Adding off site photos

OK, new guy here--first post. After seeing others complaining about this process, and being a seasoned Photobucket veteran with 1000's of posts in other forums, I decided to use this thread as a test mule for my own picture posting experiment.

So first I'm going to try inserting a basic image code. Let's try this--

Well, that's interesting! After I click on "Preview", the forum software automatically deletes the opening IMG bracket, leaving only the useless URL and closing brackets.

OK, so now let's try the HTML code as an inline paste--

Cool! After clicking Preview, my pic appears in the Preview window. So that seems to work, and would be a quick way to add multiple pics.

Next experiment is to paste the direct URL using the "Insert/Edit Image" button in the forum rich-text toolbar. Here goes--

Using the button works too!

But if you use the button, the forum software let's you do other cool stuff to the pic, like shrink it or expand it, or change the alignment. So now I'm going to try that. Here's the same pic shrunk down in size and centered on the page--

It shrunk down to 50% as I wanted, but it's not centered. I also used the toolbar HTML button to check the coding and the alignment is definitely set to "centered" so I'm not sure why it's aligned left.

Let's try the same thing again, but this time I'll use "absolute middle" instead of "middle" for the alignment--

Alright, I'll admit that I don't know how to use the alignment tool.

Next I want to try some of the other tools contained in the "Appearance" tab of the Insert/Edit Image button, like the Border option and the Horizontal Space option and the Mouse Over Swap option--

Interesting! I added 50 pixels of indenting by putting a 50 in the horizontal space box; I added a 10 pixel black frame around the pic by putting a 10 in the border box; and the mouse-over swap feature works too. Only problem with the swap, though, is the software resizes the alternate image to the constrained size of the first pic. As long as both pics have the same length-to-width size ratio (like 4:3 or 16:9) then it's not a problem.

But I tend to manually crop all my pics, so no two have the same ratio. Let's do the same pic again, but this time unclick the "Constrain Proportions" box--

Still no love! Maybe the problem is that I'm using the shrink option. Let's do it again, but this time I'm gonna get rid of the border, and the alignment, and the horizonatl space, and the shrinking. Just the basic image URL and the swapped image URL.

Wow! That's so cool! I'm really going to enjoy posting pics here!

Hi Drone. Thanks for all the instructions/examples. I was just happy learning to get a photo to post. But quit teasing us with pics of just a glimpse of your rig; post up a full pic of your rig, along with an introduction.

I have posted many, many photos from my computer using other web boards (the Ural web board, Russian Iron, Soviet Steeds, others), but I still haven't a clue how to do it here. Being a noobie here, this is the most difficult web board I've found to navigate through.

Can anyone explain to me exactly how to insert photos from my computer to a posting here or to Classified Ads or is it possible?

I've found the easiest method for me is to post to a thread and click the "Attach a file after posting" box. Submit your post. When the browse option appears choose your pic, open it and submit it.
In albums and for avatar pix there is a size limitation so you may have to use a resize utility on some of your pix to fit the parameters of the site.

Lonnie

Hack'n - 12/1/2011 12:11 PM

I've found the easiest method for me is to post to a thread and click the "Attach a file after posting" box. Submit your post. When the browse option appears choose your pic, open it and submit it.
In albums and for avatar pix there is a size limitation so you may have to use a resize utility on some of your pix to fit the parameters of the site.

Lonnie

Now where did that little box come from . . .
Okay, that little box makes it fairly easy. We'll get to the avatar later . . .
Is it possible to edit a post later?

Thanks for pointing out that little square box that is too small to crawl into. :O 🙂

Earl

Yeah,
Click on the edit box and go from there.

L.

Hack'n - 12/1/2011 2:26 PM

Yeah,
Click on the edit box and go from there.

L.

Yep, I finally found that as well after I made my post.
Big learning curve here today.

Thanks!

Hi Earl: Welcome the the USCA sidecar forum. Glad to have ya.

Re: Photos, another way is to click on the Use Rich Text Editor at the lower left of the "reply" box/page where you will find all sorts of toggles, including one with a "green tree" in which you can insert the Image URL. Hope this helps.

Thanks, Lee.
You probably don't remember me from the Hot Springs T.U.R.D. Rally last year (2010). I had an '04 Ural Patrol and my fiancee, now wife, and I wore the neon yellow Olympia jackets.
Sorry to hijack the thread . . .

cmaridersa - 12/1/2011 9:39 PM

... remember me from the Hot Springs T.U.R.D. Rally last year (2010).....

Sure I remember.

I don't like wasting time trying to figure out pic posting from site to site buy here goes again...

OMG!! TWINS!! HAHA!! Sorry clicked twice! HAHA!! That's Georgia and her sidekick Georgia!.................

Hi Georgia .... and ... uh ... Georgia. Looking snazzy in your Dogggles.

Thanx! she's sleeping on the heating pad right now...

First pic!?!?

Holy crap it worked!!!