It's a shame.
To my knowledge, Kalmbach has never publicly responded to all of these problems and all of the threads relating to these problems.
Worse, only the MR forums use this new software.
I will bet that the MR forums are the most visited, by members and non-members.
Yet, we are the most neglected and the most mistreated.
I just don't get it.
Rich
Alton Junction
richhotrain doctorwayne my computer is running Windows XP, and I'm using, when it doesn't freeze-up, Mozilla Firefox. I use Windows XP as well for my operating system, but I use Google Chrome as the browser. So, as I suspect, the browser is probably the difference. Rich
doctorwayne my computer is running Windows XP, and I'm using, when it doesn't freeze-up, Mozilla Firefox.
my computer is running Windows XP, and I'm using, when it doesn't freeze-up, Mozilla Firefox.
I use Windows XP as well for my operating system, but I use Google Chrome as the browser. So, as I suspect, the browser is probably the difference.
I use the same computer, the same operating system, the same browser, and the same image hosting sight I have been using for years. The only variable here is that Kambach has changed the forum software.
THAT is where the problem is.
I tried using Chrome and it made no difference.
Dave
Lackawanna Route of the Phoebe Snow
doctorwayne As much as I enjoy sharing pictures, I doubt very much I'd bother if I had to use the method which works for you - just too many steps, especially after having had it so easy for so long.
As much as I enjoy sharing pictures, I doubt very much I'd bother if I had to use the method which works for you - just too many steps, especially after having had it so easy for so long.
Wayne, I am not so sure that there are "just too many steps". My explantion, further up in this thread, is long because I felt it necessary to be methodical.
In fact, there are only three steps.
One, in Photobucket, Copy the link in the Direct box in the section titled Link To Share This Photo.
Two, in the forum Reply box, click on the Insert Edit/Image icon.
Three, Paste the link into the Source box and click OK.
It seems to be that the second step in my procedure is the one extra step over your 2-step Coy and Paste.
richhotrain....Remind me, what is your operating system and browser?
I'm not sure - the terminology has never seemed logical to me, although I do know the answer, just not which answer belongs to which part of the question. Normally, I run on Bushmills and my browsers are blue.
However, my computer is running Windows XP, and I'm using, when it doesn't freeze-up, Mozilla Firefox.
Wayne
Rich .... I'll try again
I'll type here now
edit ... Got it! .... Wow! ... A few extra steps, but it worked.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Gotta be the combination of browser and operating system.
Just tried Wayne's method, no blue line, so it does work as well. Now I'm aware of two methods of posting pic's for one forum. Let's see which one I forget first!
Carey
Keep it between the Rails
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Wayne, I tried your method.
My picture got posted, but then my follow up text was underlined in blue.
A click on the blu underlined text took me into my entire Photobucket libaray.
It must be the combined effect of one's operating system and browser.
Remind me, what is your operating system and browser?
Just a note to let everyone know that MR did reply to my e-mail concerning this problem, and included the procedure for posting photos in a manner in which the descriptive text does not become a link, which is pretty-much the method outlined by Rich.
For me, it's still easier to copy the img line of data (one click), then paste it here (another click). No blue text and no links.
I too was having the problem, so I'm trying your instructions.
Let's see. Don't see any blue lines. Good it worked!
That's great! Thanx Rich! Seems that each forum I'm a member of has different instructions to do the same thing, put a picture into the body of the post. Just hope I can remember this for the next time.
What I will be curious to learn is whether someone cannot post photos without the blue underlined text occurring.
Hopefully, that won't be the case.
okay new day I think I got it. Thanks Rich
wrumbel try again I'll just quit posting pictures
try again I'll just quit posting pictures
So you tried it and it didn't work?
What did happen?
Let me see if I can make this easier and clearer.
The link itself is critical to success. The link that you copy and paste from Photobucket should begin with
http://i***.photobucket.com/..................................jpg
If you examine that link, it begins with http://i
The three asterisks are the unique number of your photo followed by photobucket.com
The dots are the rest of the link, ending with jpg.
If you have copied that type of link, you are halfway there.
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To find and copy that link in Photobucket, look for the box on the right side of the Photobucket page that is titled:
Link to share this photo
You need to see the link in the box titled Direct (not IMG).
