div>
<div class="nailthumb-container inline-block {titleWhen:'load'}"><img src="img/small/rose.png" title="fixed title" /></div>
</div>
</div>
...
<script type="text/javascript">
jQuery(document).ready(function() {
jQuery('.nailthumb-column-metadata .nailthumb-container').nailthumb({width:130,height:110});
});
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="path/to/jquery.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="path/to/jquery.nailthumb.1.0.js"></script>
...
<div class="nailthumb-column nailthumb-column-larger nailthumb-column-nocontainer">
<div class="">
<img src="img/small/howl.png" title="resize" />
<img src="img/small/rose.png" title="resize" />
<img src="img/small/roses.png" title="resize" />
</div>
</div>
...
<script type="text/javascript">
jQuery(document).ready(function() {
jQuery('.nailthumb-column-nocontainer img').nailthumb({width:130,height:110});
});
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="path/to/jquery.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="path/to/jquery.nailthumb.1.0.js"></script>
...
<div class="nailthumb-container"><img src="img/small/howl.png" /></div>
<div class="nailthumb-container"><img src="img/small/rose.png" /></div>
<div class="nailthumb-container"><img src="img/small/roses.png" /></div>
...
<script type="text/javascript">
jQuery(document).ready(function() {
jQuery('.nailthumb-container').nailthumb({width:100,height:100,fitDirection:'top left'});
});
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="path/to/jquery.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="path/to/jquery.nailthumb.1.0.js"></script>
...
<div class="nailthumb-container"><img src="img/small/howl.png" /></div>
<div class="nailthumb-container"><img src="img/small/rose.png" /></div>
<div class="nailthumb-container"><img src="img/small/roses.png" /></div>
...
<script type="text/javascript">
jQuery(document).ready(function() {
jQuery('.nailthumb-container').nailthumb({width:100,height:100,method:'resize',fitDirection:'top left'});
});
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="path/to/jquery.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="path/to/jquery.nailthumb.1.0.js"></script>
<style type="text/css" media="screen">
.square {
width: 100px;
height: 100px;
}
.horiz {
width: 100px;
height: 70px;
}
.vert {
width: 100px;
height: 130px;
}
</style>
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<div class="nailthumb-container square"><img src="img/small/howl.png" /></div>
<div class="nailthumb-container horiz"><img src="img/small/rose.png" /></div>
<div class="nailthumb-container vert"><img src="img/small/roses.png" /></div>
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<script type="text/javascript">
jQuery(document).ready(function() {
jQuery('.nailthumb-container').nailthumb();
});
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="path/to/jquery.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="path/to/jquery.nailthumb.1.0.js"></script>
<link href="path/to/jquery.nailthumb.1.0.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" />
<style type="text/css" media="screen">
.nailthumb-image-titles-bigger span.nailthumb-title {
background: none repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 125, 0, 0.5);
font-size: 15px;
height: 30px;
}
</style>
...
<div class="nailthumb-container square-thumb nailthumb-image-titles-animated-onhover"><img src="img/small/rose.png" title="animated - on over" /></div>
<div class="nailthumb-container square-thumb nailthumb-image-titles-animated-onload"><img src="img/small/rose.png" title="animated - on load" /></div>
<div class="nailthumb-container square-thumb nailthumb-image-titles-bigger"><img src="img/small/rose.png" title="styled bigger" /></div>
<div class="nailthumb-container square-thumb nailthumb-image-titles-onhover"><img src="img/small/rose.png" title="on over" /></div>
<div class="nailthumb-container square-thumb nailthumb-image-titles-onload"><img src="img/small/rose.png" title="on load" /></div>
<div class="nailthumb-container square-thumb nailthumb-image-titles-verylong"><img src="img/small/rose.png" title="" /></div>
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<script type="text/javascript">
jQuery(document).ready(function() {
jQuery('.nailthumb-image-titles-animated-onhover').nailthumb();
jQuery('.nailthumb-image-titles-animated-onload').nailthumb({titleWhen:'load'});
jQuery('.nailthumb-image-titles-onhover').nailthumb({animateTitle:false});
jQuery('.nailthumb-image-titles-onload').nailthumb({titleWhen:'load',animateTitle:false});
jQuery('.nailthumb-image-titles-bigger').nailthumb({titleWhen:'load'});
jQuery('.nailthumb-image-titles-verylong').nailthumb({titleWhen:'load',title:"Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita mi ritrovai per una selva oscura, ché la diritta via era smarrita. Ahi quanto a dir qual era è cosa dura esta selva selvaggia e aspra e forte che nel pensier rinova la paura! Tant' è amara che poco è più morte; ma per trattar del ben ch'i' vi trovai, dirò de l'altre cose ch'i' v'ho scorte. Io non so ben ridir com' i' v'intrai, tant' era pien di sonno a quel punto che la verace via abbandonai."});
});
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="path/to/jquery.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="path/to/jquery.nailthumb.1.0.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="path/to/jquery.imgpreload.min.js"></script>
...
