Refresher course in posting pictures!

[DOGolden]

1) Make your post and scroll down towards the bottom of the screen.

2) Click on the Manage Attachments button, and and another window will pop up.

3) Click on the Browse setting on this window (what is happening now is the browser is going through your computer and looking for pictures that you have saved).

4) Select the picture that you want to post and then click on the Upload button. Your picture will now be uploaded in just a few seconds.

5) Finally all you have to do is hit the Submit New Thread button and you should hear a fat woman singing in just seconds. It is done!



This service is fast, free and you do not need a picture hosting service to post pictures, however you are limited to 100KB on each picture. Good luck in your picture posting endeavors! I cannot wait to see your first photographs and story. E-mail me (or any of the other Founding Members) for help if you need it.

[xpertgreg]

what if you have done this and then want to put the same pic in another thread? I tried, and it said I had already posted this pic in another thread. is there a way to put it on two threads after it is already in one?

gw

[DOGolden]

That, my friend...is a question that someone else needs to answer. I tried the exact same thing earlier and I got the same results. A big NO-GO! :eek:

[CoorsLightGuy]

what if you have done this and then want to put the same pic in another thread? I tried, and it said I had already posted this pic in another thread. is there a way to put it on two threads after it is already in one?

gw

Without looking at the config stuff, my guess is no.......because all the uploaded pics most likely go into the same folder and thus you'd have a duplicate filename. I'll check the config and see if there is someway around this.

[CoorsLightGuy]

I checked the config settings and there is an option (see below) to allow duplciate attached images, but it's currently set to "no".

Allow Duplicate Attached Images
This setting only checks for attachments posted by the user that is making the post.

I'll discuss it with Lee and see what he thinks and then the six of us will make an "excecutive" decision on that one.

[xpertgreg]

it's no biggie, i could always just host the pic somewhere and link to it. just got me to wonderin'

gw

[CoorsLightGuy]

Understood........we need to formulate some sort of formal "pic policy" anyway, so I'm glad you reminded us to get to work on that.

[HerrMesser]

When a lot of people post pics all I see is a rectangle that says attatched thumbnails, but no pics. those who post pictures I see them. Could this be my settings or their picture host that is not allowing me to see them???

Rad :confused:

[CoorsLightGuy]

If you click on the thumbnail, it loads the pic, right?

[Ash]

Is linking to a full size picture from a hosting site such as Photobucket allowed? Or would you prefer a thumbnail with the full sized picture link?

Thanks.

[CoorsLightGuy]

Is linking to a full size picture from a hosting site such as Photobucket allowed? Or would you prefer a thumbnail with the full sized picture link?

Thanks.

Either is fine. We'll probably develop some sort of formal "picture" policy in the future, to address bandwidth issues, but for now, we're trying not to be too rigid.

The system limits the size of your avatar, but really large pics in one's signature, even though possible are discouraged, again due to bandwidth issues.

[HerrMesser]

You can not click on a blank space and get a picture. This is all that I see with empty box.

"Attached Thumbnails"

Rad

[CoorsLightGuy]

Hmmm.....not sure what it would be as it works fine for me and I assume the others. Have you tried something simple like deleting your cache, hitting refresh, etc.?

Also, try right clicking where the "red x" is and tell it "show me the picture".

[HerrMesser]

I have tried all of that and there isn't a red x in the little box, nothing to indicate that there is a picture other than the box that goes all the way across the thread and attached thumbnail inserted in the top left segment of the line. I tried to copy it but it wouldn't let me.

Rad

[CoorsLightGuy]

Then it's got to be a browser setting and/or the browser that you're using. Are you using IE? Most software is written to IE standards and I suspect that vBulletin is no different. I'm using IE and not having any problems.

Are you using some other browser? If so, which one?

I'm willing to try and help you with the problem, if you're willing for this slow method. If need be I could even give you a call voice.

[HerrMesser]

I can see the link if I am logged out and if I click on it it says I'm not autherized to see it. When I log in the link is not there. It is the same for I/E or Netscape and I mostly use netscape. I tried to copy and paste and you can't do that when posting a message can you. I have my browser set to not take 3rd party cookies also.

