Hi. I've been a silent member for a couple of years, off and on, and not bothered to post (not had anything worth posting) I've now decided that I/we have more to offer...
However, I can't seem to post images. I have a Photobucket account, my images are 800 x 600 or less. When I compose a post, I click on the picture icon on the menu bar - I get [img]l[img]. Then in Photobucket I copy the bottom box (it copies for me...). Back to my post, and between the [img]'s I 'paste'. the details that get load seem to be duplicated... pressing preview, it just says fetching preview... nothing else happens.
What am I doing wrong? (I tried using the 'insert hyperlink' facility as well, but got the same result)... Help!
Also I have just noticed that previewing this post, I can't. just says fetching preview...
Shaun.
Do it straight from Photobucket :
Open Photobucket and go to your library or bucket.
Select the thumbnail of the image you want to post on here. There is a drop down menu of 4 choices under the thumbnail. Go to the bottom one "IMG" and left click to highlight it and right click to select "copy"
Then go to the text box on here and simply paste the code in, when you "Post" it will show the image, well it does for me anyway!
Mick
Et Voila:
(https://forum.009society.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi224.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fdd239%2FMick6126%2FDscf0075s_zpspcq4jsfn.jpg&hash=37ba8c197540347446bc835bf41ceccdfc823a8b) (http://s224.photobucket.com/user/Mick6126/media/Dscf0075s_zpspcq4jsfn.jpg.html)
Thanks for the reply Mick.
I'll give it a try - herewith one of the locos on our layout:
(https://forum.009society.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi893.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fac131%2Fgastwo_photos%2F009%2520LOCOS%2Fth_colins%2520loco1.jpg&hash=ab53f969e403b568e18274bf51ec183b5ebfa779) (http://s893.photobucket.com/user/gastwo_photos/media/009%20LOCOS/colins%20loco1.jpg.html)
That seemed to work, but it's only a thumbnail?
Also I still don't get a preview...
Onwards and upwards,
Shaun.
Hmm, not sure there! If you double click on the thumbnail image on your posting it does open up a full size one in photobucket, but don't know why!
Can anyone else help out here please as the instructions I gave about copying and pasting the IMG code work fine for me?
Mick
Thanks again Mick. I did notice on Photobucket the bottom option that you mention says 'IMG thumb'. I take it that was the option I should choose (well, I did...)
Another point - as you rightly said, click on the thumb in the post and it takes you to the P'bucket site. I would rather this did not happen - on majority of posts the images dont have the 'hand' cursor: see Toms thread in Layouts 'Just starting to get going...'
I guess there must be an answer posted somewhere on the forum, but I've failed to find it!
Thanks again for your tolerance,
Shaun.
I think the "thumb" part is the problem. On mine, the 4th option under the thumbnail image doesn't specify "thumb" so the code is for the full size image. Perhaps we have different versions of the program or settings are different.
As a blind suggestion, try opening the image from the thumbnail and then finding the IMG code and copying that, it may work?
Mick
Mick, I'm indebted to you for your trouble and patience!
I went back to square one with P'bucket (RTFM...) and corrected settings. This should work:
(https://forum.009society.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi893.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fac131%2Fgastwo_photos%2F009%2520LOCOS%2Fcol%25201.jpg&hash=5e2368038b77aea2e28df92c68583a70bf180e28)
HA! (still no preview though, but I can live with that)
Thanks Mick.
I think the preview thing is a forum Idiosyncrasy (if that is the right word!) as I don't get one either - just the pasted code and you only get to see the image after pressing the "post" button. I've got it wrong a couple of times and simply went into edit, deleted the original code and tried again until I got it right!
Glad you got there in the end anyway - nice model!
Mick