Do all images have to be hosted images?

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I tried to paste an image in one of my posts recently and it asked me for a link. What if I just did a screen grab and wanted to paste that in? Do i then have to go get a websited and upload the file and then put the URL in?

Is there an easier way?
#hosted #image #images
  • Profile picture of the author veeco
    use flock browser from mozilla, it has capabilites to drag 'n drop i believe.

    I also use imageshack toolbar for easy image upload.. it quick and dirty solution
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  • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
    Ryan,

    except the places where it explicitly says "Upload Your Image" - all the rest of the internet works in the same way: you have the image already stored on a server and you link to it.

    Have you ever seen a different way? I didn't.
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    • Profile picture of the author Ryan700
      I just want to paste an image into one of my posts at WF. I should be able to embed an image without having to upload it to a web site first. Why go through the trouble of posting a screen grab clip for a one-time post? and when I remove the image from the web page it's gone from the post. What is the sense in that?
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      • Profile picture of the author KirkMcD
        Originally Posted by Ryan700 View Post

        What is the sense in that?
        Storage and bandwidth costs money, somebody has to pay to host the image. Either you or the site owner.
        The site owner has choosen not to pay for image hosting, so the cost falls on you.
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      • Profile picture of the author Killer Joe
        Originally Posted by Ryan700 View Post

        I just want to paste an image into one of my posts at WF. I should be able to embed an image without having to upload it to a web site first. Why go through the trouble of posting a screen grab clip for a one-time post? and when I remove the image from the web page it's gone from the post. What is the sense in that?
        Ryan,

        A Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is required for an image to be found and viewed by others on the web.

        So you have to establish one, and that means putting the image ON THE WEB for others to view.

        I'm guessing you just want to be able to hot link the image from your hard drive to save the trouble of uploading it to the web.

        If that is the case you would have to allow other computers from God knows where access to your hard drive.

        It can be done, the only question is are you willing to spend the considerable time and energy protecting your hard drive. That in and of istself persents more problems than the ease of simply uploading the image to a website of your choice.

        It doesn't have to be your website, there are plenty of sites like Flickr where you can do this easily.

        I guess it gets down to how badly you want to share the image.

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  • Profile picture of the author Lloyd Buchinski
    Yes I noticed that to post an image at the WF you need to host it yourself. It makes sense to me because the pages here are a little massive anyway just with the text and code. Plus I know a forum where people post a lot of pictures and go a little nuts with them. Someone will quote a whole series of pictures just to say 'I like that' for his post.

    It makes it really hard on dial up users. One of them posted that he did want to see the pictures so he didn't want to turn pictures off in his browser settings. He just didn't want to download and see the same huge pic repeatedly. Anyone on dial up has my sympathy. I used it for years, but most of the posters just said 'oh grow up and get broadband' or something like that.

    I do have plenty of spare bandwidth and might possibly post a couple of short mp3 excerpts I enjoy. I wouldn't expect the forum to host them.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jared Alberghini
    You don't need to host the images yourself...

    You can add images here @ the WF 2 different ways,

    A. Add Attachment to your post... click the 'go advanced' option, and then click the Paperclip icon on your toolbar to attach your image. Then, once you have posted, right click on the attachment to view the url, and add that url into the field when you click the image icon.

    OR

    B. Upload images to your WF Albums & Pictures Photo Gallery within your WF profile, after you upload the image, right click on it, view the properties to find the URL, and use that when you click the image icon.





    Hope that helps!

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    • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
      Originally Posted by Jared Alberghini View Post

      You don't need to host the images yourself...
      That is still not "easy" enough.

      The OP wanted to copy/paste (like in MS Word).
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      • Profile picture of the author Killer Joe
        Jared,

        That .045 looks mighty dangerous...

        And I do think the OP was asking about simply uploading an image to an individual post straight from his computer, as others have mentioned.

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      • Profile picture of the author Ryan700
        Originally Posted by Istvan Horvath View Post

        That is still not "easy" enough.

        The OP wanted to copy/paste (like in MS Word).
        <Reply deleted before publishing> Taking the high road.:p
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    • Profile picture of the author Lloyd Buchinski
      Originally Posted by Jared Alberghini View Post

      You can add images here @ the WF 2 different ways,
      And you can now add 'WF Geek' to your title. Thanks.
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    • Profile picture of the author Ryan700
      Originally Posted by Jared Alberghini View Post

      You don't need to host the images yourself...

      B. Upload images to your WF Albums & Pictures Photo Gallery within your WF profile, after you upload the image, right click on it, view the properties to find the URL, and use that when you click the image icon.

      Hope that helps!

      Jared
      This one I can do! Thanks!
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