±Recent Visitors

Recent Visitors to Com-Central!

±User Info-big


Welcome Anonymous

Nickname
Password

Membership:
Latest: HighestAce
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 6648

People Online:
Members: 0
Visitors: 455
Total: 455
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: Photo Gallery
02: Photo Gallery
03: Home
04: News Archive
05: Community Forums
06: Home
07: Photo Gallery
08: Downloads
09: Home
10: Downloads
11: Home
12: Member Screenshots
13: News Archive
14: Member Screenshots
15: News Archive
16: Your Account
17: Downloads
18: Home
19: Member Screenshots
20: Community Forums
21: Home
22: Community Forums
23: Community Forums
24: News Archive
25: Community Forums
26: Community Forums
27: Member Screenshots
28: Home
29: Member Screenshots
30: Home
31: Community Forums
32: Downloads
33: Member Screenshots
34: Member Screenshots
35: Home
36: Photo Gallery
37: Community Forums
38: Community Forums
39: Community Forums
40: Home
41: Your Account
42: Home
43: Your Account
44: Member Screenshots
45: Home
46: Downloads
47: Community Forums
48: Home
49: Community Forums
50: Community Forums
51: Community Forums
52: Community Forums
53: Home
54: Downloads
55: Community Forums
56: Community Forums
57: Downloads
58: Community Forums
59: Photo Gallery
60: Community Forums
61: Community Forums
62: Home
63: News
64: Downloads
65: Community Forums
66: Member Screenshots
67: Community Forums
68: Community Forums
69: Home
70: News Archive
71: Home
72: Member Screenshots
73: Community Forums
74: Home
75: Community Forums
76: Community Forums
77: Treasury
78: Member Screenshots
79: Community Forums
80: News
81: Your Account
82: Home
83: Community Forums
84: Member Screenshots
85: Community Forums
86: Downloads
87: Home
88: LinkToUs
89: Member Screenshots
90: Community Forums
91: Community Forums
92: Community Forums
93: Downloads
94: Home
95: News Archive
96: Member Screenshots
97: Home
98: Community Forums
99: Community Forums
100: Member Screenshots
101: Community Forums
102: Supporters
103: Community Forums
104: Community Forums
105: Member Screenshots
106: Home
107: Member Screenshots
108: Home
109: Contact
110: Downloads
111: Member Screenshots
112: Home
113: Community Forums
114: Member Screenshots
115: Home
116: Home
117: Community Forums
118: Member Screenshots
119: Member Screenshots
120: Photo Gallery
121: Community Forums
122: Community Forums
123: Photo Gallery
124: Community Forums
125: Home
126: Member Screenshots
127: Community Forums
128: Community Forums
129: Community Forums
130: Community Forums
131: Your Account
132: Community Forums
133: Community Forums
134: Community Forums
135: Community Forums
136: Home
137: Community Forums
138: Home
139: Downloads
140: Community Forums
141: Community Forums
142: Community Forums
143: Community Forums
144: Home
145: Community Forums
146: News
147: News
148: Your Account
149: Member Screenshots
150: Community Forums
151: Community Forums
152: Home
153: Community Forums
154: Member Screenshots
155: Home
156: Community Forums
157: Community Forums
158: Community Forums
159: Photo Gallery
160: Member Screenshots
161: Community Forums
162: Home
163: Community Forums
164: Community Forums
165: Home
166: Community Forums
167: Home
168: Home
169: Community Forums
170: Home
171: Home
172: Your Account
173: Community Forums
174: Home
175: Community Forums
176: Photo Gallery
177: Community Forums
178: Home
179: Community Forums
180: Community Forums
181: Community Forums
182: Home
183: Downloads
184: Photo Gallery
185: News
186: Your Account
187: Community Forums
188: Home
189: Statistics
190: Home
191: Downloads
192: Community Forums
193: Home
194: Community Forums
195: Member Screenshots
196: Downloads
197: Your Account
198: Community Forums
199: Home
200: Photo Gallery
201: News Archive
202: Member Screenshots
203: Home
204: Member Screenshots
205: Member Screenshots
206: Community Forums
207: Home
208: News Archive
209: Downloads
210: Statistics
211: News
212: News Archive
213: Community Forums
214: Member Screenshots
215: Home
216: News Archive
217: Community Forums
218: Home
219: Community Forums
220: News Archive
221: News Archive
222: Community Forums
223: Community Forums
224: Community Forums
225: Downloads
226: Photo Gallery
227: Downloads
228: Home
229: Community Forums
230: Community Forums
231: Community Forums
232: Home
233: Community Forums
234: Downloads
235: Community Forums
236: Home
237: Community Forums
238: Community Forums
239: Contact
240: Home
241: Community Forums
242: Community Forums
243: Home
244: Home
245: Community Forums
246: Home
247: Photo Gallery
248: Home
249: Community Forums
250: Community Forums
251: Home
252: Home
253: Community Forums
254: Community Forums
255: Home
256: Community Forums
257: Downloads
258: News
259: Community Forums
260: Community Forums
261: Community Forums
262: Home
263: Community Forums
264: Member Screenshots
265: Community Forums
266: Downloads
267: Community Forums
268: Community Forums
269: Home
270: Community Forums
271: News Archive
272: Photo Gallery
273: Community Forums
274: Home
275: Downloads
276: Community Forums
277: Home
278: Photo Gallery
279: News Archive
280: Member Screenshots
281: Community Forums
282: Community Forums
283: Community Forums
284: Home
285: Home
286: Supporters
287: News Archive
288: Home
289: Home
290: Statistics
291: Photo Gallery
292: Community Forums
293: Member Screenshots
294: Community Forums
295: Photo Gallery
296: Member Screenshots
297: Community Forums
298: Community Forums
299: Member Screenshots
300: Member Screenshots
301: Community Forums
302: Downloads
303: Community Forums
304: Photo Gallery
305: Downloads
306: Community Forums
307: Home
308: Home
309: Community Forums
310: Home
311: Community Forums
312: Home
313: Home
314: Member Screenshots
315: Community Forums
316: Community Forums
317: Community Forums
318: Community Forums
319: Community Forums
320: Your Account
321: Supporters
322: Member Screenshots
323: Home
324: Home
325: Home
326: Home
327: Community Forums
328: Community Forums
329: Community Forums
330: Community Forums
331: Community Forums
332: Community Forums
333: Home
334: Member Screenshots
335: Treasury
336: Community Forums
337: Community Forums
338: Your Account
339: Community Forums
340: Community Forums
341: Member Screenshots
342: Community Forums
343: Community Forums
344: Community Forums
345: Community Forums
346: Community Forums
347: Community Forums
348: Community Forums
349: Community Forums
350: Home
351: Home
352: Home
353: Home
354: Community Forums
355: Community Forums
356: Community Forums
357: Community Forums
358: Community Forums
359: Home
360: Community Forums
361: Community Forums
362: Community Forums
363: Community Forums
364: News Archive
365: Community Forums
366: Home
367: Downloads
368: Photo Gallery
369: Community Forums
370: Home
371: Community Forums
372: Community Forums
373: News Archive
374: Community Forums
375: Community Forums
376: Member Screenshots
377: Community Forums
378: Downloads
379: Community Forums
380: Member Screenshots
381: Home
382: Home
383: Community Forums
384: Home
385: Photo Gallery
386: Community Forums
387: Community Forums
388: Community Forums
389: Community Forums
390: Your Account
391: Member Screenshots
392: Member Screenshots
393: Member Screenshots
394: Member Screenshots
395: Search
396: Community Forums
397: Community Forums
398: Community Forums
399: Home
400: Your Account
401: Community Forums
402: Community Forums
403: Community Forums
404: Home
405: Community Forums
406: Community Forums
407: Home
408: Community Forums
409: Community Forums
410: Home
411: Community Forums
412: News Archive
413: Community Forums
414: Home
415: Community Forums
416: Downloads
417: Your Account
418: Community Forums
419: News Archive
420: Home
421: Community Forums
422: Home
423: Your Account
424: Community Forums
425: Home
426: Member Screenshots
427: Community Forums
428: News Archive
429: Community Forums
430: Home
431: Photo Gallery
432: Your Account
433: Community Forums
434: Home
435: Photo Gallery
436: Community Forums
437: Community Forums
438: Home
439: Your Account
440: Member Screenshots
441: Community Forums
442: Home
443: Community Forums
444: Home
445: Home
446: Home
447: Your Account
448: Community Forums
449: Community Forums
450: Home
451: Community Forums
452: Home
453: Member Screenshots
454: Member Screenshots
455: Community Forums

