MuSuLPhReAk
25-10-2011, 06:33 AM
I've noticed some of you have wanted to post full sized images. There are a few ways of doing this so I'll put up a step by step guide.
The forum by default will create a thumbnail for an image you attach to a post. This is done to speed up load times of a page. Once you click on an image it will pop up a window with the image (it will still not be full sized if the image does not fit your screen). If you click it again, then you will see the full sized image on a new page. Can be annoying when viewing a lot of pictures.
Method 1 - Use an external image hosting provider and then the IMG tag here (look like an image in a frame in the editor)
- Click the IMG icon in the editor then select the From URL option.
- DESELECT Retrieve remote file and reference locally or the forum will retreive it and store it locally and you'll get a thumbnail.
- Put the full url to the image in the URL box and you'll see the picture in it's full size as long.
This option takes time if the image is already not online.
Method 2 - Create an attachment as usual then click it and follow it through to the full sized image and repeat Method 1 above.
You'll have to edit your post and it will have both the thumbnail and full sized image in it. It's faster then Method 1 if you don't have your image listed online somewhere but still can take long to do.
Method 3 - BEST but requires some setting changes.
As default your editor is set to Standard Editor. This method is best to keep forum posts clean as if you copy/paste stuff, it tries to take in everything as well as formatting and you can get some pretty weird results. If you're going to post a lot of pictures and want to full size them easily, you will need to change it to the WYSIWYG editor.
- Click Settings at the top right of the forum
- On the left column, click General settings (shortcut to this will be at this link http://www.canadabodybuilding.com/profile.php?do=editoptions )
- Scroll down to Message Editor Interface: and select Enhanced Interface - Full WYSIWYG Editing and save your settings at the bottom of the page.
- When you make your post, upload your attachement as usual and select INLINE then save. When you see it in the editor window (before you submit your post) double click it and you'll get a list of options in a pop up window. Select Full Size and save. Voila, full sized.
I suggest to not keep running the WYSIWYG editor all the time as you may get some funky looking posts if you copy/paste stuff. Also for those that want tables like structures for you posts, you will get a button on the editor that allows tables. For those that don't know what I'm talking about, this will allow you to make posts with formatted rows and columns in line instead as without tables it is very hard to get everything lined up as you want.
Note: These option will not be displayed on the quick editor, they will only be seen if you click new post or go advanced when making a post. If you are starting a thread, you will always be in the advanced mode so you'll see them (If the WYSIWYG editor is on). This will all work on any forum running the same software as CBB and is version 4.1.4 and up.
The forum by default will create a thumbnail for an image you attach to a post. This is done to speed up load times of a page. Once you click on an image it will pop up a window with the image (it will still not be full sized if the image does not fit your screen). If you click it again, then you will see the full sized image on a new page. Can be annoying when viewing a lot of pictures.
Method 1 - Use an external image hosting provider and then the IMG tag here (look like an image in a frame in the editor)
- Click the IMG icon in the editor then select the From URL option.
- DESELECT Retrieve remote file and reference locally or the forum will retreive it and store it locally and you'll get a thumbnail.
- Put the full url to the image in the URL box and you'll see the picture in it's full size as long.
This option takes time if the image is already not online.
Method 2 - Create an attachment as usual then click it and follow it through to the full sized image and repeat Method 1 above.
You'll have to edit your post and it will have both the thumbnail and full sized image in it. It's faster then Method 1 if you don't have your image listed online somewhere but still can take long to do.
Method 3 - BEST but requires some setting changes.
As default your editor is set to Standard Editor. This method is best to keep forum posts clean as if you copy/paste stuff, it tries to take in everything as well as formatting and you can get some pretty weird results. If you're going to post a lot of pictures and want to full size them easily, you will need to change it to the WYSIWYG editor.
- Click Settings at the top right of the forum
- On the left column, click General settings (shortcut to this will be at this link http://www.canadabodybuilding.com/profile.php?do=editoptions )
- Scroll down to Message Editor Interface: and select Enhanced Interface - Full WYSIWYG Editing and save your settings at the bottom of the page.
- When you make your post, upload your attachement as usual and select INLINE then save. When you see it in the editor window (before you submit your post) double click it and you'll get a list of options in a pop up window. Select Full Size and save. Voila, full sized.
I suggest to not keep running the WYSIWYG editor all the time as you may get some funky looking posts if you copy/paste stuff. Also for those that want tables like structures for you posts, you will get a button on the editor that allows tables. For those that don't know what I'm talking about, this will allow you to make posts with formatted rows and columns in line instead as without tables it is very hard to get everything lined up as you want.
Note: These option will not be displayed on the quick editor, they will only be seen if you click new post or go advanced when making a post. If you are starting a thread, you will always be in the advanced mode so you'll see them (If the WYSIWYG editor is on). This will all work on any forum running the same software as CBB and is version 4.1.4 and up.