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OT: How to post pictures?


Jersey Jack

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Sorry to bother everyone here with an off-topic post, but I'm having a terrible time trying to figure out how to post a picture on Harmony Central, and I don't see any forum for site help.

 

When I copy and past an pic from the internet, it appears as a link, not as an embedded photo. If I use the "insert image" button in the posting box, a window comes up asking for the URL--and it won't allow me either to browse my computer or to paste in a web address! :mad: Some of these URLs are very long, and I can't imagine that everyone types the full address into the box.

 

I posted my avatar photo using Photobucket, but I can't imagine that HC requires that extra step for all photos--especially considering the number of photos that appear on the guitar forums!

 

There simply has to be an easier way. Any advice? If it's relevant, I use a Mac. Thanks!

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To embed an image, you need the url pointing directly to the image.

BLUESBREAKERCOMBO.gif

 

In the case of the image above, the direct link is: http://www.stratcollector.com/scn/ampimages/BLUESBREAKERCOMBO.gif

 

The problem with embedding pictures is that they have to be hosted somewhere. Some free sites don't allow cross-scripting, which is what you are doing when you call information from another site to be part of this site.

 

For that picture, I looke dup a bluesbreaker in google images. Then I looked at the properties of the image, and the url is in there. Copy that, and you paste it into the picture box.

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