Thread: The way this site handles pictures could really be improved.

HH this forum is over 10 years old and the cost of starting and running for that time has not always been paid for by the adds, when it started neil had his hand in his pocket and it took years to get into even paying for itself.
You are here 5 minutes and rant on about what the forum should do , the funny thing is and you proberly don't even see it , on other forums if you had criticized the way it was run you would have been out on your ear here they let everyone have a fair go , and if you do come up with something worthwhile that is justified then I am sure neil will allow it , I have seen many changes in what can be posted and how its posted originating from members, in your case though your idea is not suitable for this forum at this time , open your mind and get away from your tunnel vision that you are right and realize that there are far smarter people than you out there and some are running this forum , forums don't get this successful being run by dolts with fly by night ideas who can't see the big picture

Well spoken Ashore .

that Ashore said.

Well written Ashore.

ham ahead,
you are so full of your own importance, and so obviously keen to tell everybody about it, you are really giving me the humpache.
my old dad used to use an expression " full of pi## and wind like the barbers cat" I think it fits you like a glove.
I dont think you would recognise the"BIG PICTURE " if it fell off the wall on your head.
I hope you realise I am trying to annoy you otherwise i have wasted my time.
do you feel insulted?
OK now I want you to go away and lie down and be very very quiet and dont annoy the woodwork forum guys anymore.
if you come back do it with your hat in hand and tail between your legs and stop your whining
witch1

I FEEL BETTER NOW
witch1

Originally Posted by Wongo

Shut up Groggy, what are you talking about?

Yeah I agree - anyone who publishes a 10,000 page user manual on the web (never mind the pictures) should be lined up against a wall and have the 10,000 pages read to them in swahili!

As for instructibles . . . . . . I'd hardly be holding them up as a measure of web site communications, I note they have how to's on making bongs.

Originally Posted by rat52

Is there a way to compile the post ,with pix, in word or something similar and then post it?

Quote rat52 (#88) "Is there a way ..." (this is a temporary marker)

Yes, there is. The simplest way I've found is to compose the text in NotePad, with markers or picture list in the text itself. All this is while connected (or not) offline. Set Format to Word Wrap OFF for uploading, and add bells and whistles in the upload editor. Then use the picture list for browsing under Manage Attachments. Sometimes I delete the list before submitting; sometimes I don't.

DJ's earlier post describes how to move pictures within the post. I haven't found it necessary yet.

My objectives in posting have usually been to convey the maximum information with the least effort for both me and the reader. Occasionally I succeed.

Cheers,
Joe

Thanks for the reply Joe

I'll give it a try

After considerable research, I have concluded that the OP was miffed because he could not post Very Large Pictures of . . . wait for it . . . chopsticks.

I would hope he was just having a lend.

You're right Bob, this is the guy who sits up in bed rebuilding bicycle bearings . I think I'm gunna wet myself.

LOL - hard pressed to find funnier contributions......

Nearly as funny as the bedroom scene fight between Borat and Azmat - after Borat finds Azmat having a hand party with Pamela Andersen...

So what's wrong with the system we have now. You can load a pic of almost any size and it will show as a thumbnail that can be seen in a larger resolution when clicked on then even larger to full size when clicked on again.

There will never be oversized pics allowed in the main section of a thread as it's a bloody nuisance trying to navigate around the thread to read posts. To this end photobook and other similar sites are no longer able to be used here. This may change if we can find a way to reduce the pics to thumbnails or host them here The other problem with outside sites is that people often remove their pics from them which leaves big holes in threads here.

Thumbnails enable the pages to load faster especially when there are a number of pics. They can be entered from your computer or camera etc and if you use the paper clip can be added as in this post, or in line at the bottom of the post if just left to their own devices after being brought in as an attachment.

Below are a couple of examples of what we have now and if you don't like it, that's just bad luck.
Attachment 107787 Attachment 107789
Click on the above then click on it again in the light box then again to enlarge it to: 1321px × 743px the second is 2016px × 1134px
Oh yeah - It's the WWI Battleship USS Texas.

Attachment 107788
The above logo was over 3.13mb do the same clicking thing on this one as above to enlarge it to: 3386px × 1264px

What more do you want??? Nup! That's all you get, there ain't no more!

Neil

Originally Posted by ubeaut

So what's wrong with the system we have now. You can load a pic of almost any size and it will show as a thumbnail that can be seen in a larger resolution when clicked on then even larger to full size when clicked on again.

etc.

What more do you want??? Nup! That's all you get, there ain't no more!

Neil

Ummmmmmmm this is interesting......

It's plastered all over this site; that generally speaking - pictures must be below 600 x 800 and 100K.

When I and everyone else have tried to upload image that have been reduced to even 600 x 800 and 110K - they get rejected by the sites software.....

And now your saying, "Oh happy - happy, joy - joy, you can upload pictures of any size you want and they will be displayed as thumbnails"

Hmmmmmm

Did you know there is a chick named Sarah Palin who thinks that people and dinosaurs walked the earth together 4,000 years ago when the world was created - and now she wants to get her finger on the WW3 nuke button.....