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Author: Bob Arney
Date: 2002-11-11 17:41
On a rare occasion I have seen pictures on this BB. Is there some restrictions against it (too much band-width, etc)? Several
recent threads could have been made more understandable with a picture or two. What is the policy Mark?
Bob A
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2002-11-11 20:31
Right now pictures have to be stored on a server other than this one. That will be changing in the near future (non-copyrighted pictures will be able to be uploaded).
mark C.
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Author: John Elison
Date: 2002-11-11 21:06
Can someone explain to me the procedure for entering a URL into a message as a link rather than just plain text? It seems like most people enter URLs as links, which is certainly much more convenient.
Thanks,
John Elison
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Author: Stéphane
Date: 2002-11-11 21:56
John,
Make sure your URL address is in between brackets starting by < and finishing by >
If I enter http://www.woodwind.org you will see it as an active link without bracket although while I was writing this post I indeed entered those brackets! (well let's hope it works...)
Stéphane.
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Author: David Pegel
Date: 2002-11-12 00:34
Also, make sure you have "http://" typed in. Otherwise it won't show.
While we're on questions... I've seen some people type in colors boldface, and italics. How do you pull THAT off?
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Author: jbutler
Date: 2002-11-12 01:08
David,
Just put a <, then the letter b, then > to end the HTML before the section you want to be in bold. Then you have to "turn it off" by placing a <, then a /, followed by the letter b, then a > to end the HTML code. You can do the same for italics by putting an "i" instead of the "b".
jbutler
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2002-11-12 01:21
Many HTML tags will work - there's a few shortcuts, but if you're not sure what the shortcut is the "longhand" notation for:
anchor (a)
image (img)
bold (b)
italic (i)
font (color, size, sometimes even face)
and a few others (which I won't mention because I'd rather people didn't use them).
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Author: Terry Horlick
Date: 2002-11-12 01:47
Here is my view on how to do it:
<ol><LI>Have a picture. As Mark said, non-copyrighted. It must be digital so use a digital camera, scanner, or get it off the web already in digital format.
<LI>***Munch and crunch... huge pictures are hard to view and take a long time to load. So if you know how, use a graphics program to re-size it smaller, I suggest 300X400 Pixels is nice. Then reduce the resolution to 72 pixels per inch... this is the biggest the web can display. If you go larger it will not improve the photo but u will just slow things down.
<LI>Save the picture to your disk
<LI>Upload the picture to your website(Mark indicates we will soon be able to do this to Sneezy). You can use your website or you can use one of the many photo services on the web. Be aware that some photo services have it fixed so you cannot link to the photos or so a gooney logo will come up on our forum so be careful there.<UL><LI>Uploading will require the use of a special program called a FTP (file transfer program) which is available free... most ISP's (internet service providers... your web provider) have one built into their package you get with your service and if you check with them you may already have web space and the use of an FTP... they will even teach you how...<LI>an e-mail to me will bring answers to you on how to do this if you get stuck... it is easier than it sounds.... <A HREF="mailto: thorlick@sbcglobal.net">thorlick@sbcglobal.net</A></ul>
<LI>Go to the web and then view the photo. Copy the URL exactly (it will be something like
http://pages.sbcglobal.net/thorlick/images/FB/4.jpg
<LI>Come back to this forum and make your post. Where you want the photo in your post print the following <B><I><font color="red">EXACTLY</i></b></font> <img src=" URL ">
This is the simplest nomenclature and will do the job for you. Where you see "URL" you need to past in that address you uploaded your picture to. You went and looked at it on the web to be sure it was there and working before you tried to put it onto the forum!
<LI>That's it you will now look like a computer guru to your friends. There are lots of simple ways to spice it up, but try the above first.</ol>
So here is an example I will type in <img src="http://pages.sbcglobal.net/thorlick/images/FB/4.jpg"> This is what you get:
<img src="http://pages.sbcglobal.net/thorlick/images/FB/4.jpg">
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Author: Terry Horlick
Date: 2002-11-12 02:16
I frequent other web forums. For years I have posted some pics for friends there to help them out and would certainly consider doing that here as time permits. What they do is send me the photo via e-mail... I do the munch and crunch and post it to my site. Then I e-mail them the URL or the exact line they need to put into their post. Voila, they end up with a really nice pic and all they had to know is how to e-mail a photo!
My real e-mail address is in the last post... since I don't like being harvested for spam and viruses I seldom post that!
TH
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Author: Terry Horlick
Date: 2002-11-12 03:46
I just re-read this thread and I answered the question "how can you put pictures up here?"
I now realize the question at hand is how to make an active link. It was answered in Stéphane's post above, except she forgot that HTML was active on her post so her instructions got translated and did not appear.
Here is what she meant to say:
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Use this format for making any link an active hyperlink:
type it as <A href=" LINK URL ">Your Text</A>
In use it will look like this:
<A href="http://www.woodwind.org/clarinet/Stolen.html">Hot List</A>
This text will generate the following link:
<A href="http://www.woodwind.org/clarinet/Stolen.html">Hot List</A>
<hr>
To make it a clickable link to your e-mail do it thusly:
<A href="mailto:Your Email">Your E-Mail</A>
In use it will look like this:
<A href="mailto:thorlick@sbcglobal.net">thorlick@sbcglobal.net</A>
This text will generate the following link:
<A href="mailto:thorlick@sbcglobal.net">thorlick@sbcglobal.net</A>
<hr>
I hope that doesn't muddy the waters. TH
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Author: Aussie Nick
Date: 2002-11-12 04:19
This thread reminds me of how I used to feel in maths class in high school :(
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Author: Terry Horlick
Date: 2002-11-12 05:16
Aussie Nick
No it's much better... everyone can continue doing just what they have been doing. The above is there for anyone who wants to explore the possibility of enhancing their communication skills.
Take it or leave it. If it is too much of a hassle then leave it alone!
Cheers, TH
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Author: Stéphane
Date: 2002-11-12 12:21
Terry,
Many thanks for the added details, and by the way, I am male not female (no offence, don't worry, that happens all the time with anglo-saxon folks), Stéphane is actually French for Stephen, the end "e" being mute in French.
(I realise this is somewhat off-topic, but since we are talking comuunication skills...)
Stéphane (read Stay fun ;-)
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Author: David Pegel
Date: 2002-11-13 03:57
So, let's see... <b>BOLD</b> and <i>italics</i>... Now I'll find out if I've got the hang of this...
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Author: David Pegel
Date: 2002-11-13 04:02
Okay that's good, now let's see if I have <b>this</b> part down...
<A href=http://www.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=94762&t=94762>Confusing URL Links</A>, which is this page right here.
You know, half of these are such a hassle I'll only use them for special occasions. Can anybody show me a list of <i>all</i> the commands you can use?
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2002-11-13 04:07
David Pegel wrote:
> You know, half of these are such a hassle I'll only use them
> for special occasions. Can anybody show me a list of <i>all</i>
> the commands you can use?
No - some commands would be stripped out, anyway. Just stick to the basics and you'll be fine.
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