From f27b7a025bce6eb781c22e9bd517b5b378bb49a0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: zombieFox Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2021 14:07:51 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] change some words --- Local-background-image.md | 14 +++++++------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/Local-background-image.md b/Local-background-image.md index bca9f31..bfb978b 100644 --- a/Local-background-image.md +++ b/Local-background-image.md @@ -1,15 +1,15 @@ -**Background image upload is no longer supported.** +**Uploading images to use as the Background is no longer supported.** _This change was made in nightTab 7.0.0_ -Allowing a user to upload local images has its benefits but also many drawbacks and issues. +Using local images as the background has its benefits but also many drawbacks and issues. -As a rule, nightTab does not store any user data on a remote database. As such any image file uploaded to use as background has to be stored on the client side in [local storage](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window/localStorage) (in the browser cache). This [storage has a limit](https://github.com/zombieFox/nightTab/issues/93#issuecomment-679922767) (which varies between browsers) of about 5MB. +As a rule, nightTab does not store any user data on a remote database. So any image file uploaded and used as a background has to be stored on the client side in [local storage](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window/localStorage) (in the browser cache). Local storage [has a size limit](https://github.com/zombieFox/nightTab/issues/93#issuecomment-679922767) (which varies between browsers) of about 5MB. -Images can very easily exceed 5MB in size. Which is a problem when the same storage is used to save user settings: the layout, bookmarks and theme settings. When this happens the browser throws an error and nightTab can’t function as expected. +Images can very easily exceed 5MB in size. Which is a problem when the same storage is used to save user settings: the layout, bookmarks and theme settings. In this scenario the browser can throw errors or prevent nightTab from functioning as expected. -[Other issues with image file support](https://github.com/zombieFox/nightTab/issues/69#issuecomment-522295606) continue to appear. Some images just fail to load. +[Other issues with uploading images](https://github.com/zombieFox/nightTab/issues/69#issuecomment-522295606) continue to appear. Some images just fail to load. -For the reasons above the local image background controls have been dropped from the feature set. +For the reasons above local image background upload controls have been dropped from the feature set. -nightTab still supports linking to image files via a URL. Just paste one or more URLs into the Theme Background input to change the background image. This method is the most reliable and uses the least amount of storage space. +To use an image as a background you should link to the image using a URL. Just paste one or more URLs into the `Theme Background Image` input to change the background image. This method is the most reliable and uses the least amount of storage space.