<div class="nailthumb-container"><img src="img/small/howl.png" /></div>
<div class="nailthumb-container"><img src="img/small/rose.png" /></div>
<div class="nailthumb-container"><img src="img/small/roses.png" /></div>
...
<script type="text/javascript">
jQuery(document).ready(function() {
jQuery('.nailthumb-container img').imgpreload({
each: function(){
$(this).parents('.nailthumb-container').nailthumb({width:100,height:100,preload:false});
}, all: function(){
}
});
});
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="path/to/jquery.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="path/to/jquery.nailthumb.1.0.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="path/to/jquery.showLoading.min.js"></script>
...
<div class="nailthumb-container placeholder"></div>
<div class="nailthumb-container show-loading"><img src="img/image.png" /></div>
...
<script type="text/javascript">
jQuery(document).ready(function() {
jQuery('.nailthumb-container.placeholder').nailthumb({
imageUrl: 'http://...'
});
jQuery('.nailthumb-container.show-loading').nailthumb({
imageUrl: 'http://...',
onStart:function(container){
container.showLoading();
},
onFinish:function(container){
container.hideLoading();
}
});
});
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="path/to/jquery.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="path/to/jquery.nailthumb.1.0.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="path/to/jquery.showLoading.min.js"></script>
...
<div class="nailthumb-container placeholder"></div>
<div class="nailthumb-container show-loading"><img src="img/image.png" /></div>
...
<script type="text/javascript">
jQuery(document).ready(function() {
jQuery('.nailthumb-container.placeholder').nailthumb({
imageUrl: 'http://...'
});
jQuery('.nailthumb-container.show-loading').nailthumb({
imageUrl: 'http://...',
onStart:function(container){
container.showLoading();
},
onFinish:function(container){
container.hideLoading();
}
});
});
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="path/to/jquery.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="path/to/jquery.nailthumb.1.0.js"></script>
...
<div class="nailthumb-container"><a href="http://..."><img src="img/image.png" /></a></div>
<div class="nailthumb-container"><a href="http://..."><img src="img/image.png" /></a></div>
...
<script type="text/javascript">
jQuery(document).ready(function() {
jQuery('.nailthumb-container').nailthumb({
imageFromWrappingLink: true,
});
});
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="path/to/jquery.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="path/to/jquery.nailthumb.1.0.js"></script>
...
<div class="nailthumb-container" id="customfunction-container"><img src="img/image.png" /></div>
<div class="nailthumb-container"><img src="img/image.png" /><img src="img/small/roses.png" class="hide" title="image hidden inside container" /></div>
<img id="customfunction-image" src="img/small/roses.png" class="hide" title="image found by id" />
...
<script type="text/javascript">
jQuery(document).ready(function() {
jQuery('.nailthumb-container').nailthumb({
imageCustomFinder: function(el){
if (el.attr('id')) {
return jQuery('#'+el.attr('id').replace('-container','-image'));
} else {
return el.find('img:last');
}
}
});
});
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="path/to/jquery.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="path/to/jquery.nailthumb.1.0.js"></script>
...
<div class="nailthumb-container"><img src="img/small/roses.png" class="hide" title="fade" /></div>
<div class="nailthumb-container"><img src="img/small/roses.png" class="hide" title="slide" /></div>
<div class="nailthumb-container"><img src="img/small/roses.png" class="hide" title="animate" /></div>
<div class="nailthumb-container"><img src="img/small/roses.png" class="hide" title="custom" /></div>
<div class="nailthumb-container"><img src="img/small/roses.png" class="hide" title="no animation" /></div>
...
<script type="text/javascript">
jQuery(document).ready(function() {
jQuery('.nailthumb-container:eq(0)').nailthumb({
replaceAnimation:'fade'
});
jQuery('.nailthumb-container:eq(1)').nailthumb({
replaceAnimation:'slide'
});
jQuery('.nailthumb-container:eq(2)').nailthumb({
replaceAnimation:'animate'
});
jQuery('.nailthumb-container:eq(3)').nailthumb({
replaceAnimation: function(image,after) {
image.show(1000,after)
}
});
jQuery('.nailthumb-container:eq(4)').nailthumb({
replaceAnimation:null
});
});
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
jQuery.fn.nailthumb.defaults.animation = null;
jQuery.fn.nailthumb.defaults.method = 'resize';
jQuery.fn.nailthumb.defaults.maxEnlargement = 2;
...
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
jQuery.fn.nailthumb.doThumb(jQuery('.selector .to .image img'),jQuery('.selector .to .container'),{});
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
jQuery('.selector .to .container').nailthumb({
onStart:function(){$.fn.nailthumb.toggleDebug()},
onFinish:function(){$.fn.nailthumb.toggleDebug()}
});
</script>