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Imageshack hosting of images

Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:15 pm
by skater
To make hosting images easier, when you post a message you'll now see a box for Imageshack that will allow you to quickly upload pictures to them to display here.

To use it, when composing a message, click the Browse... button and double click the image you want, then click "Host it" to upload it. The Imageshack site will come up in a new window, and you can copy the text in the first box (entitled "Hotlink for forums (1)") and paste it into the message you are composing to have the image displayed.

It's easier than it sounds, trust me. :)

You can disable the ImageShack link if you wish (since it can take a moment to load) by clicking on Profile, then selecting the option to disable it under Preferences.

Enjoy!

Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 12:43 am
by Alaskan
Testing.....

Then you gotta copy & paste the link into your forum post to make it work it appears

53 Buick... CLICK on the picture to view in larger size.

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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 12:51 am
by Alaskan
Try this again....now that I read your instructions... :lol:

(1) " Thumbnail for forums ".....

The problem I see is you can't display pictures at 640x480 directly in a forum post......

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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 8:53 am
by skater
You have to copy the correct link! :) The one that says "Hotlink for forums (1)" produces the following:

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ImageShack requests you use the Thumbnail links (also given on the page when you upload the picture), and that's fine, too.

Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 2:47 am
by Alaskan
There are 2 set of links I see now...

Was there an option in the upload to re-size ?? didn't see that

In photobucket.com you have several upload size options....I only use the 640x480 as it fits forum posts w/o stretching the forum out in width....like this picture below

1 set for Thumbnails and another set for full size pictures.....ya gotta scan down below your picture to see the second set of links

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