How to post full size pictures - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: robrenz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 10, 2012, 02:26:41 pm
content: How do you make the attached pictures appear full size in the text area like I see on many posts?

author: Spawn
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 10, 2012, 02:41:36 pm
content: You can make a account on one of the free image hosting services like Photobucket or Imageshack, after uploading a picture you will get some tags, one of them is for forums witCode:….test.jpgtags, you just copy paste that in to the forum.A tip: don’t use high resolution pictures, those are annoying for most people, a good size is like 800x600 resolution or lower.Good luck!

author: Bored@Work
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 10, 2012, 02:45:01 pm
content: Just copy the url of the uploaded image into the text in a second editing pass over the text.Using external image hosts is usually not a good idea. See the adult image hosting advertising in this postinghttps://www.eevblog.com/forum/product-reviews-photos-and-discussion/my-brand-new-laboratory/msg55576/#msg55576And that is still a harmless version. They could easily have replaced the images with ...And other of these hosters tend to go away. And they have fucked-up, broken interfaces not working in all browsers.

author: Spawn
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 10, 2012, 03:11:18 pm
content: Nice one BoredAtWork, i didnt know about those image hosting sites, that can be dangerous indeedI am using Photobucket more than 5 years now and never had problems like those hosting sites.

author: robrenz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 10, 2012, 03:34:20 pm
content: Thanks BAW,It took me a while to realize I had to get the URL for the uploaded pic from properties whileNOTin the edit post mode. I was trying to use the URL of the image properties while in edit post mode and it gives the URL of the post not the picture.Robin

author: metalphreak
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 10, 2012, 04:24:23 pm
content: www.imgur.comis a good place for hosting images. It will give you the tags for embedding in your post. No text ad underneath, not deleted as long as its viewed at least once every so often (3months?).

author: BravoV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 10, 2012, 04:48:24 pm
content: Images in posting should be embedded and attached to the forum it self.Using external hosting will just spell trouble in the future, no matter how good it is "now".Who hell knows if the hosting site will changed their policy tomorrow ?A bad example here ->HEREMade a thread while ago regarding attaching and embedding image in a post while ago here ->HERERobrenz, for thread with many pics like a tear down, suggesting to embed in expanded state one or two of them only in the posting to make thread more representative imho, and leave rest of them in thumbnail state, cause once the thread is gaining popularity, it will hammer Dave's server quite hard again and again even the viewer already viewed those pics, also it will save bandwidth too especially on crazily large pics that never get resized.Edit :Shameless examplesfew threads of mine with many picsHEREorHERE

author: T4P
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 10, 2012, 05:00:01 pm
content: Photobucket is best , except that the occasionally extremely annoying ad while uploading but that's all .

author: BravoV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 10, 2012, 05:04:03 pm
content: Quote from: Dave.S on March 10, 2012, 05:00:01 pmWhat is the problem uploading the pics here in this forum ? rather than to those free crap heavily ad ridden hosting sites ?

author: Mechatrommer
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 11, 2012, 01:24:37 am
content: Quote from: BravoV on March 10, 2012, 05:04:03 pmto help dave save the world.

author: robrenz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 11, 2012, 03:05:57 am
content: Since you can zoom in/out on your browser using Ctrl-scroll wheel to get any size picture to fit on screen (IE9). What is the max horizontal picture resolution that fits on whatever is the default browser zoom level?And how do you get back to the default browser setting once you have zoomed in/out with ctrl-scoll wheel (IE9)?

author: Monkeh
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 11, 2012, 03:24:40 am
content: Quote from: robrenz on March 11, 2012, 03:05:57 amHow long is a piece of string? Monitors are not all created equal.QuoteShould be ctrl+0, but no guarantees when it comes to MS stuff.

author: robrenz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 11, 2012, 03:36:54 am
content: Quote from: Monkeh on March 11, 2012, 03:24:40 amGood point, I guess my question is, is there agenerally acepted idealresolution?QuoteShould be ctrl+0, but no guarantees when it comes to MS stuff.That worked, Thanks

author: Monkeh
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 11, 2012, 03:43:47 am
content: Quote from: robrenz on March 11, 2012, 03:36:54 am1280x960 is as large as you should generally go in-line.