How to display images

Post by **Big Boy** » Mon May 15, 2006 3:09 pm

Can somebody please advise how to post an image on this site. There have been a couple of times in the past when a picture could well have painted a 1000 words.........................but I can't make it work.

According to the help message at the top of the screen, you simply

Insert image: [img]http://image_url[/img] (alt+p)

I've tried this in the past with something like:

but it just don't work (or at least it doesn't work in preview).

Be assured, I'm not intending to overload the site with images - would simply like to know how to do it for the odd occasion that it would be appropriate.

Thanks.

Post by **buksida** » Mon May 15, 2006 3:23 pm

Works if you use jpg or gif. The system doesnt allow Bitmaps.

Wont overload the site if they're hosted elsewhere.

Post by **Big Boy** » Mon May 15, 2006 5:11 pm

Thank you buksida,

I hope that is one of life's great mysteries solved. for some reason, although my personal web site hosts hundreds of jpg and gif images, whenever I've experimented with HHAD, I've used bmp files - I guess that somewhere in the back of my mind I didn't want to succeed.

Well, here goes my first attempt using a jpg file (subject matter is completely meaningless now - albeit, it was relevant back on 22 Mar 06, but that was another thread)

The Preview works

Post by **Big Boy** » Mon May 15, 2006 5:12 pm

Success!!! Thanks again!