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Just don't use imgur. Use a different image host that makes thumbnails for forums that link to the full-sized images, like postimage.org for example.

JayM wrote: ↑Tue Feb 25, 2020 10:20 pm Just don't use imgur. Use a different image host that makes thumbnails for forums that link to the full-sized images, like postimage.org for example.

Imgur can make small thumbnails - you just add a small letter "m" to the end of their image URL link, before the picture suffix.



@Komer, the reason for only allowing the posting on this thread of links and/or small thumbnails to a picture hosted on an external picture hosting site, is so that:

when members open any page of this forum that has screenshots, the forum is not bogged down trying to download big versions of the picture (using up more bandwidth) to display on the forum page. Instead, the forum only needs to download and display the small pic, and then the user can choose to visit that other site to see the big picture.

My very simplistic desktop



Regards Zeb...

komer wrote: ↑Tue Feb 25, 2020 10:04 pm

richb wrote: ↑Tue Feb 25, 2020 9:47 pm AS far as a tutorial check the Imgur site.

I didn't find it - that's why I asked for a (help) link. But if you don't wanna help... I wont bother with that. I don't have to post any pictures to this forum. [SOLVED]

Hey, if you have an imgur account, the following should work. Open imgur website, sign in and drag n drop your image. click hidden and then go back to the page where all your images are displayed. This is usually top right and click your name and then click images.
Then Click on your image and a whole host of options appear on the right hand side of the image. The important bit is right at the bottom where you get to choose the file size. Click on the size you want, then click on the relevant copy button and then come back here and paste. for the example below I chose medium and Linked BBCode



Hope this helps

Regards Zeb...

ps moderators - please move this post if in the wrong location for a mini tutorial - albeit badly written :P

zebedeeboss wrote: ↑Wed Feb 26, 2020 12:59 am My very simplistic desktop



Regards Zeb...

Crikeys! Your resolution is so high that for awhile I couldn't even see your panel in the screenshot. I had to search for it.

(Minimal can be good, and sometimes less is more.)

JayM wrote: ↑Wed Feb 26, 2020 3:46 am
Crikeys! Your resolution is so high that for awhile I couldn't even see your panel in the screenshot. I had to search for it.

(Minimal can be good, and sometimes less is more.)

4k on a 27" monitor - text scaled to 1.10 so I can actually read stuff but yeah it never translates well into screen shots. (sometimes I go 1.2 scale)

Regards Zeb...

Jerry3904 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2020 1:30 pm @serkanalgur: try using neofetch instead of screenfetch, it has the MX-LInux logo and info

hmm. Allright. I will change screenshot :D

Just a note.. as long as the picture that appears here on the forum does not exceed the size as stated in the rules.

When clicked and goes offsite, that is ok if that goes up to the size of an elephant.


Also, personal note: sizes in screenshot threads -I- am willing to let slide. You come in here at your own risk, KNOWING there are screenshots in here, so if it then messes your screen up and makes you have to read the forum with your head in the library position, too bad. That is just my opinion.