I noticed quite a few pics in the body of the message. How do you do that? I know a simple question but I am a simple guy. Any help would be appreciated so I can display some road pics as I post.
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?action=help;page=post#bbcref (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?action=help;page=post#bbcref)
[img width=48 height=48]http://somesite/image.gif[/img] (height and width optional - keep width under 800)
** edit by AgentSteel53: phpBB added the URL tag automatically, unfortunately obfuscating the code example.
NO ONE does the width tag. We need a reminder out there.
Quote from: AlpsROADS on July 01, 2009, 10:21:31 PM
NO ONE does the width tag. We need a reminder out there.
I just make sure my widths are <= 800. :sombrero:
I try to keep things down to size ... the shield gallery does go up to 1024 so occasionally if I forget to resize, I post something oversized. Feel free to do this to me. :pan: Or maybe a little bit of this. :ded:
Back when I was a mod, when I'd stumble across an extremely oversized picture I'd just resize it for the person with a little note reminding them that there's a size limit, and if they did it again, I'd send them a polite PM. Seemed to help reduce the amount of posting of oversized pics at the time.
I usually post pics in the 1024x768 resolution, I don't go any higher.
Quote from: Hellfighter on July 02, 2009, 07:09:31 PM
I usually post pics in the 1024x768 resolution, I don't go any higher.
From now on, they go in the 800xwhatever resolution, chum.
^^ That would be 800×600 for proper scaling of a 1024×768 image. :)
If only the width is set, does the height scale proportionately or not at all?
Quote from: treichard on July 17, 2009, 12:52:14 AM
If only the width is set, does the height scale proportionately or not at all?
Yep. Type in 800 for the width and it will automatically make the image 600 pixels high.
Maybe this warrants a new thread, but I can't upload any photos using the "attach" feature. When I try, I get this message:
QuoteThe upload folder is full. Please try a smaller file and/or contact an administrator.
The image I'm trying to upload is 480 x 355 pixels and 26.3 kb, so size shouldn't be an issue. I thought there might be some rule that members with <X posts can't perform certain actions. However, Dan tells me no such restrictions are in effect. Any ideas?
It has been cleaned. Following instructions (contacting an admin) works!
Thank you very much!
What resolution monitors are most of us using? Mine is 1680x1050 so large images aren't a problem. I get the impression that some users don't like pictures over 800 pixels wide because their screens are too small.
Quote from: Truvelo on July 29, 2009, 10:23:26 AM
What resolution monitors are most of us using? Mine is 1680x1050 so large images aren't a problem. I get the impression that some users don't like pictures over 800 pixels wide because their screens are too small.
I think in this particular instance it has more to with the formatting of the tables. Most users probably do have resolutions set to over 1000 pixels wide, but the setup of the forum will cause pictures that are wider than the tables to force horizontal scrolling, which is undesirable to most people.
I use 1280 px.
Quote from: Truvelo on July 29, 2009, 10:23:26 AM
What resolution monitors are most of us using? Mine is 1680x1050 so large images aren't a problem. I get the impression that some users don't like pictures over 800 pixels wide because their screens are too small.
My screens are usually set to a wider resolution but I don't always have my browser window full screen because too much stuff just either looks silly or has lots of wasted space.
Well, I've been noticing as of late when people try to use the resize command for the forums to make the images 800x600 when they are originally bigger, the forum lags bad when you try to scroll past them.
One thread here that I recently viewed, had one of those such images, plus it was over 2MB size in size, and that page of the forum lagged really bad when trying to go past it. It was that noticeable.
how fast is your video card?
Quote from: Master son on July 29, 2009, 06:10:32 PM
how fast is your video card?
I happen to have an ATI 4850 card. And that's pretty new.
hmm
actually - after further thought - a video card may not matter much unless it was extremely slow. Most cards these days have to be fast to handle Windows Vista. Not sure what contributes to the lagging. If it resizes via HTML or CSS, you'd notice because of distortion. (I'll have to find the source code on it at some point).
Quote from: Master son on July 29, 2009, 06:37:50 PM
hmm
actually - after further thought - a video card may not matter much unless it was extremely slow. Most cards these days have to be fast to handle Windows Vista. Not sure what contributes to the lagging. If it resizes via HTML or CSS, you'd notice because of distortion. (I'll have to find the source code on it at some point).
Well, this is the
post (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=966.msg31840#msg31840) that it lags on. It's originally a 3264x2448 image shrunk down to a width of 800 by the forum. It's also a 2.26MB image. I'm thinking the original size has something to do with the lag because of the forum having to resize it with the special line of code.
actually the lag is only occurring during the loading of the image. WikiCommons has very generous standards for sizing of pictures :pan: (as do most blog and pic sites (not sure about the big boys such as flicker)
Once the pics are all loaded - the lagging stops.
The larger the image, the longer the load time
Quote from: Master son on July 29, 2009, 06:50:16 PM
actually the lag is only occurring during the loading of the image. WikiCommons has very generous standards for sizing of pictures :pan: (as do most blog and pic sites (not sure about the big boys such as flicker)
Once the pics are all loaded - the lagging stops.
The larger the image, the longer the load time
Nope. Not here. Whenever I go past the image on that page once every image has been loaded, the page lags bad. This is in IE8.
EDIT: However, I just tested this in FF 3.5.1 and it isn't that bad at all. In fact, it's almost unnoticeable in that browser.
