Thread: New picture uploader?

I use google chrome and the attachment button, i.e. the paperclip, not the "manage attachments" which is way below in the editor page. As far as why one works and not the other, I don't really want to figure it out, 90% of the time the answer is incompetent programming.

Carl, same thing happening here. I'm having to use the basic up loader, which isn't the way I've uploaded pic's prior to maybe two weeks ago. Still can load pic's for posting.
gugi, I'm using chrome also, but am having to go the same route as Carl. Not a big deal, just a different than what I was doing before.

Hmmmm, no, no big deal but odd. Oh well, thought I'd report it anyway just in case the 'bug' wasn't know and it could have been remedied...

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

Hmmmm, no, no big deal but odd. Oh well, thought I'd report it anyway just in case the 'bug' wasn't know and it could have been remedied...

Well you have this old Mastodon wondering if I can post pictures! I've read the instructions from the Computer Gurus and they don't make any sense to me!

What I've always done is I look at the header/find the box with a dot in all four corners/click on it and then go to the left of the screen that pops up and select 'From Computer' then I just double click on the picture on my computer and it shows up!!!

Just tried to do what I've done many times and No Go!!

I tried the other (Basic Uploader) and it seems to have worked! However I find it harder to use!?!?!

This is what I normally do:
Create my post (text)
Click Go Advanced at the bottom of the post page
Click Manage Attachments
In the new window Click Add Files
Click Choose file
Navigate to where the file is on my computer and double click it (or click Open)
Click Upload
Click Insert Inline
Click done

I need to ensure my insertion point is at the location I want the picture to go, or else then copy and paste the HTML code
(i.e. [ ATTACH=CONFIG]12345[/ATTACH ]) to where I want the picture. However, these days the Insert Inline and Done buttons don’t work. So after doing the above, I need to close the File Upload Manager and click the little paper clip icon. The picture will be listed there and the HTML code
(i.e. [ ATTACH=CONFIG]12345[/ATTACH ]) is then inserted.

I'm not sue what you mean by the box with four dots.

I'm thinking I'm over thinking all this now and making an issue out of nothing. I do hope I'm not starting to become annoying

[EDIT] I get what you mean, you're using the Insert Image button. It worked when I used that and chose Basic Uploader. I'm not sure why I even used to go the other method now. I guess it's problem solved, thanks cudurunner!

Carl,

If you look at the 'header' you will see how to alter the fonts make them bold etc! If you look to the far right you will see a 'balloon' that if you put the mouse pointer over will say (Wrap [QUOTE] tags around the selected text then next to it on the left is an Icon that says; Insert Video then the next one which is a box with a dot in all four corners says; Insert Image

That's how I've managed to pull it off!

I hope that things can be kept simple for simple people like me! Not everyone is computer savvy!

I have to switch to the basic uploader to post images. The other uploader (whatever it's called) stopped working for me sometime last week.

For the record, I'm in Firefox 26 on Windows 7 64 bit.

Edit: Just edited this post, as I originally planned to post an image, but decided against it... yet the image was posted as an attachment. Hmm...

Why don't you get yourself a photobucket account which is free and just copy a paste your image?

Originally Posted by celticcrusader

Why don't you get yourself a photobucket account which is free and just copy a paste your image?

If you go through the forum you'll notice a ton of old threads with the images missing because people have done just this. Hosting the images right where the text is hosted has the best chance of insuring they remain together.

Originally Posted by celticcrusader

Why don't you get yourself a photobucket account which is free and just copy a paste your image?

Originally Posted by gugi

If you go through the forum you'll notice a ton of old threads with the images missing because people have done just this. Hosting the images right where the text is hosted has the best chance of insuring they remain together.

Gugi's dead-on right about this; however... I got annoyed with the automatic resizing of my SOTD photos by vBulletin, so I opted for linking to their URLs on Photobucket. I know, I know... there's probably an element of vanity in my decision making