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Mark Evans
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I was wondering why I couldn't post pictures. I even purchased my own physical server because I got tired of the crap from "hosting services". I made it so easy too. I just save pics to a folder on my desktop, then I can link them.
Oh well. I'll see how the gallery works. I tried it once and failed, it's got to be the nut behind the keyboard that's the problem. |
I also have trouble with this. People can explain to me how to do it plenty of times, but I am not computer savvy. The day I finally figured out how to link a photo for a classified ad was HUGE for me. If it were as easy as placing a photo for a classified, I'd have a build page for my '55 ragtop. I have mentioned this to Everett in the past.
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dustymojave
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| Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2017 8:11 pm Post subject: Re: Please Upload Your Photos To The Samba Gallery... Why? |
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Thanks for adding the auto-copy function.
I'll check it out soon (next time I try to add a pic in a post).
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EverettB 
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| Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 7:24 pm Post subject: Re: Please Upload Your Photos To The Samba Gallery... Why? |
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Quick response there considering how busy this forum is! Thanks.
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Yes, you have always had to "copy" the text here first to have it on your clipboard.
I believe all modern browsers now support a built-in clipboard copy with no trickery so I have added that - clicking on the link now copies it to the clipboard. I tested it in Chrome and Firefox. |
I use Firefox. It does not "copy" the link when I try to link a newly uploaded photo in a post. It acts as if I have not done anything to copy the link unless I do as I described above with using the right click menu.
I'll check out the method you linked to above. |
Great, let me know if you have any questions.
In case I wasn't super clear, I just added the auto-copying when you click the link right before I posted above so unless you just tried it RIGHT NOW, it didn't work before. 
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dustymojave
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Location: Lake LA, Mojave Desert, SoCal
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| Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 7:19 pm Post subject: Re: Please Upload Your Photos To The Samba Gallery... Why? |
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Quick response there considering how busy this forum is! Thanks.
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Yes, you have always had to "copy" the text here first to have it on your clipboard.
I believe all modern browsers now support a built-in clipboard copy with no trickery so I have added that - clicking on the link now copies it to the clipboard. I tested it in Chrome and Firefox. |
I use Firefox. It does not "copy" the link when I try to link a newly uploaded photo in a post. It acts as if I have not done anything to copy the link unless I do as I described above with using the right click menu.
I'll check out the method you linked to above.
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Offroading VW based cars since 1965
Tech Inspection 1963 - 2012 SCCA/SCORE/HDRA/MORE/MDR +
Retired from building Bajas, Fiberglass Buggies and Rails in the Mojave Desert. Also Sprints & Midgets, Dry Lakes, Road Race cars. All types New and Vintage
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EverettB
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| Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 6:58 pm Post subject: Re: Please Upload Your Photos To The Samba Gallery... Why? |
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My issue with uploading pics to the Samba gallery is still the same as it always has been.
- I upload a pic that I want to use in a discussion.
Then after it is uploaded, I open that pic and select the link to use for posting in a forum.
- Then when I try to post it into the topic, the link will not have "copied" to the clipboard. No link will post in the thread.
For a solution, I find that selecting the link in the box by left clicking on it, then right clicking on it and again left click selecting "Copy" in the right click menu, DOES work and I can then paste that link in my topic post.
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Yes, you have always had to "copy" the text here first to have it on your clipboard.
I believe all modern browsers now support a built-in clipboard copy with no trickery so I have added that - clicking on the link now copies it to the clipboard. I tested it in Chrome and Firefox.
If you are using it in the Forums there is no need to copy the text at all, it's easier to use the method detailed here:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6
Look for the "Show my recent Gallery photos" when you are posting a Forum message:
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| Another issue is that I can only upload into a category of photos, rather than being able to upload into my own gallery. Sure, uploading into, say the "Offroad" category, will place the pictures into my gallery when I want to come back to them. But if a user wants info regarding a certain subject about his fiberglass buggy, then he must search through both the KitCar/Fiberglass Buggy forum and the HBBOffroad forum to finds that pic. |
Yes, a person might have to search both those categories if people don't put things in the right section.