Staff Online:

No staff members are online!
OK, I've about had it.
The AFV ASSOCIATION was formed in 1964 to support the thoughts and research of all those interested in Armored Fighting Vehicles and related topics, such as AFV drawings. The emphasis has always been on sharing information and communicating with other members of similar interests; e.g. German armor, Japanese AFVs, or whatever.
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page     Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board

View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
Kurt_Laughlin
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 577

PostPosted: Thu May 30, 2013 12:34 am
Post subject: OK, I've about had it.

I've just spent a half hour trying to figure out how to put photos in the gallery, then learning they must be resized, then uploading them, then trying to include them in a post, and failing, at which point I gave up. This has got to be one of the most frustrating computer experiences of recent memory.

How in the fudge do you get pictures to appear in posts like this:

www.com-central.net/in...ic&t=15978

KL
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
Doug_Kibbey
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 23, 2006
Posts: 4678
Location: The Great Satan
PostPosted: Thu May 30, 2013 1:08 am
Post subject: Re: OK, I've about had it.

Kurt,
Sorry you've gone all through that, especially since you don't have to.

At the bottom of a post-in-preparation, look down just below the window to where there's a bold "Options" followed by a clickable window that says "add an attachment" (best done after you've typed whatever you have to say). Then it will let you browse and attach the file, or multiple files (allowed file types will, I believe, be displayed when you click it). This all appears as a dropdown window and may be below your lower screen margin so scroll down if you don't see anything after clicking "add an attachment". Also there's a box for attachment comments, though I've never used it and don't notice others doing so either, so can't advise about it unless I run a test post, which I might do below.

