Attaching images to private messages

[Big Shed]

That's interesting. I never tried sending an image via PM.

Might need to bring this to the attention of Admin.

Ubeaut answered Christos' query in the Administrators forum but he is under the pump timewise atm so I will put his reply up here:

Always been like that as far as I can remember. It's to stop people cluttering up the PM system with lots of pic files. At least I think that's the reason. I can't remember it ever being any other way.

[doug3030]

Just ask your recipient for his/her email address.

THat's what I have always done, after the first time I tried to share an image via PM several years ago and found no way to do it. SInce then I have done it many times. Sure it is an additional step to get the email addy but its not a biggie.

Cheers

Doug

[Big Shed]

I thought admin monitored this thread.
I also just found out the the Manage Attachments function for posts only seems to let you add pictures, not delete them. Odd.

Chris, yes Admin do monitor most threads, including this one. But may I politely suggest that if you want to ask a question that you direct that question directly to the Admin Team, rather than via a post in your thread?

That way you are certain to get an answer.

[Chrism3]

Well, I would certainly have liked to , but I couldn't see how to. The help thread was the only one that I could find. Where is the Admin thread please?

[Chrism3]

Whilst in your browser click on your settings and then on attachments in the column on the left side near the bottom. This will show all the pictures that you have already uploaded as attachments.

Open the picture that you want to use in a new window of your browser, in Chrome I use control and click on the heading of the attachment. This will show the picture in another new window.

Then in your pm copy first the URL of the window with the picture, then click the insert image button and insert the URL that you copied into the little insert box and okay. The forum will do the rest.

Hope that helps.

Fred using an email is possible but that is like taking a train to make a journey rather then hop in the car. Rather cumbersome.

Peter.

Thanks to all for the helpful suggestions. I'm using Firefox, which doesn't have the options that Peter suggests (as far as I can see). But I get the idea that I do need a URL.
I think email is the easiest way to go.
I think I'll go back to being a woodworker.
regards
Chris

[doug3030]

I think email is the easiest way to go.
I think I'll go back to being a woodworker.

Yep, too much precious shed time already wasted here Everyone back to the shed

Cheers

Doug

[Sturdee]

I also just found out the the Manage Attachments function for posts only seems to let you add pictures, not delete them. Odd.

You can blame me for that.

Many years ago when I wanted to post some pics in a pm I found that through settings and attachments you could delete the attachments.

As a thread becomes rather useless without the explaining pictures I mentioned that this could become a problem to and since then this ability was removed.

Peter.

[Chrism3]

You can blame me for that.

Peter,
I'm not much into blaming but thanks for confirmation that I didn't miss anything!
regards
Chris