Sizes

The sizes live under Settings → „Größen“ (Sizes), right after „Formate“ (Formats) in the sidebar. A size is a name for maximum dimensions, such as „Social 1080“ for at most 1080 px wide. In the editor you pick it for „Original“ and „Freiform“ (Freeform) instead of typing the values every time.

Only owners and admins create, change and delete them. A member does not see the „Einstellungen“ (Settings) menu entry at all; anyone opening the address directly gets a 404 page. Every member may use the sizes — in the editor they are offered to everyone.

The page has two cards: „Neue Größe“ (New size) with the form on top, „Größen“ with the list below.

The signed-in product speaks German, so its labels and messages are quoted in German throughout, with the English rendering in italics.

What a size is

A size is not a format. A format has fixed dimensions the picture is cropped to; a size only says how large the output may be at most. The picture is scaled down proportionally until it fits.

• Nothing is ever enlarged. If the picture is already smaller, it stays as it is.
• A size crops nothing. The aspect ratio is kept. You draw a crop in the editor with „Freiform“; the size then applies to that crop.
• An empty dimension leaves that side open. A width only: the output is exactly that wide. A height only: exactly that tall. Both: the side that reaches its value first gets it exactly.

What that looks like on a picture is described with the editor, under Size.

Creating a size

Three fields: „Name“, „max. Breite (px)“ (max. width) and „max. Höhe (px)“ (max. height). They are checked when you click „Größe anlegen“ (Create size); whatever does not fit is shown at the field or below the fields.

• At least one dimension. If both stay empty, it reads „Bitte eine maximale Breite oder Höhe angeben.“ (Please enter a maximum width or height.)
• Dimensions are whole numbers from 1 to 20 000. Anything else — „1e3“, „1,9“, „0“ — marks the field with „Bitte eine ganze Zahl von 1 bis 20 000 eingeben.“ (Please enter a whole number from 1 to 20 000.)
• The name is at most 120 characters long; the field takes no more. Spaces at the start and the end are dropped.

The list shows each size with its name and dimensions, sorted by name. An open side shows as a dash: „max. 2048 × – px“ means at most 2048 px wide, with the height following the aspect ratio. While there is no size, it reads „Noch keine Größen angelegt.“ (No sizes created yet.)

Each name and size only once

Each name exists only once per workspace, regardless of case: „Social 1080“ and „social 1080“ exclude each other. The message for it: „Eine Größe mit diesem Namen gibt es schon.“ (A size with this name already exists.)

The same dimensions also exist only once. If a second size would get the dimensions of an existing one, it is refused, and the message names the existing one: „Diese Größe gibt es schon als „Social 1080“.“ (This size already exists as „Social 1080“.) An open side counts — „max. 1080 × – px“ and „max. 1080 × 1080 px“ are two different sizes.

Changing and deleting

„Bearbeiten“ (Edit) opens the row as a form, with the same fields and rules as when creating. „Speichern“ (Save) applies the change, „Abbrechen“ (Cancel) leaves everything as it was.

„Löschen“ (Delete) takes two steps: the first click arms the button, which then reads „Wirklich löschen?“ (Really delete?), and only the second click deletes. A size can always be deleted, even when outputs have already been made with it.

Finished outputs stay as they are. An output keeps the dimensions it was made with, not the size those dimensions came from. Changing and deleting affect only what is picked in the editor afterwards.

In the editor

With „Original“ and „Freiform“, the unfolded section „Größe“ (size) shows the select „Vorgabe“ (preset) above its two fields, listing the workspace's sizes, for example „Social 1080 · max. 1080 × – px“. The select appears only when the workspace has at least one size.

A preset only fills the two fields. The values stay editable, and what you change there applies to this one output — the size in the settings stays unchanged. The select shows the size for as long as its dimensions are in the fields; change a value and it reads „Vorgabe wählen“ (choose a preset) again.

The catalogue's formats have fixed dimensions; with them the „Größe“ section, select included, is absent.

The record

Creating, changing and deleting are written to the „Verwaltung“ (Administration) audit trail: „Größe angelegt“ (size created), „Größe geändert“ (size changed) and „Größe gelöscht“ (size deleted). See The two audit trails.

What can go wrong

„Eine Größe mit diesem Namen gibt es schon.“ (A size with this name already exists.) The name is taken, possibly in a different case.

„Diese Größe gibt es schon als „…“.“ (This size already exists as „…“.) A size with exactly these dimensions already exists under the name given.

„Bitte eine ganze Zahl von 1 bis 20 000 eingeben.“ (Please enter a whole number from 1 to 20 000.) The marked field holds no whole number in that range.

„Bitte eine maximale Breite oder Höhe angeben.“ (Please enter a maximum width or height.) Both dimensions are empty.

„Dafür fehlt die Berechtigung.“ (You do not have permission for that.) Your role may not change the sizes.