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Well I used Tm-img for my recent change Ian ! this was over the weekend I think but I don't understand all these terms as I'm not an IT person.

I wonder if Peter / Tim are aware that TM-Img is now changing file extensions. That is a relatively new "feature" (as Microsoft would call it!).

From the other thread on the same subject at https://www.talkmorgan.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/795612/1

This "feature" was introduced with version 4.0.4 which I installed about a year ago. Unfortunately it was intentional on the part of the developer in order to "standardise" the JPEG file type extension. Since a) the jpg extension is the more common type, and b) in order to support files uploaded before the version 4.0.4 (we are now at V 4.0.10) both .jpg and .jpeg files are supported I can not understand the need to convert the file extensions.

Unfortunately the code is very complex and I have had no success in finding the section where the file name extensions are changed.

I have registered some feedback to the developer.

Just to give a further update on this question for those who have an interst in technical issues.

I have now located the section of the code which converts the file extension from .jpg to .jpeg. I have also understood the method used.

The background of this is that original versions of windows required a 3 letter extension whereas other operating systems could use a 4 letter file extension. All operating systems now have the capability of using a 4 letter extension however the 3 letter .jpg extension remains the most commonly used.

For the moment I have returned to the original convention. That means that the rare files that are uploaded with a .jpeg extension will be converted to .jpg

Unfortunately the code is quite complex and I have not been able to make it function so that the original file extension, be it .jpg or .jpeg, is retained, the way the code works it must be one or the other.

For the moment any files uploaded with either .jpg or .jpeg extensions will have the .jpg extension which will allow them to be used as an avatar (unless the file size is small I would recommend using the thumbnail).

For the moment this means that a small change will need to be made in the code every time there is an update. I hope that in the future the developer makes a change which allows both extensions to be retained. The question also remains that perhaps UBB.threads (the software used by this forum) should update their code to support both extensions too.

To me that makes as much sense as Chinese instructions on a flat pack however thanks for all your efforts.
Signed,
A Technophobe.

Well done Peter!