Graphics - Animated and Not

[pspmichael]

Why is it some graphics that are uploaded are animated and others require you to click on it before it animates?  Is there a way to make all of them animate without clicking on them?

[青山 素子]

Hm?

The only thing I can think is Flash, which is affected in Internet Explorer because of a lawsuit they had. You now have to click on the Flash object to activate it. There are ways around that limit that have been developed, usually involving Javascript to force-activate it.

[pspmichael]

I should have mentioned I'm talking about GIF files that are shown as an upload to a posting.  Some of the GIF files will automatically be playing (animating) while others require you to click on them to start the animation.  I don't see a common denominator as to why some play automatically and others do not.

[H]

Please post one of these GIF files. Either they're not really GIFs (incorrect name at the end) or there is something odd with your computer

[pspmichael]

It isn't my computer because others are seeing the same thing.  Here is an example ... it isn't going to work the same because I can't upload the images, I can only imbed them. 

This one, as an upload, would show just fine below the message http://maustin.us/misterx/darktoilet04.gif

This one, as an upload, would show as a still shot.  When you click on it, the gif activates and will play until you click it again.  http://maustin.us/misterx/broke2.gif

Hmmm, I may have figured it out.  Is the reason it isn't playing because I have the thumbnail field set smaller than the file?  When i click on the file that isn't animating, I noticed it appeared larger and started it's animation.  If I tell the software to make the thumbnail larger, would that fix the problem, or am I off track here?

[青山 素子]

Yes, that would do it. Thumbnails will only show the first frame. When you click, the full image is loaded.