Posting Pics...

[Bob]

Howdy !
I just posted a pic myself so I could tell ya how its done....
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when your typeing your message your in a box but below that box is a command you can poke
called "Additional Options"
if you want to add a picture you poke that thing....
that adds 3 check boxes ( I alwayse check Notify me of Replies)
and below that is a Attach: box... and a brouse button.
the max size that is allowed is 176KB per post so if the Forum refuzes the picture its probly because the picture is too large, simply re size it and try again.
sense I alwayse drag the pic to my desktop. when I poke the brouse button it comes up at the desktop and that saves me having to find it... so I just look for the picture and select it.
that puts the path to the picture in the box for me automatically... then I just poke post
... and it does it all for me!
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it takes a bit of time to up load the picture so be patient...! it'll get there ! hehehehhe
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I selected a txt file for kicks just to show you that it doesn't have to be a picture
... Normially it will come up showing a thumbnail of the picture but clicking on the picture and waiting will enlarge it.
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Hope that helps !
Bob........

[Feral]

To note, of course you can link to an image on a remote site such as photobucket or imageshack. This is typically how forums are set to work for images.

To explain in a bit of detail, wrap the URL of the image in img tags.
To explain in a lot of detail:
Given the URL to the image, such as from imageshack or photobucket or the like. In this case from one of my places,

Code:

http://www.feraldreams.com/images/feraldreams_frontpage_html_smartbutton2.gif

You can display the image inline like so:

Which is simply,

Code:

[img]http://www.feraldreams.com/images/feraldreams_frontpage_html_smartbutton2.gif[/img]

If you wish to just link to the image: (for instance if it is overly large)
http://www.feraldreams.com/images/feraldreams_frontpage_html_smartbutton2.gif
Which is simply,

Code:

[url]http://www.feraldreams.com/images/feraldreams_frontpage_html_smartbutton2.gif[/url]

[Cowboy]

As a side note from the peanut gallery;  Whould y'all use to same code as Bob for me?  Please.  His seem to be the only ones I can view.  I get the infamous red 'x' with the rest of them.  It's all in my proxy settings and nothing I can control.  It's network driven...   

[randy]

right click on the area with the red X and click show picture.

[Cowboy]

Yeah, it removes the red 'x' then brings it right back.  Trust me, there's nothing I can do to fix it.

[randy]

have you tried changing this website to a trusted site in internet options ? if you haven't just click on the little globe above the task bar.

[Bob]

Thats weird Cowboy... cuz I ain't doing any thing special !
just postin' the pics normially !
it may be that your computer only likes .Jpegs format and don't know how to desifer the other formats
... I don't know... but I'll ask the smarter one here , maybe she has some idea  of what you can do!
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I do know Some ISP providers will not let you download pictures because at one time it slowed down the connection for everyone else, but that was a long time ago and shouldn't be a problem... but it is still
possable that they are useing antiquated software !
....you might check with your ISP Provider especially if your useing a Dial-up-connection.
the Phone companies also have a finger in the works as well, they maintain that computers are bad for business and realy don't want you to use them on the phone line ... when we were down in the Florida
pan handle we discovered that but at the time it was 300bd and there wasn't much to do anyway HAHAHHA
it was mostly local people that set up a game for others to play and stuff like that, but the phone companies fought it tooth and nail !
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if I remember right you live in the back of beyond in a small whistle stop of a town... its very possable that the technology is still very old there ! enough pressure on them will get them to change
of that I am sure ! <GRIN>
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I'll see what Kim says and ask if there is anything we can do to help....
but take note of the type of Picture FORMAT you can see... it may be very simple if its something like only .JPG files or what ever...
this forum supports about 6 or 8 type of formats so it may be showing formats that you cannot desifer on your end.... infact I think thats the case !
when was the last time you upgraded windows ?.... or maybe your video card needs a new driver!
...realy hard to say... there is so much going on a person could guess at it for years !
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Bob..........

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OOOH good thinking Randy ! very good !

[Cowboy]

Thanks for the suggestions folks, but trust me, I can't do anything to resolve it.  Options like Randy mentioned are locked out.  This is at work.  I'm also a Comm weenie.  I do garauntee that the problem is at my server level though. 

At home I have no internet.  I used to have DSL, but the phone company tried raping my wallet for no reason and I cut it off, only to find out that they have a legalized monopoly because it's a small business.  They doubled my phone bill one month and it pissed me of.  I had local service only, no long distance, so there was no reason.  Since I have no choice in providers (to include satellite providers), I choose to not have internet.  And I'm too cheap for a cellular stick.

[Bob]

But you can see the pics I post ok ? what is diferent about them than the other pics that you cannot see ? any idea ? if we knew maybe we can get everyone to post them so you can see them... its not that hard...<Grin>
...Sorry but you'll have to explain what a Comm Weenie is  HAHAHAHAHA ... I take it you know what your talking about so the only thing that will help is getting all to post a certain way so you can see the pics... shouldn't be that big a deal.... I suspect its mearly the picture format.
if thats the case its easy.
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Bob........