Honestly this is true for everything in the Gallery - I almost always search the entire Gallery for keywords rather than one category because there are thousands of pics that people posted wrong.
If it was in a "personal gallery" a user would have to search your gallery only so I'm not sure how that would help. Who is going to search your gallery only? Maybe I don't understand what you are saying there.
They can search by your username if they wanted to, which would be the same as searching your "personal gallery".
I often do that for a couple users that I know have posted tons of good reference items in the past. This includes my username too.
I search on keyword(s) and their (or my) username.
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dustymojave
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| Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 5:15 pm Post subject: Re: Please Upload Your Photos To The Samba Gallery... Why? |
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Very old thread
My issue with uploading pics to the Samba gallery is still the same as it always has been.
- I upload a pic that I want to use in a discussion.
Then after it is uploaded, I open that pic and select the link to use for posting in a forum.
- Then when I try to post it into the topic, the link will not have "copied" to the clipboard. No link will post in the thread.
For a solution, I find that selecting the link in the box by left clicking on it, then right clicking on it and again left click selecting "Copy" in the right click menu, DOES work and I can then paste that link in my topic post.
While Photobucket can be a real PITA at times, It is nearly always easier than using the Samba Gallery.
Another issue is that I can only upload into a category of photos, rather than being able to upload into my own gallery. Sure, uploading into, say the "Offroad" category, will place the pictures into my gallery when I want to come back to them. But if a user wants info regarding a certain subject about his fiberglass buggy, then he must search through both the KitCar/Fiberglass Buggy forum and the HBBOffroad forum to finds that pic.
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Offroading VW based cars since 1965
Tech Inspection 1963 - 2012 SCCA/SCORE/HDRA/MORE/MDR +
Retired from building Bajas, Fiberglass Buggies and Rails in the Mojave Desert. Also Sprints & Midgets, Dry Lakes, Road Race cars. All types New and Vintage
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jsup
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I was wondering why I couldn't post pictures. I even purchased my own physical server because I got tired of the crap from "hosting services". I made it so easy too. I just save pics to a folder on my desktop, then I can link them.
Oh well. I'll see how the gallery works. I tried it once and failed, it's got to be the nut behind the keyboard that's the problem. |
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John Moxon
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EverettB
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blankmange
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You mean you don't sell user's personal info and images to marketing companies? |
and don't forget about the Fed...
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Glenn
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| it's different than Facebook |
You mean you don't sell user's personal info and images to marketing companies?
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EverettB
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Stanagon
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EverettB
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GREG.M
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I really wish everyone would learn to use the onsite uploader, I don't know about anyone else, but if I open a post and see red x's I just close it without looking any further. I may be missing out on a lot of good info, but in my H.O. if you can't figure out how to do something as simple as upload a pic, how can I trust that you know what you talking about on any other subject???
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EverettB
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Dustin B
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This is the problem im having. I don't have a computer. And my phone won't let me resize the pictures to fit on the samba. What can I do?
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brettsvw
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WrennMetallWerks
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i know im a bit late on this one... but i love photos and i love the samba even more... but simple matter is... its way to easy to just use other hosting sites besides the samba.... im just sayn' 
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Skim
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Ev, Have you looked into a re-sizer for the samba gallery? |
I could re-size them like the Classifieds re-sizes photos for ads but the problem is that people will still have issues with trying to upload huge photos.
I did recently increase both the file size and max pixel size for the Gallery but you still need to at least open and re-save your photos from a digital camera so they have some compression. Digital cameras take photos with little to no compression so each picture is huge in file size, even if you shoot at 640x480 size. |
When I download pics from the camera onto the computer, I usually save them to 'Email Size' and that automatically makes them fit within the samba's size criteria.
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