[Bombayduk]

I see larger files uploaded to thread by indexing a outside source and I have seen people reference the picture in another thread, thus avoiding taking up space; a large gif seems universally available if you know how to link to it.  Is there a way I can post that gif in a different thread that does not involve taking up BEA server space?

[wolpertinger]

.. attach animated *.gif files to your posts

I've posted my recipe here already:
https://forum.bearchive.com/index.php?topic=10009330.msg10695947#msg10695947

Following the download procedure from BEA sources, provided by Captain Nemo (I have already asked him, to share these instructions here as well), I've saved the file (in my case named "index.php"), renamed it to "Porsche911_turning.gif, and appended it to this post. Important is the ending here: gif to make it identifiable as a graphic file for the browser. Ready! 

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[wolpertinger]

... download (DL) Graphic files from BEA sources

While attaching Graphics from own storage devices (e.g. HDD) to posts, is quite easy, as described above, the DL of Graphics from other posts is a little bit tricky due to naming
A most comprehensive instruction is given here:

https://forum.bearchive.com/index.php?topic=10009512.msg10696109#msg10696109

by courtesy of Captain Nemo


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[solvegas]

^ Interesting. 

[solvegas]

... link pictures directly to the post (I pity the poor lurkers *)


When in 'Modify' mode (see attached screenshot below) you just press the 'Graphics'-button (the button below the 'Bold'-button) and fill in a valid link to a Graphic File between the 'Graphic Brackets'

BUT

          NOW!

IMMEDIATELY save the edited file (don't preview)!
I've experienced, that sometimes the edited file was corrupted if I previewed it.

Embedding a Grapic in a post by a link has quite a lot of advantages

- the filesize limit (approx. 3 MB) as for attached Graphics, does not apply
- you can embed as many Graphic files in one post as you like
- the Graphics can be put between the appropriate text, and even animated
  (see above)
- last, but not least, the Graphics can bee seen by everybody, and are not
  restricted to logged-in members. Enjoy 'poor lurkers'

A few disadvantages shall not be concealed, however

- if the link gets broken, the Graphic disappears
- you need a filehost where you can upload if you want your own
  Graphics be linked to


*) see my post
https://forum.bearchive.com/index.php?topic=70741.msg10695395#msg10695395
and excuse me corrupting a well known song title of fabulous Joan Baez

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https://www.zuse-museum-huenfeld.de/de/
Konrad E.O. Zuse (22.06.1910 - 18.12.1995)
(Inventor of the first, fully functional, programmable computer of the world, [Z3, 1941])
https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konrad_Zuse

Good information for lurkers and those of us who are not very good with computers.

[wolpertinger]

Sorry Sol, I had to remove my post, since it was not completely to my liking. And in technical stuff I'm a Nerd.
And to be honest, I also wanted to check out, whether your citation would remain or vanish. To my surprise, it survived. But only the "public" part, the attachments vanished.
But surely, I will work on this topic and I'm really looking forward, what you will tell about the "final version" .
So in the future be careful if you cite one of my postings; it could be removed within the 24h period given for the 'Grassroots' 

[solvegas]

Sorry Sol, I had to remove my post, since it was not completely to my liking. And in technical stuff I'm a Nerd.
And to be honest, I also wanted to check out, whether your citation would remain or vanish. To my surprise, it survived. But only the "public" part, the attachments vanished.
But surely, I will work on this topic and I'm really looking forward, what you will tell about the "final version" .
So in the future be careful if you cite one of my postings; it could be removed within the 24h period given for the 'Grassroots' 

OK wolpertinger. 

[wolpertinger]

... link pictures directly to the post (I pity the poor lurkers *)

When in 'Modify' mode (see attached screenshot below) you just press the 'Graphic'-button (the button below the 'Bold'-button) and fill in a valid link to a Graphic File between the 'Graphic Brackets'

__________Cologne celebrating Happy New Year___________

___(or could it be Beshine's "post-of-age-anniversary"?___

Embedding a Graphic in a post by a link has quite a lot of advantages

- the filesize limit (approx. 3 MB) as for attached Graphic, does not apply
- the Graphic can be put between the appropriate text, and even animated
  (see above)
- last, but not least, the Graphic can bee seen by everybody, and is not
  restricted to logged-in members. Enjoy 'poor lurkers'

A few disadvantages shall not be concealed, however

- if the link gets broken, the Graphic disappears
- you need a filehost where you can upload, if you want your own
  Graphic be linked to
- only one Graphic file can be linked to per post (obviously likewise only one file can be attached)

*) see my post
https://forum.bearchive.com/index.php?topic=70741.msg10695395#msg10695395
... and excuse me corrupting a well known song title of fabulous Joan Baez

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Hardware appreciated permanent loan of Konrad Zuse Museum
https://www.zuse-museum-huenfeld.de/de/
Konrad E.O. Zuse (22.06.1910 - 18.12.1995)
(Inventor of the first, fully functional, programmable computer of the world, [Z3, 1941])
https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konrad_Zuse

[wolpertinger]

[solvegas]

... link pictures directly to the post (I pity the poor lurkers *)

When in 'Modify' mode (see attached screenshot below) you just press the 'Graphics'-button (the button below the 'Bold'-button) and fill in a valid link to a Graphic File between the 'Graphic Brackets'

