For those of you who are not sure how to add pictures to your posts, here are some instructions. this has been modified by trinydex because the original became useless after files were lost.
1) Add the pics in your gallery.
this is done by first clicking the gallery button.
then click the upload button
this brings up the upload screen
from here you can upload via links on the internet (three at at a time) or directly off your computer (five at a time)
once you select a file to upload you can click continue
this is the uploads statistics screen. here you can label the picture and put in keywords for people hoping to search and find the picture in your gallery.
now you're done
take note of the two path ways to find the picture, last uploads or my gallery
if you choose the recent pictures options you'll arrive here
2) Open pic in the gallery.
3) Right click on the image and select Properties
take note that an alternative is to just "right click r" this is the shortcut button for properties in the drop down menu.
There is a line called address that will look like this:
Address: http://www.socalevo.net/gallery/albu...67/example.jpg
highlighting the address is made easier by pressing "ctrl clicking" any line of the address, this automatically highlights the entire address without any extra returns or text.
5) Copy the address.
"ctrl c" is the shortcut most used. after copying the address the properties box can be terminated with esc button on keyboard.
6) Go to the post that you want to insert the picture into.
it is important to understand now that the forum uses a "markup code" this is the [b`] [quote`] and other type stuff you always see in the text field when you go back and edit stuff.
7) Paste the address into the post.
8) Highlight the address and click on the Img button at the top of the screen.
take note that hightlighting the address using "ctrl click" because if you triple click or just mouse move highlight you will catch the returns at the end of the line and when you append the img mark up it will delete the return. this is annoying when you're adding lots of pics.
9) Preview the post to make sure you included the picture you wanted and not something else.
at this time it is good to know that there is another way to upload pictures.
you might have noticed the "additional options..." at the botton of the text field
click additional options and this is what you get
browse and add file
once you select a file you can "save" your modified post or "post" the post you wish to post if you're adding the picture into the post for the first time.
take note that the function to add pictures like this may be finicky, it may not wish to modify your post AND add a picture at the same time.
now if you modify or post you'll see this
the image is distorted in the normal socal way, there's no thumbnail function so the whole thing is just there like a sore thumb. it might not be so nice to upload pics like this.
this is what happens when you don't load an image file. pdfs and log files are much nicer uploaded in this way.