If you do not see the Direct box, look for it elsewhere on the page.
If the Direct box is not there, there go back to the Link to Share this Photo box and click on *Update Link Options.
On the Update Link Options page, make sure that there is a check mark in the box marked
Links - Direct Link
Also, it is helpful but not critical that there is a check mark in the box marked
Easy Linking Mode - Turn on Easy Linking Mode
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OK, not back to the forum Reply (or Post) box
Now that your link is Copied, you need to Paste it.
Click on the Insert/edit image (not Insert/edit link) icon
Paste the link into the Source (not image description) box
Click OK
This results in the actual photo image appearing in the Reply (or Post) box.
If the photo image does not appear, but the link itself does, it is not going to work. You need to see that photo image
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Here is one last piece of advice.
Before you paste the link into Insert/edit image, hit the Enter key a few times to create some extra lines after the photo image to type text. With those extra lines created, hit the Backspace key once or twice to move the cursor back up for the photo image insertion. By creating those extra lines, it is a lot easier to type text.
Remember, the critical consideration here is to copy a link in Photobucket in Direct mode that begins with http://i
Good luck. This has to work for everybody.
richhotrain Garry, What browser are you using? Rich I'm using the old Dell with Firefox. .... I might try the Apple with its Safari. Actaully, I got it to work. Then I edited to add a comment at the bottom. That change my photo to a link to the photo in Photobucket. ... I got frustrated and quit.
Garry,
What browser are you using?
I'm using the old Dell with Firefox. .... I might try the Apple with its Safari.
Actaully, I got it to work. Then I edited to add a comment at the bottom. That change my photo to a link to the photo in Photobucket. ... I got frustrated and quit.
Mike,
Nice RDC I've got one that needs desert dust on it, but your B&M one should be a pretty good inspiration.
Mike Lehman
Urbana, IL
Modelling the UK in 00, and New England - MEC, B&M, D&H and Guilford - in H0
In Firefox I just followed Marlon's instructions.
I hope this works. Thanks to all who have been investigating this.
Mike
I'll give up. Won't work for me.
Don't yopu just love technology?
richhotrain Medina1128 I'm gonna try it Rich's way... It's always nice to be part of the solution instead of part of the problem. Just call me, Mr. Wonderful. So, does anyone still have the blue underlined text problem? Rich
Medina1128 I'm gonna try it Rich's way...
I'm gonna try it Rich's way...
It's always nice to be part of the solution instead of part of the problem.
Just call me, Mr. Wonderful.
So, does anyone still have the blue underlined text problem?
Ok, Rich, you da man! Nope, posting pics the way you suggested works like a charm. It's too bad they didn't program the new forum software to make things more user friendly like it had been in the past.
Wayne, I agree with your wife. As a former programmer/analyst, I've come to severely dislike new programmers. New operating systems, programs, etc. that expects the end users to do the debugging (are you listening Microsoft??)!!
Marlon
See pictures of the Clinton-Golden Valley RR
Wayne,
Modern life, I guess. I agree, but I've been putting up with it since the forum update, tried multiple times and things, just finally tried the right combination of things. Frankly, lots of software is poorly documented, as my wife, the programmer, attest over beers with a colleague of hers who we were out with. Sometimes there are "clues" but mostly pretty hit or miss. Glad I finally hit. Maybe I should buy a lottery ticket?
Don't be down on yourself. I'm certainly not going to go all Lord of the Flies on you. I did the best I could and didn't figure it out until today myself. Of course, there's likely to be an update next week that leaves us lost again...
Well, I'm glad to see that a solution has been found, but it still seems convoluted compared to the simple click and paste operation which works for me.
OK, great, your not going to believe this......someone give me a huge "Gibs"......all of you guys! I was using the "Insert/edit link" not "Image" So now I can't wait to try this:
OK, lets see.
Mike.
EDIT: OK people, get in line....I need a good swift "Gibs" from all of you. I was using the wrong link. Oh, ahhh, just in case you never has watched NCIS, a "Gibs" is a quick, upward slap on the back of the head!
My You Tube
I'm gonna try it Rich's way...I hope...
Charlie Brown's archnemesis!
Hey, it worked... Ok.. here are the steps that worked.