Rad :confused:

[CoorsLightGuy]

It might be the 3rd party cookie setting. Mine is set to "medium", you may want to try that. The routine that displays the thumbnails is written in "PHP", and is not "HTML". I'm no PHP programmer, but if I get time, I'll actually look at the code and see if I spot anything that might give us a clue.

The reason I say it might be the cookie setting is what you said about being able to see it, but not able to click on it when logged out.

As for cutting and pasting while entering a message, I past info into messages all the time. Whenever you use the quote option, you're essentially doing the same thing.

One other idea.......the PHP code might be doing a java call from inside the routine. You do have Java enabled, right? And if so, are you using Microsoft's Virtual Machine or Sun-Java or both?

[HerrMesser]

When I am not logged in I can click on the link but a screen comes up and says that I am not autherized to view the pic. When I am logged in the link is not there. If the web site requires third party cookies then I don't go there, too much BS on the net to download to your computer.

Rad

[CoorsLightGuy]

When I am not logged in I can click on the link but a screen comes up and says that I am not autherized to view the pic. When I am logged in the link is not there. If the web site requires third party cookies then I don't go there, too much BS on the net to download to your computer.
Rad

Thus my point and the reason that it's possible that your cookie and/or some other security setting is the reason it doesn't work when you're logged in and why it gives you the "unauthorized" message when you aren't logged in.

I understand your concern as spyware and adware are a big problem. Neither of which apply here. Also, most cookies are harmless. The cookie generated by vBulletin is simply to allow you to stay logged in while shelling out of the site and so that you can return to the site without having to enter your password each time. I work as an IT professional and trust me, cookie settings are the least of your problems when browsing the internet.

There are some settings in the advanced area that are critical to be set right and they are NOT the default settings for IE. Having them set right IS important and of course in this day and age, besides a good anti-virus, everyone should be running some sort of anti-spyware package. I recommend Panda's Internet Security Suite to all my clients. It's what I run myself and it beats the pants off McAfee and Symantec.

It works for me and I assume everyone else, so it's got to be something specific about your configuration. Again, most likely it's under the "security", "privacy" or "advanced" settings on your browser. If you don't want to alter any of those settings to troubleshoot the problem, that's fine, but I'm afraid it won't work until you do and I won't be able to help you with the problem either.

If you change your mind, let me know and I'll be happy to help you.

[Daro]

For those of us using a MAC we get a different looking message board. On the bottom we can see a button "Go Advanced" that is the one that'll give us the "Manage Attachments" Just make sure the photos are not too big.
Daro

[jkingrph]

Tried to post pictures of my French shotguns. Everytime I tried to upload from computer the upload failed. Then tried from a url (photobucket) did something wrong with first two. Managed to get the two of my Charlin to post, then went back to try Darne pictures and the still would not load from computer or the url now.

any Ideas

Jeff

[eaglescout1969]

test test test

[copilot001]

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w259/copilot001/2006_0928handguns0002.jpg
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w259/copilot001/2006_0926handguns0069-1.jpg

[WmRoy]

Welcome copilot001!

[iquitos]

http://www.hunt101.com/img/512031.jpg

[archimeech]

sorry to bring up a very old post, but how come my pics come up as thumbnails instead of actual pics in the post?

[rugerwheels]

Thumbnails are preferred (as long as they expand into a full pic when clicked) because they use less of the Forum's online resources (bandwidth). Here is a statement on this from CoorsLightGuy on an earlier thread:

"Well, in terms of using less bandwidth, it's best to attach photos and thus create thumbnails as they load much faster and only take up a very small amount of bandwidth. If they are opened and viewed, then of course bandwidth increases, but some users might not even load them, plus whenever a user revisits the same thread, they typically do NOT re-open those thumbnails, thus saving on bandwidth and allowing the pages to load much faster. Some users who are reading the thread for the first time, might open one or two thumbnails, but not necessarily all of them.

When an img code is used, then the photo is displayed EACH time the thread is read and thus the bandwidth being used will ALWAYS be higher than when using attachments/thumbnails. So, when you go back to the same thread, to read additional comments that have been added by someone in the thread, you are forced to view those big honking images each and every time that you do so. Multiply that by the number of views a popular thread might get and you can see how it can add up."

[archimeech]

Cool, I can understand that, Ruger. Thumbnails it is! thanks for the info.

[HerrMesser]

My complaint with the thumbnails is that you have to be logged in to see the pic.

Rad