Charlie, that doesn't happen for me, when I click on that icon, I just get a single drop down box, and when I put in the url, and click the icon again, it just disappears...
You cannot embed an image (or share) from Google Drive as it is a secure 'folder' - you have to make sure the folder the image is in is set as a shared folder. This is not a fault of this site but something Google do to protect your files from being accessed (which is the whole point of it).
I found this fix:
Set the sharing permissions for the image file to "Public on the Web"
Embed the image using googledrive.com/host/<doc ID>
Personally, that all looks too complicated I would just use Photobucket or a similar photo sharing site rather than those back up systems like Google Drive, or Apple Cloud etc
I'm not here to take a course on html, or how to program the space shuttle, I like a bit of poster and film crack, and to see peoples pics, and post a few myself. I don't know any other site that has this chew on...
A forum needs to be an easy place to get around, and use. At the moment this is neither. You guys may have plenty of time to mess around with this stuff, I like many have very limited time to spend on these places, so ease is the key word.
@David thanks for the Google Drive directions. Most of my images are on Photobucket-I was uploading a few to a Google Drive just to see if it was any easier. I will continue to try with Photobucket.
I get Paul's frustrations-I'm going to watch Charlie's video (thanks) and try again. I'm using a Mac as well. I may be getting another desktop soon & will likely go PC-maybe easier.
I use Imageshack to host my photos. So I just "copy" my photo from my account base and then "paste" in the "Leave a Comment" here on this site and it appears straight away. Should work with most image hosting sites and any website that allows hot linking.
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This site could do with simplifying too..
I found this fix:
Personally, that all looks too complicated I would just use Photobucket or a similar photo sharing site rather than those back up systems like Google Drive, or Apple Cloud etc
I'm not here to take a course on html, or how to program the space shuttle, I like a bit of poster and film crack, and to see peoples pics, and post a few myself. I don't know any other site that has this chew on...
The video I made makes it easy to use/understand surely?:
Watch on YouTube if you can't see it (sorry for the small size)
Next time these fuckers wonder why tradies are late to a job.....
Our best crew is on it...thankfully it ain't me.
I get Paul's frustrations-I'm going to watch Charlie's video (thanks) and try again. I'm using a Mac as well. I may be getting another desktop soon & will likely go PC-maybe easier.
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I use Imageshack to host my photos. So I just "copy" my photo from my account base and then "paste" in the "Leave a Comment" here on this site and it appears straight away. Should work with most image hosting sites and any website that allows hot linking.