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November 9, 2009 10:44 AM PST

Now on Download: Bigger, better screenshots!

by Greg Penhaligon
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To make it easier to see what an application looks like before going to the trouble of downloading and installing it, we've made a number of improvements to the way we show screenshots on Download.

First, we took every screenshot we've ever received from a software publisher over the past 13 years (anyone remember Doom 95?) and reprocessed it for improved clarity. Then we created a larger preview version of each screenshot and moved it to the top of the product page.

Finally, we no longer send you to a new page when you want to view a screenshot at full size. Instead, clicking the preview image opens a light box where you can cycle through all the screenshots at once. It's particularly nice for games where there are typically a number of high-res preview images available.

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by exactlyy November 9, 2009 2:44 PM PST
i love the light box idea, been waiting for it actually , it was hard to wait for a new page to load for evry image you wanted to see in a gallery , and since the many images you posted for Win7 i really thaught about light box, should have been implemented long time ago , but well done .
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by skylamer November 10, 2009 6:52 AM PST
nice, gratz
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