Posting Images in this Forum- A Tip for Mac Users

[gmm18]

I thought I would share this tip, in response to Damon Design,

who included this note in another post:

"(side topic-I can't even figure out how to attach an image here

when I need help-no hosted web site and the image hosting sites

that I've tried to use the Forum won't take-any recommendations?)"

I use a dashboard widget called Image Upload:

http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/blogs_forums/imageupload.html

You just drop an image (I usually just use screen shots using the Command-Shift-4

key command that gives you a little crosshair to draw a box around what you want).

When it is complete you automatically have the URL to the image in your clipboard,

just use Command-V to paste it into the add image dialogue.

First Uncheck the Crush URL button

1. Drop image on the widget icon:

2. Once complete, you now have the URL in your clipboard.

3. Paste URL in the image button dialogue.

Repeat as necessary...

Edited July 26, 2008 by gmm18

[Gytis]

Thank you gmm18--very handy!

[Damon Design]

Thanks gmm18

That looks exactly like the simple solution I was looking for.

Cheers

[mike m oz]

Switch to the Full Reply Screen when you post and use File Manager to attach files (near the bottom). Using Reply rather than the Quick Reply option will automatically give you the Full Reply Screen.

[Damon Design]

Testing upload widget

Finally.

(tip: deselect the shorten URL option)

Thats a cool widget!

[gmm18]

Hey, who said this was for posting SketchUp images! Hah-hah.

But it is great to have more images/graphics/sketches in these forums!!!

It makes it so much easier to communicate, and more FUN.

[Damon Design]

Not Sketchup! Kinda does look like it though. VW Final Quality Viewport, Overlaid with Hidden line, Sketch Viewport.

[gmm18]

Ahhhhh....nice. I guess it was the sky/ground combined with the sketch that tricked me.

[sketcher]

ok i have it in my dash board but cant access

[maarten.]

click on the image from the finder and hold the mousebutton down. press F12 (to enter Dashboard) and drag (with mousebutton still hold down) the image into the widget. The image starts uploading.

You'll get a sound when the uploading is done. From then on, it's copied into the computer's memory and you can paste it where you want.

[sketcher]

thanks WORKS GREAT!!

Nice info gmm and thanks to you too maarten