__________Cologne celebrating Happy New Year___________

___(or could it be Beshine's "post-of-age-anniversary"?___

Embedding a Grapic in a post by a link has quite a lot of advantages

- the filesize limit (approx. 3 MB) as for attached Graphics, does not apply
- the Graphics can be put between the appropriate text, and even animated
  (see above)
- last, but not least, the Graphics can bee seen by everybody, and are not
  restricted to logged-in members. Enjoy 'poor lurkers'

A few disadvantages shall not be concealed, however

- if the link gets broken, the Graphic disappears
- you need a filehost where you can upload if you want your own
  Graphics be linked to
- only one Graphic file can be linked to per post (obviously likewise only one file can be attached)

*) see my post
https://forum.bearchive.com/index.php?topic=70741.msg10695395#msg10695395
... and excuse me corrupting a well known song title of fabulous Joan Baez

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Hardware appreciated permanent loan of Konrad Zuse Museum
https://www.zuse-museum-huenfeld.de/de/
Konrad E.O. Zuse (22.06.1910 - 18.12.1995)
(Inventor of the first, fully functional, programmable computer of the world, [Z3, 1941])
https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konrad_Zuse

This would be great to see in Beshine's thread to celebrate her 18th year anniversary at her thread. 

[wolpertinger]

... answer the ROOT-question:
"is there a way I can post that gif in a different thread that does not involve taking up BEA server space?"



It Is exactly, as you've already assumed, Bombayduk:
you "tap 'n' hold" (Android equivalent to "rightclick" on other OS like e.g. Windoof) the picture you want to copy and choose "copy link".
Then you proceed as described above in

https://forum.bearchive.com/index.php?topic=10007412.msg10696757#msg10696757

You'll be using up just a few bytes for the link.

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Hardware kind permanent loan of Konrad Zuse Museum
https://www.zuse-museum-huenfeld.de/de/
Konrad E.O. Zuse (22.06.1910 - 18.12.1995)
(Inventor of the first, fully functional, programmable computer of the world, [Z3, 1941])
https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konrad_Zuse

[wolpertinger]

... link to (embed) a own Graphic

In principle you have to take two prerequisites only:

- you have to upload 'your' file (here: "STOP-Kiss") to a filehost (I have used: https://imgbb.com/)
- you have to make this Graphic available to your post (this is the tricky part)

When one has uploaded the file to the  filehost, you'll get provided with a link, where you can access your file (in my case: https://ibb.co/cX656sMb) ^*);
however this link cannot be used to embed the graphic into your post directly.
Instead you have to get the link of the displayed graphic
(in my case: https://i.ibb.co/1G16tHBr/Verkehrsz-206-STOP-Kuss.jpg) because the link, that can be displayed by the "img"-function, has to have a proper ending, here *.jpg

REMEMBER!
ONE BESHINE FOTO PER WEEK, 
ONE BESHINE MORPH PER DAY

^*) Note: don't use this Graphic for own purposes, since it will expire after one week from now.
Another nice feature of the filehost

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
many thanks to Captain Nemo without whose invaluable advices I never had gotten this far. W L

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https://www.zuse-museum-huenfeld.de/de/
Konrad E.O. Zuse (22.06.1910 - 18.12.1995)
(Inventor of the first, fully functional, programmable computer of the world, [Z3, 1941])
https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konrad_Zuse

[wolpertinger]

... link to (embed) a own Graphic (updated addendum)

the general procedure as described in my post above is correct.
However the disappearance of the (in my eyes) innocent "Kiss-mouth-STOP" happened NOT because I limited the storage time, but because apparently some content can be uploaded from imgbb.com only if you are registered there.
In any case this applies e.g. to Beshine pictures as the thumbnail below.

Thumbnail derived from a morph of Captain Nemo

Whether this behaviour is new - "I dunno". I'm quite sure, however, that the attached "Kiss-STOP" was displayed once.

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https://www.zuse-museum-huenfeld.de/de/
Konrad E.O. Zuse (22.06.1910 - 18.12.1995)
(Inventor of the first, fully functional, programmable computer of the world, [Z3, 1941])
https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konrad_Zuse

[wolpertinger]

... link to (embed) more than one picture to a post 

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under construction

WARNING!

THIS POST WILL BE CHANGED CERTAINLY WITHOUT ANY PRIOR NOTICE
OR MAY BE EVEN DELETED COMPLETELY WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING!

So please abstain from quoting or citing, before the POSTWORKS have been finished
and all traffic signs have been removed.

Thank you for your understanding
Your Work on Lanes (W L) team

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https://www.zuse-museum-huenfeld.de/de/
Konrad E.O. Zuse (22.06.1910 - 18.12.1995)
(Inventor of the first, fully functional, programmable computer of the world, [Z3, 1941])
https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konrad_Zuse

[wolpertinger]

... link to (embed) more than one picture to one post

Where I didn't find a way to embed more than one picture to one post directly, the solution is as easy as can be: you simply quote as many pictures as you like to your post:



Graphic directly embedded from filehost (not animated)

Graphic quoted from another post (animated, since the picture was animated in the original post)

... and please apologise, that the construction above will remain unfinished!

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Hardware appreciated permanent loan of Konrad Zuse Museum
https://www.zuse-museum-huenfeld.de/de/
Konrad E.O. Zuse (22.06.1910 - 18.12.1995)
(Inventor of the first, fully functional, programmable computer of the world, [Z3, 1941])
https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konrad_Zuse