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Richard Treacy
Grand Master
Username: richard_treacy

Post Number: 954
Registered: 4-2003
Posted on Thursday, 26 January, 2006 - 04:27:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

If a thread looks to be becoming overloaded with images, there is a simple solution.

You can always save the file as a PDF (*.pdf) or WORD (*.doc) file etc, and upload it using <Upload Attachment> to give the user the option to view it or not. Like this:
application/pdf
Example.pdf (9.5 k)

application/octet-stream
Example.doc (27.6 k)
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Richard Treacy
Grand Master
Username: richard_treacy

Post Number: 956
Registered: 4-2003
Posted on Thursday, 26 January, 2006 - 21:47:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

The steps to prepare graphics in Word (*.doc) in case you cannot prepare PDF files are:

Prepare the graphic in the normal manner for posting. That means:

Size the graphic in your picture editor to be between 200 and 640 pixels wide, and maximimum 480 pixels high, and maximum 100kb file size.

Now the simple part to prepare an uploadable file:

Open a new word document and add the graphic. Depending upon your software, it will be roughly <Insert><Graphic><From File> and select your graphic.

Save the word file and post it to the message board.

application/octet-stream
Continental T.doc (82.9 k)


If you would rather post in PDF format, use the free software to generate PDF files available on:

http://www.easymarketplace.de/freepdf-2.0.php?Area=SAPGenie

Once downloaded, this outstanding software is for offline use and has no popups.
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Chris Gillings
Frequent User
Username: chrisg

Post Number: 34
Registered: 5-2001
Posted on Friday, 27 January, 2006 - 16:36:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

This is a test of a tweak of the Forum software.

image/jpegSmall JPG Image
hooper_window.jpg (7.7 k)
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Chris Gillings
Frequent User
Username: chrisg

Post Number: 35
Registered: 5-2001
Posted on Friday, 27 January, 2006 - 16:37:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

Now to see if JPGs are still handled inline.

Small JPG Image

Ummm, no they don't anymore. (That's a GIF you're looking at.)
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RR Forums Administrator
Board Administrator
Username: admin

Post Number: 54
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Friday, 27 January, 2006 - 16:44:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

Thanks to everyone who has suggested solutions to this problem.

It looks like we can have JPGs as inline images or attachments but not both. A future release of the Discus Forum software will address this problem but for now this is our only option.

Personally I'd like to force them to be attachments, but for now I've restored the original behaviour.

(Message edited by admin on January 27, 2006)
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Patrick Lockyer.
Grand Master
Username: pat_lockyer

Post Number: 518
Registered: 9-2004
Posted on Friday, 27 January, 2006 - 17:09:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

Admin sorry to put a spanner in the works but when i enlarge the test pix i loose the detail it becomes fuzzy.
I and others have a prob on another forum putting pictures up so i send the write up in.
I then send the admin the pictures and he then puts them up.
Would this help in any way?


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Patrick Lockyer.
Grand Master
Username: pat_lockyer

Post Number: 519
Registered: 9-2004
Posted on Friday, 27 January, 2006 - 18:24:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP

I think the prob on another forum was the type of photo programe used!
So some of us that have probs send the pix to the admin.