Martin
Site Admin and Owner
Joined: 06 Nov 2004
Location: Shoreham-by-Sea
Posts: 4800
 
|
| Posting a Gallery Picture in the Forum |
|
Very quick guide to posting gallery pictures to the forum:
- Browse to the photo you want to put onto the forum
- Click in the BBCode text box which corresponds to the size of image you want (if you're not sure, use just BBCode, not BBCode Full Size)
- Your browser will automatically select the entire contents of the box
- Right click and choose Copy from the popup menu
- When posting a new message or reply, right click in the message entry area and choose Paste from the popup menu
- The picture BBCode will then be pasted into the entry area
- Finish off your message as normal, press Submit and... tada!
Martin
Last edited by Martin on Sun Jan 28 2007 5:41pm; edited 2 times in total
|
 Fri Jun 03 2005 12:52am |
|
|
Slimer
Site Moderator
Joined: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Nanny State
Posts: 11420
|
'ere, that's my disco!  
_________________
   
Nuke 'em! Nuke 'em all!
|
| Fri Jun 03 2005 6:32am |
|
|
BN
Joined: 18 Mar 2005
Location: Here
Posts: 6464
|
Si's going to Banjul or Bust, I am going to put a picture in the comments section or BUST 
First question, is where do you browse from to get the very first instruction as in 2? to get this silly BBCODE, no count to 10 and stay calm 1, 2, 3, 4 
|
| Mon Jul 18 2005 12:50pm |
|
|
Slimer
Site Moderator
Joined: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Nanny State
Posts: 11420
|
Click on the thumbnail of the picture you want to view to view the picture then its near the bottom of the page
So to insert this picture:
Click on Gallery > Member Galleries > the picture above Martin > the picture again > then the actual picture you want to view and you'll see the BBCode on the page
_________________
Nuke 'em! Nuke 'em all!
Last edited by Slimer on Fri Jan 13 2006 8:57am; edited 1 time in total
|
| Mon Jul 18 2005 1:10pm |
|
|
BN
Joined: 18 Mar 2005
Location: Here
Posts: 6464
|
Like this
<EDIT: The picture no longer exists>
I don't believe it as Victor Meldrew says.
I am dumbfounded, amased, gloriously pleased, thanks Si, I owe you a drink or something 
|
| Mon Jul 18 2005 1:17pm |
|
|
Martin
Site Admin and Owner
Joined: 06 Nov 2004
Location: Shoreham-by-Sea
Posts: 4800
|
Right, to post pictures from your Personal Gallery
- First, switch to the gallery
- Then select "Member Galleries"
- If you can't see you on Page 1, switch to another page (BN you're on Page 2)
- Click the picture above your username
- Click on the picture corresponding to the album within your gallery the picture is in (BN you've only got one!)
- Select the individual photo
- This will then show the picture preview, with the BBCode section below it (along with the file size, dimensions, comments etc).
- Then continue on from Step 2 above
Note: You can short-cut straight a picture from any "Recent Photos" or "Random Selection" list by clicking on it:
|
| Mon Jul 18 2005 1:24pm |
|
|
Martin
Site Admin and Owner
Joined: 06 Nov 2004
Location: Shoreham-by-Sea
Posts: 4800
|
Seems like I'm not needed around here any more
Martin
|
| Mon Jul 18 2005 1:25pm |
|
|
BN
Joined: 18 Mar 2005
Location: Here
Posts: 6464
|
Martin, you are very needed, but I am learning. Just this last one for practice.
He is the popular Russian TV News Reader.
<EDIT: The picture no longer exists>
Not quite like Natasha is he 
|
| Mon Jul 18 2005 1:39pm |
|
|
Coffeecup
Joined: 15 Jul 2005
Location: Oldham
Posts: 958
|
Martin, I found the guide useful. Thanks
One question though. If photos are included in the thread, do they increase the down-load time by much. Just a thought that if it's done too often those folk who don't have Broadband may get cheesed off if it slows things down too much.
_________________
Coffeecup
"Mudlark"
So there's no right turn into Tixover lake
 March 2005 Discovery TDV6 S - Tonga Green
|
| Mon Jul 18 2005 10:46pm |
|
|
Martin
Site Admin and Owner
Joined: 06 Nov 2004
Location: Shoreham-by-Sea
Posts: 4800
|
Hi Coffeecup,
Having photos in-line in the thread obviously will increase the download time for a thread, but the text will usually load completely before the pictures, but I do appreciate that lots of photos will make the site totally unusable for dial-up users. So far everyone's being fairly sensible and using the galleries to store photos and then linking to them, or only posting a couple of photos per topic - good lads
Also there is a script in place on the site which reduces the filesize of photos posted on the forum to speed up downloads generally, and using the BBCode text from the Gallery will ensure that a reasonable sized photo appears instead of an enormous one.
But it is a good point - try not to post loads and loads of photos in a topic - instead link to a gallery directly (or say 'look in my gallery') instead
Martin
|
| Mon Jul 18 2005 10:56pm |
|
|
BN
Joined: 18 Mar 2005
Location: Here
Posts: 6464
|
There you go then. I just get the hang of it and have to slow down already. 
|
| Mon Jul 18 2005 11:44pm |
|
|
Martin
Site Admin and Owner
Joined: 06 Nov 2004
Location: Shoreham-by-Sea
Posts: 4800
|
No, not at all, don't slow down, that's not what I meant - just be sensible (I know, tricky!) and try not to post 50 pictures on the forum in one go or something daft.
I'm very pleased you've sorted out posting pics at long last, must find you another challenge!
|
| Mon Jul 18 2005 11:50pm |
|
|
simon
Joined: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Sultry Shropshire
Posts: 12900
|
Martin... your asking BN to be sensible ??? Now you've met him are you being serious ?
BN... life's like that. As soon as you get used to something it damn well changes on you
-s
|
| Tue Jul 19 2005 12:01am |
|
|
BN
Joined: 18 Mar 2005
Location: Here
Posts: 6464
|
OK, the first to post 50 photos, no I was only joking Simons, all of you. Martin no more challenges just yet, trying to get over Billing and finding that 10forcash is actually a really nice guy, great family too. Bit worried about that lump under his left arm and the leather straps around his chest though, it was not a magnum ice cream. Just joking '10'
|
| Tue Jul 19 2005 8:16am |
|
|
Gareth
Site Moderator
Joined: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bob the Builders 'ere
Posts: 9040
|
Pleeeease don't put loads of photos in posts, I am often on-line via a mobile phone at 9600 bps
I can't afford hotels with broadband connections (well I won't be ripped off anyway)
Oh well, I need an excuse to get a new phone with faster connection.
_________________
Silver TDV6 HSE
Pepper White Cooper S Convertible
Old English White MGB GT
Ex Military 109 Series 2a Soft Top
|
| Tue Sep 20 2005 12:11am |
|
|
