Guide as to how to display pics in any post



To get this image here I typed the following code in this post as follows;
<image>http://www.fishingwarehouse.co.uk/ubbthreads/images/fwforumlogo.gif</image>

If you copied exactly the same then you would have the image appear whever you placed the code in your post.

Remember to change the < and > with [ and ] or it will NOT work! If I did it on this post the code would just disapear and the picture would appear in place of the code! (if you see what I mean )

This code shows you where the image is - if you follow the code backwards you will see the pic is in a folder named images in a folder called ubbthreads and so on.

For pics located on your computer
---------------------------------------------------------
Ideally the picture should be on the fw server. To achieve this make sure you know where the image is on your computer.

Then, preview the post you are making to include the picture and use the facility to attach your chosen image (click 'browse' where shown). This will automatically upload it to our server.

When making the post you will see an 'attatchment' link below your name to the left (like I have here below my name). If you click this link the image will open in a window and you can find its location (in otherwords the correct path to the image found in the images browser windowSee it is similar to the one above?). Copy this address/url and place it in your post as described above and the image will appear when the post is updated in the post you wish to make.

I just uploaded my current avatoir as an attatchment so you can see. Notice the forum has automatically changed the name of the pic by adding some numbers to it!

You can place an image which is NOT on the fw server by just using the correct path (address - url) to an image that is displayable on the internet. To find the pics address, ask your browser to open just the picture in a new window and the full address - url displayed in the browser top bar is what you need to copy to put into your image code!

How to make your pics ready
---------------------------------------------------------
Please note to keep the forum running quickly make sure the image is correctly sized and ideally optomised to make it load as fast as possible.

Basically this means any digital image has a size. Depending on what programmes you have loaded in your computer try to find a menu letting you change the size to around 400pixels wide and resave it

Graphics are ideally saved as a giff
Pictures are ideally saved as a jpeg

Some graphic programmes and utilities also optomise pics for web display. You can find free versions on the net. These make sure your picture has too high a resolution. Even though your computer will display any image at 72dpi (dots per inch) it is possible yours (if taken from a digital cams) needs to be reduced.

-------------------------------------------------------------------

Basically you are using the forum software to upload a pic automatically - finding where it is located and then using its location as the link to display it within your post using html and the [image] your pic you uploaded [/image] code.

If in doubt, try it out in a post below - if it does not work then edit your post until it does. It all makes sense in the end

Cheers!

Steve

Steve,

I have just found this info for the first time, apologies for not finding it sooner, maybe someone should have gave me a 'tip'?

Nevertheless, many thanks to yourself and the other patient forum members that got this 'well weathered Troll' there in the end.

Should anyone view this post who has not yet mastered such computer wizardry, go on, have a go.

Even I can do this now!

It is said that 'A Picture says a thousand words', and it certainly adds interest to the forum content.

My first clumsy efforts are to be found on the site in carp waters, 'Maurepaire', and carp fishing 'French Creepy Crawlies'. Some may find this amusing, useful or even of interest?

Once again, cheers for the lift.

David Payne

First attempt at this

Now lets see how this looks:

Post deleted by Pete Cooke

Pete,

Nearly there. Just change the <> that you have put in to [] and it will work.

Thanks Faze its a shame i didn't read it properly the first time - and I moan at my students

Pete

And now

Almost there.

If you look where you posted the link I think you will find http// Twice.

Just remove one.

Thanks

No problem.

Faze, Peter,

Don't keep these secrets from me! How do I get a picture to appear in the left hand column?



I can get as far as this, what next?

David

David

Use your image software to reduce it to 65*75 pixels.

Set up as attachment then copy as if you are going to make picture appear in thread, but instead of posting on thread go to MY Home select edit Personal information.

Scroll down, near bottom is a box that says "Your Picture" then paste link into this box. (You may have to delete http/ if it appears twice)

Hey presto pic appears every time you post.

Here we go!

Voila?

Faze,

Cheers, I am getting the hang of this now, I think.

David

Its easy, when you know how.

Voila!



Nearly there Kevin, have another try.

David

Doh

oh

OK ,i give up

last go

Kevin,

Don't just give up! Even a 'Well Weathered Troll' like myself can now perform this computer wizardry?

(img)http://www.fishingwarehouse.co.uk/ubbthreads/attachments/136747-fish34.gif(/img)

This number is the 'properties' of the fish picture in your attachment which I have enclosed in brackets that contain the 'secret' code. Copy this except use [ ] instead of ( ) and it should appear on the page like magic?

Voila!



I hope that this helps?

David

Your showing off now dave,

Kevin,

Thats exactly what I said to Big Ron and Babij only last week!

If you can't pick it up from here, maybe following my pitfalls shown whilst attempting to master these skills in the 'Maurepaire' thread will help?

You will now be 'hounded' untill you crack it! The more folks that aspire to this level of wizardry, the brighter the pages of the forum may be?

Wishing you a Merry Festive Season

David



P.S. Photograph of the Sunset over Lac Foret d' Orient, taken earlier this evening.

There's 'Proper' showing off for you?

Kevg,

Where are you?

I was sure that I had fired you sufficiently not to be beaten by the buttons?

David

here goes nothing and nothing and nothing "wehayyy""the pond"


nik brown
cheers faze
"need to put brain into gear on the "spellings bit"

Nik,

Almost there.

Just edit your post ans change the <> brackets for [] brackets.

cheers faze
just needed to put "brain >otni< gear" on the spellings bit,
"thick t##t" that i am
nik brown

think i have got the hang of this

nik
"i am amazed at "what gets caught from the pond"

Here goes !!!!!

?????? how ? lol

This is getting embrassing lol

hi mate
just had a look at your attachment and "i think you might need to resize it to below 100000 bytes" have a look at the pictures properties and it will tell you the image size,if it's over the limit try to make it smaller by cutting out the background,hope this helps a bit or retype the http bit again with [img]http://www. etc, at the front and [/img] at the end of the insert
all the best
nik brown

Trying again lol

here is another piccy

it's easy once you get the hang of it
[img]http://www.fishingwarehouse.co.uk/ubbthreads/attachments/(attachment code number-???.jpg/bmp/etc[/img]
try putting the attachment code number after the slash and it should look like this

also try to keep the file name "short" ie 43lb mirror as it helps with the typing
all the best for the new year mate

Fizzog returns I hope?

Well kiddies arn`t we all having fun,not like those staid RMC chappies who won`t allow piccies to be posted on there forum

how about this ????

yippeeeeeeeeee at last cheers to the OLD GIT BIG FELLA HEHEHEHEHE

F*&* it

Joe,

Try reducing the size of the pic. Too large files are most likely the problem.

It keeps saying post already exists

I,ll try again

Is it just a case of replying again but putting the properties address(url) of the attachment in the next post

Obviously not.

I fu****g hate computers me

One more and thats it

The mini one works OK.





http://www.fishingwarehouse.co.uk/ubbthreads/attachments/138149-Mini%20jpg.jpg

All that needed now are the [image] before and the [/image] after the url.

No good Faze,it keeps coming up error encountered must end in jpg.

I thought it was,wouldn,t it have to have been in the first place for you to put it up.

Joe if its to go under your name on the lefthand side of screen.

Try this

www.fishingwarehouse.co.uk/ubbthreads/attachments/138149-Mini%20jpg.jpg

Very last chance Faze,if this doesn,t work,don,t waste your time on this numbskull

right then i`ll have go.


I`ll log on as Pokey Joe and alter your profile.

Kev as Pokey Joe for a spot of profile tweaking..

That should be alright now P.J.

test

Happy days Kevin, cheers

Test

test

once more for the guys in the cheap seats