We have, however, been having some so far insurmountable issues with text getting somehow confused with pic URL's, especially if typed between pics. Suggest you say what you have to say at post beginning, and have your attachments pre-named to identify them as what they are (for example: M4XXHVSS.jpg, or whatever). This means you won't have to label pics in the body of the message.

Let me know if that's not clear, and I'll take a screenshot noting where the buttons are.
BTW, the images or thumbs will not be visible to those not logged on, including, of course, the poster.
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
Doug_Kibbey
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 23, 2006
Posts: 4678
Location: The Great Satan
PostPosted: Thu May 30, 2013 1:33 am
Post subject: Re: OK, I've about had it.

A test post to see what "attachment comments" does....

Hey, it works! Comment was "when roadwheels go bad" in image box. So if you gots sumptin' to say about an attached image, say it there. I don't know what the limit is for length.
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
Kurt_Laughlin
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 577

PostPosted: Thu May 30, 2013 3:03 am
Post subject: Re: OK, I've about had it.

Thanks Doug. I tried adding them as attachments (*) and contrary to the announcement post at the top of the page (http://www.com-central.net/index.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=7960) they were NOT automatically resized but were bounced for being too wide. And these were the images I had *already* had to resize once so that they would be accepted into the gallery or album or whatever it is called. Turns out one is gated by total image size, the other by image pixel width. Sorry, I'm just not going to bother going through another round of resizing, if not a third.

Far, far, from encouraging.

(*) And dig this: I clicked the add attachment button and the screen refreshed but no input box. I clicked it again, same result. Finally, on the third click and refresh the input box appeared.

KL
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
Doug_Kibbey
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 23, 2006
Posts: 4678
Location: The Great Satan
PostPosted: Thu May 30, 2013 3:26 am
Post subject: Re: OK, I've about had it.

Kurt,
Not sure what the limit is for "auto-resizing", but as a practical matter, I have made it a general practice to limit images for submission to any site (not just forums) at 800x600 or sometimes 1024x768 (standard photo editor sizes) and ~350 pixels max, just as a consideration to bandwidth (since I'm seldom paying for it myself). If some particular detail is to be shown, I'll make a copy and crop to that detail if necessary.

I think I'll try a larger attachment post here just to see what I can get away with.

OK, I did. Message reads at top of screen, "must be less than 800 high, 800 wide". I think we can take that as the limit. Our site here is provided at the generosity of others, so I don't make a fuss about stuff like that, and just accomodate it.

Sorry for your frustration.

D.
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
Pzkpfw-e
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jul 21, 2010
Posts: 1202

PostPosted: Thu May 30, 2013 6:18 pm
Post subject: Re: OK, I've about had it.

It's a lot easier to upload them to Flickr or even to Facebook, then use the img tags to post them.
Back to top
View user's profile
Doug_Kibbey
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 23, 2006
Posts: 4678
Location: The Great Satan
PostPosted: Thu May 30, 2013 7:00 pm
Post subject: Re: OK, I've about had it.

- Pzkpfw-e
It's a lot easier to upload them to Flickr or even to Facebook, then use the img tags to post them.


+1

It works reliably and puts the storage space/bandwidth burden on the hosting site, rather than this one.

I generally use Photobucket with good results. When linking to an image hosting service is when that ugly text/URL thingy rears it's head That's a relatively recent development (read: bug) and hopefully will be sorted out at some point. In the meantime, I've found the best workaround is to say what you've got to say up front in the post and not between the image links.

It's also a good idea to keep the general image posting rules in mind, which are here:

www.com-central.net/in...amp;t=7960
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
armyjunk2
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Sep 22, 2006
Posts: 1416

PostPosted: Thu May 30, 2013 9:29 pm
Post subject: Re: OK, I've about had it.

I have a thing here on how to use photobucket....feel free to ask questions or make corrections

www.cdsg.org/forums/vi...ic.php?t=3
Back to top
View user's profile
Doug_Kibbey
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 23, 2006
Posts: 4678
Location: The Great Satan
PostPosted: Thu May 30, 2013 10:45 pm
Post subject: Re: OK, I've about had it.

- armyjunk2
I have a thing here on how to use photobucket....feel free to ask questions or make corrections

www.cdsg.org/forums/vi...ic.php?t=3


Good Job, Mister AJ....

...how about a brief word on which of the codes (from top to bottom) you want to copy and paste? I mention it because after a PB change recently, the bottom one (that I'd always used) was giving viewers access to view my whole album (not that there's anything naughty in there or that they could make changes), but I generally only want to provide links to a specific image or images in a post. I caught it early, but it's a good thing to know about if one doesn't want to have an open-to-the-public album.*


*Mine has a lot of strange piggie pictures and other incomprehensible material in it that isn't for general consumption.

Of course, you can alway have multiple albums there, some of which can be "open" and others "private".
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page    Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board
Page 1 of 1
All times are GMT - 6 Hours



Jump to:  


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You cannot download files in this forum