Well, I don't know of a program.  I make my 
thumbnails using a photoshop-type program that 
came with my ancient hand-scanner (you know, the 
kind you have to add a card to your computer to 
use).  Actually, I've been using the same program
since way back when I had my 486.  Even though my
new scanners came with Adobe Photodeluxe, I like 
this old program better, even though it doesn't 
let me use long filenames (which I try not to do 
anyway for the sake of simplicity).

But the main reason that I'm writing this message 
is to mention one thing that I've noticed.  I 
looked at a couple of galleries today, and the 
thumbnails took FOREVER to load.  So I looked at 
the source code, and sure enough, the people who 
designed the pages hadn't bothered to create 
thumbnails - they just used the WIDTH and HEIGHT 
options to change the size of the pictures.  Let 
me tell you guys something - that only changes 
the way the image LOOKS on the screen, it doesn't 
change the size of the file.  And so it defeats 
the main purpose of having thumbnails, which is 
to create a fast-loading page from which you can 
choose which of the large files you want to 
download.  I didn't bother to wait for the pages 
I was looking at to finish loading - I don't have 
that kind of patience.  So please, when you 
design a gallery, take that into consideration 
and actually make thumbnail pictures.  It takes a 
little extra time on your part, but the people 
viewing your page will appreciate it.


Jennifer