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08 March 2008

Ok - dumb question.... Could someone take pity on me and tell me how I post images here?
An explanation of how to do the "more inside" would also be appreciated.
posted by ninazer0 08 March | 02:10
Here you go:

Use the "image" button you see below the comment box; just click the image button and put in the url for where the image is hosted. So putting in the url for a flickr image would look something like this:

≡ Click to see image ≡

Images are only allowed in comments, not in front page posts. Also, if you want to see (or not see) inline images make sure the "images off/images on" link in the black bar at the top of the page is toggled correctly.

For the "more inside" on a post, just place your cursor where you want the "read more" thingy to begin and click the "MI" button under the comment field.

Let me know if anything is confusing.
posted by taz 08 March | 02:25
Oh, here's another tip: let's say you have an image that you want to basically be your front page post, instead of just linking to it. Compose your post in one window, open another window and click "comments" on any post and compose a comment that includes your image, then copy it onto your clipboard (you know - just highlight it all and right click/copy or edit/copy), then make your post and immediately paste your copied comment into the comments for that post, so that it appears as the first comment.

That's what I did here.
posted by taz 08 March | 03:06
*lightbulb flickers to life over head*

Thankyou.
posted by ninazer0 08 March | 04:00
OK here's a really dumb tag-along question: Does the image have to be hosted someplace? Could it live on my desktop and still work?
posted by Kangaroo 08 March | 07:51
Could it live on my desktop and still work?

The image has to be hosted somewhere like flickr, imageshack or somewhere like that. If it lived on your desktop, you would be able to see it in your post, but no one else would.
posted by DarkForest 08 March | 08:08
It does have to be hosted somewhere online. I use flickr and photobucket myself (both free accounts - but yes darling Daniel Charms, I'm rilly going to upgrade my Flickr to subscription one of these days); Flickr for keepers and photobucket for playful throwaway stuff... and I'm sure other people have other free hosting that they might recommend.
posted by taz 08 March | 08:11
you would be able to see it in your post

if you used a file://... link, that is.
posted by DarkForest 08 March | 08:11
Ok I'm going to try it:

≡ Click to see image ≡

Did it work? If it did, you're seeing Jack, my 1 1/2 year old.
posted by Kangaroo 08 March | 08:28
Woohoo! Jack is a metachat star! (and an adorable little cutie!)
posted by taz 08 March | 08:31
I've never got around to using this feature properly either: let's see if it works this time

≡ Click to see image ≡
posted by hadjiboy 08 March | 08:38
Yayyyyy, I feel like having accomplished so much today!
posted by hadjiboy 08 March | 08:39
YAY! I did it. Thank you so much!
posted by Kangaroo 08 March | 08:42
Yay!
≡ Click to see image ≡
posted by ethylene 08 March | 09:03
Yay!
≡ Click to see image ≡
posted by danostuporstar 08 March | 09:21
Another tip: to avoid the dreaded broken image icon, preview your image comment in a different browser than the one you originally found the image in. That is, if your reading mecha in firefox and you find an image you'd like to post, preview the comment in firefox and then preview again in IE. It's a bit of extra work, but it's a good way to ensure the image is being served from the actual webhost rather than your browser cache.
posted by danostuporstar 08 March | 09:28
You don't really have to do that, though, if you are linking to your own hosted image. But if you are hotlinking (which is discouraged, for a lot of reasons) it's the only way you can really tell if anyone else can see the image.

Note that you can usually link directly to someone else's Flickr image, but you should include a link to the photo page for that image.
posted by taz 08 March | 09:39
Holy Moly, I can suddenly see the pictures!! Thanks for pointing out the toggle thingy!
posted by Stewriffic 08 March | 09:51
Fiber Optic Jesus!!!

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posted by Stewriffic 08 March | 09:54
I bless you, Stewriffic. Go in Image Peace.
posted by taz 08 March | 10:15
yours worked, too, hadjiboy - I missed it earlier
posted by taz 08 March | 10:18
I also use Flickr and Photobucket--Flickr is Flickr, and Photobucket is very, very easy to use. In fact, it's so easy that here's a picture of John McCain:

≡ Click to see image ≡
posted by box 08 March | 10:35
So let's review:

Happy Jesus:
≡ Click to see image ≡
Not Happy Jesus:
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The difference?
≡ Click to see image ≡

High sign!
≡ Click to see image ≡
Peace out.
posted by ethylene 08 March | 10:50
Has this turned into a crazy image thread yet? Here are some sketches of a quetzalcoatlus:

≡ Click to see image ≡

posted by box 08 March | 11:56
Here's a McDonk.

≡ Click to see image ≡
posted by box 08 March | 13:37
Laughing pooch. || Did you ever really notice

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