Posting images

[James_A]

I tried including an embedded image in a post the other day but could find no way of doing it. The image button only allows links to third-party URLs (i.e. image-hosting sites) and no way of being able to embed the image in my post. I'm sure I used to be able to do this, but not now.

 

What am I missing? Is it a permissions issue?

 

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[Tarun]

When you post a new topic, do you see Attach Images at the bottom?

[James_A]

Er, no, I don't

 

There's only Attach Files, which doesn't seem to work the same.

In fact I have to switch from the vanilla editor to the full editor even to get Attach Files to appear.

 

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[Tarun]

Oh sorry, yeah it's attach files. I checked the group permissions and everything is a-okay. I run with the forum defaults too and I'm not having any issues. You may also want to check the My Media button.

 

Sidenote: The editor itself is completely separate from the Attach Files section.

[James_A]

I've looked at this again.
I remember that I used to be able to have an image on my computer and then embed it in a post. I had to upload it to the board, which would then store it somewhere and display it inline in the post itself. Now, when I attempt to put an image in a post, clicking on the Image button simply produces a popup asking for a URL. So, now all I can do is find a third-party image hosting site and link to it.
 
I don't quite understand the function of the My Media button. All it seems to do is show a list of existing file attachments and allow me to delete them. What else is it supposed to be for?
 
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[Tarun]

It looks very straightforward to me. You click Choose Files under Attach Files, upload the image, then after it's uploaded click Add to Post. My Media manages all past attachments. I next to never upload files, I almost always do them remotely on image hosts, etc.

[greenknight]

Yep, simple.

 

However, if it hadn't been explained it probably never would have occurred to me to use this function for posting images.

[James_A]

Yes, that works!

 

To check, I've just gone back and edited/fixed my post in the Java thread, ( actually) to properly embed the image.

 

I have no idea how/why I missed doing the "Add to Post" step last time round. Maybe I just did things in the wrong order. 

[Tarun]

I've actually taken a liking to posting forum images after uploading them to imgur.