[custsrvcrep]

My ideas and suggestions will be after I recap some of the threads ... this helps me comprehend what some of you are after as well.

1. As you know, vBulletin ads attached images into the MySQL database. This means that it grows very quickly when you have lots of attachments. This feature wouldsave a tone of spacein the forum DB.

2. Actually, if you use the <IMG> and </IMG> tags to enclose a hyperlink to the image in question, the only thing that VBulletin stores in the database is the URL -- not the image. The problem is that non-technical members have a tough time going to the photo application just to right click and copy and paste the url. I would like to automate that process.

3. boatdesign - you have an incredible idea ...


Ok guys - I am worthless at writing code. But I do have an idea that might solve this problem -- although not as easily or as well as boat design's prototype.

I want to make this clear ... so I apologize if I make it LONG ...

First, remove the upload/browse box from the post or reply form and substitute a hyper-link to the photopost upload page (uploadphoto.php) which opens in a new browser window.

Second, when the image is uploaded into photopost, and the image is shown on the success page, an option exists that says "ATTACH TO POST". This option would also exists in the photopost display pages under EACH thumnail shown. So that someone could easily grab images to include in posts.

(I realize this isn't the EASIEST method there is ... but it appears to be a workable solution. I did notice while experimenting that you must call each image directly and NOT through the showphoto script to make this work).


Third, when you click on "ATTACH TO POST", a javascript pop up box appears with the following message:

"It is easy to add this image to your post! Using your mouse, left click at the beginning of the code (shown by URL), and drag your mouse to the end of the code (represented by /URL) so that the entire code is highlighted. Then right-click your mouse and highlight "copy".

You may return to your post, right click where you would like the image to appear, and highlight paste.

A thumnailed version linking to your full-size picture will appear in your post when you are done.

[U-R-L=http://www.techimo.com/photo/data/500/49bbconcert1-med.jpg][I-M-G]http://www.techimo.com/photo/data/500/49bbconcert1-thumb.jpg[/I-M-G][/U-R-L]


Sorry guys, I'm not smart enough to know how to display the code without the software trying to interpret it ... so I changed url to U-R-L and img to I-M-G ... ... hopefully you get my point.

THIS IS WHAT SHOULD BE PRODUCED:




Which would allow the users to insert hyperlinked thumbs into their post -- keeping the pics out of the db, making the thread load faster by displaying thumbs first, and possibly keeping bandwidth down by previewing images ... users don't have to click to see whether it is an image that interests them.

Any thoughts? $20 says someone out there can write this hack in photopost (php version) ...