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Originally Posted by johnfowles
I don't think you can initially show an uploaded picture in the body of your posting.
As far as I can tell, and - Florian correct me if I have got it wrong - using the "Manage Atachments" facility only uploads the picture then shows at the bottom of your message a smart rectangle entitled "Attached thumbnails".
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You have two options to see the picture you've attached before you finally post your message. Both options are only available after you've completed the "upload" process, because only then is the picture actually available at the webserver.
a) once you're done with uploading, you get a small link to the picture you've just uploaded. By clicking on this link, you can check if you've uploaded the correct picture.
b) probably the most convenient way to check if everything went ok is to complete the attachment process, and then simply "preview" your post. This will display both your text message and the little thumbnail icon for the picture.
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Originally Posted by johnfowles
* Dang the URL is not a linkable picture URL because the forum despite my correct use of the two image tags [img] and[/img] the forum then treats the only available URL as a standard URL and shows it as a regular hyperlink,as a check I then tried to "save picture as" and my original jpg file name appeared but trying to link to that directly on corfid appears impossible so regrettably you'll just have to use the regular tags and upload the picture to a storage site if you wish to include it in the body of your posting therefore I for one consider the "Manage Attachments "feature is a red herrring and of very limited use.
* Also it is not available from the "quick reply" either so you'd have to use the "Advanced" option
* After uploading any uploaded files are shown just above the "Manage Attachments" button
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You're correct - attached pictures appear as thumbnails at the end of a posting and can not be used in the body of the text. The reason behind this is that it helps to prevent the stretching of the the layout of the forum and makes it easier to use for people with a slower internet connection (thumbnails load much faster than the complete image). On a sidenote, I've just increased the thumbnail size to 200x200, so it's easier to see what's actually on the picture.
If you want to include an image directly in the body of your text then you need to use the linking options via the [ IMG ] tags or the little picture icon in the posting box. Pictures included that way get displayed at a reasonable resolution if they are too large and by clicking on them can be viewed in their full dimension.
Either way, having a message blown completely out of proportion and difficult to read by having to scroll horizontally should now be a rare occurance.
It's probably best to view the "attachment options" as another means of getting your pictures online, not a direct replacement of the [ IMG ] tags, which still have their use.