Then it's the browser - I'm not surprised either. :poke: <-- stick with FF :P
Quote from: Master son on July 29, 2009, 06:57:26 PM
Then it's the browser - I'm not surprised either. :poke: <-- stick with FF :P
Well, the reason I don't use FF for everything is because it gets annoying how long FF sometimes takes to load. That and the RSS feed of the forum that I keep in IE so I know when there are new posts. :)
I just wanted to point this out to you guys anyways. ;)
Too bad you can't actually attach an image in a post instead of linking to it from some other site.
They have bandwidth concerns as it is, HBE, without adding photos to the forum mix...
I don't see anywhere on my posts for me to post pictures :coffee:
Quote from: Tom on August 22, 2020, 12:27:10 PM
I don't see anywhere on my posts for me to post pictures :coffee:
The picture has to be online already unless you're [/color][/size] to access the forum. If you're not familiar with how to use the "IMG" tags yourself, you can use the buttons in the post-editing window. Directly below the "Bold" icon (has a boldfaced capital "B"), you'll see an icon that looks vaguely like a framed picture. That's the one that will insert the "IMG" tags. You then have to paste the picture's URL between the tags that button inserts.
If you're [/color][/size], the process is different and the app can upload a photo for you.
Quote from: 1995hoo on August 23, 2020, 01:48:11 PM
Quote from: Tom on August 22, 2020, 12:27:10 PM
I don't see anywhere on my posts for me to post pictures :coffee:
The picture has to be online already unless you're [/color][/size] to access the forum. If you're not familiar with how to use the "IMG" tags yourself, you can use the buttons in the post-editing window. Directly below the "Bold" icon (has a boldfaced capital "B"), you'll see an icon that looks vaguely like a framed picture. That's the one that will insert the "IMG" tags. You then have to paste the picture's URL between the tags that button inserts.
If you're [/color][/size], the process is different and the app can upload a photo for you.
Autofilter strikes again!
(for those who don't know: it's "using Τapatalk")
^^^^^
I didn't know it filters that because I have all the filters disabled. Sorry for the inconvenience. This is how it looked on my screen:
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200823/51c2f213a35d814ff244543f10b8ffb1.jpg)
That's because Tapatalk automatically adds "Poşted from my Capybara™ Smart Toaster X411G uşing Tapatalk" to every post. It's annoying, so we filter it to display the text in 1pt white font.
Quote from: Scott5114 on August 24, 2020, 01:55:39 PM
That's because Tapatalk automatically adds "Poşted from my Capybara™ Smart Toaster X411G uşing Tapatalk" to every post. It's annoying, so we filter it to display the text in 1pt white font.
I used a Greek capital tau. (For "sent frοm my", I use a lowercase omicron.)
Quote from: Scott5114 on August 24, 2020, 01:55:39 PM
That's because Tapatalk automatically adds "Poşted from my Capybara™ Smart Toaster X411G uşing Tapatalk" to every post. It's annoying, so we filter it to display the text in 1pt white font.
Unless the user tells said app not to do that, of course. I disabled it years ago.
Quote from: 1 on August 24, 2020, 01:59:07 PM
I used a Greek capital tau. (For "sent frοm my", I use a lowercase omicron.)
No Greek characters needed.
using Tapat.alk
Does anyone know why some posters' photos no longer appear on posts (both old and new)?
Quote from: Mapmikey on November 24, 2020, 06:26:29 AM
Does anyone know why some posters' photos no longer appear on posts (both old and new)?
Some browsers seem to have trouble with posting
mixed content; since AARoads' forum uses "https" but if the site uses an insecure "http", then it appears as a broken link.
Oddly, this more of a problem with Chrome on a PC, but not Chrome on my phone. Probably a setting change is in order.
Quote from: formulanone on November 24, 2020, 07:37:37 AM
Quote from: Mapmikey on November 24, 2020, 06:26:29 AM
Does anyone know why some posters' photos no longer appear on posts (both old and new)?
Some browsers seem to have trouble with posting mixed content; since AARoads' forum uses "https" but if the site uses an insecure "http", then it appears as a broken link.
Oddly, this more of a problem with Chrome on a PC, but not Chrome on my phone. Probably a setting change is in order.
Thank you--
Switching browsers worked - I can now see my photos and others' that had disappeared...
Quote from: Mapmikey on November 24, 2020, 06:26:29 AM
Does anyone know why some posters' photos no longer appear on posts (both old and new)?
In my case, it's probably because of the demise of the millenniumhwy.net domain.
I'm giving some thought to starting a new domain. Can anyone recommend hosting services? I was using APlus, but they're the ones who bungled millenniumhwy.net, so I'd prefer not to use them. Who's the cheapest with the best customer service?
Here's how to Allow Mixed Content for www.AARoads.com in Chrome on your PC.
Refresh your browser or restart Chrome after making changes.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/gallery/2069_28_11_20_11_52_15.png)
Standard Disclaimer: don't use this everywhere, and there's no guarantee Chrome or anything else will allow this in the future nor won't cause issues.
^ I did something like that, which is working so far as a partial fix for my problem. "Partial" since Chrome insisted I specify which websites' insecure content was OK. I plugged in the two domains which host the images I post on this forum. But some other images remain blocked, until I go back and add their domains.