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Title: PIC INSERT
Post by goosecat on Feb 27^th, 2019 at 2:54pm

Just wondering why in todays world can we not simply drag a PNG JPG etc image into a reply window? I realize I'm a little "technically challenged" but it's not obvious to me how I might drag a png of a graph on my computer into a constructed comment. Why should that be such a problem?

Title: Re: PIC INSERT
Post by freediver on Feb 27^th, 2019 at 4:25pm

There are memory issues with the server. We would quickly run out of disk space if people could do that. Plus, it would encourage people to be lazy and drop in large image files that slow down the page load.

The editing area is a plain text editor. We could do a MS words style editor, but you would be downloading that every time you make a post, so again, a very slow connection would be the price of a flashy interface. And it would actually cost me money. YaBB is freeware.

Title: Re: PIC INSERT
Post by goosecat on Feb 27^th, 2019 at 4:35pm

Deleted double

Title: Re: PIC INSERT
Post by goosecat on Feb 27^th, 2019 at 4:37pm

Goose wrote on Feb 27^th, 2019 at 4:35pm:

Any chance you can give a step by step instruction for a technically challenged individual.
EG: I construct some text, want to insert a small PNG or jpg and then some more text etc.
I hit the image insert button and then what?, to enable me to insert that small image from my own device storage (album/photo whatever)? Is there a way using YABB as is?

Title: Re: PIC INSERT
Post by goosecat on Feb 27^th, 2019 at 4:41pm

Goose wrote on Feb 27^th, 2019 at 4:37pm:

Goose wrote on Feb 27^th, 2019 at 4:35pm:

Could we not place a limit on size etc. It's just the world is so visual now and the site needs to move along a little in this area I feel. It's probably due don't you think?
Maybe there's a case for blockchain technology and P to P here sharing storage space from the available contributors. Ah the prospects

Title: Re: PIC INSERT
Post by freediver on Feb 27^th, 2019 at 4:50pm

If you upload a photo using the attachment button, it can only go at the end of your post.

If the photo is already online, use the
Code (][img):

[/img]

or the image button (top row, third from left, just above the text box). Check the rules, images etc thread on this board for further instructions and discussion.

Title: Re: PIC INSERT
Post by goosecat on Feb 27^th, 2019 at 5:04pm

Thanks FD. Think I've got it.
Turns out the system doesn't enable preview of attachments. If I just hit post it's working.

Title: Re: PIC INSERT
Post by Setanta on Mar 16^th, 2019 at 9:52pm

You can even scale the image in the tags FD posted so it fits on a page.

[img width="xxx" height="xxx" ]image link[ /img]

That breaks stuff so I'll do it in the next post.

Title: Re: PIC INSERT
Post by Setanta on Mar 16^th, 2019 at 10:01pm

This image as the URL shows is 274x208.

Let's scale it. I will double it but it can and should be used more to shrink it.