How to open embedded pictures in posts.

I'd be very grateful if anyone can tell me how to embed a picture in a post so that it can be opened and enlarged in a sub-window of the main web page?

I know how to add picutres using an upload progrm like TinyPic or add them as an attachment, but how do you get them to open in a separate window?

This is an attachment from my desktop of a jpeg, but it won't open so I can enlarge it.

Cheers Poppa Bear

Read this Brink's tutorial, it explains how you can do it.

Kari

To Kari re:

Read this Brink's tutorial, it explains how you can do it.

Thanks for that input Kari.

I had been able to add a jpeg image as an attachment or via a link to an upload web site. However, my problem was that when I clicked on the image in my post it wouldn't open in a separate window. I have now resolved this issue.

The problem was all about the size of the image put in the post.

If the original image is small, and fits the standard size allowed for images in posts, when inserted as an attachment in a post and clicked with the mouse it will not open in a separate window as a larger image, because it's already full size.

However, if the original image is larger than the standard size allowed for images in posts, when inserted as an attachment in a post it will be auto shrunk to the standard image size allowed in posts. If this shrunken image in the post is now clicked with the mouse, it will open in a separate window in it's original large size.

The image I had attached in my post came from another post. I had copied it from that post by right clicking and saving as picture. When I then attached this picture in my post and clicked it, it wouldn't open in a separate window to show it in large size because it was already shown as it's original full size as I'd copied it.

However, when this saved image on my desktop was doubled in size using Microsoft Picture Manager, and then added as an attachment, it was shown in the post as a shrunken version. This image when clicked would then open in a separate window in it's larger full size.

This 1st attachment shown below is the one saved from the picture in the post. When clicked it won't open in another window because it's already full size.

This 2nd attachment is the same picture doubled in size, but when attached is auto shrunk to standard post size. When clicked with the mouse it opens in a separate window in original full size.

Cheers PB

Good to hear you found the reason for your issue. One tip: do not resize your screenshots. Save it as it is and if you edit it, be sure to maintain the resolution. Your original example image says it is 1004 * 480. As such it would react precisely as you found out: showing a bit smaller thumbnail and enlarged when clicked.

Here's how an image of that size should appear:



A smaller thumbnail, shown in original size when clicked.

Kari

You are right. Quite a many websites like forums and news sites use a thumbnail placed in a placeholder in the article or post. Clicking this placeholder then gives you original image in original resolution.

If you right click the image (thumbnail) in placeholder and save it, you save this thumbnail. To save image in original resolution, you have to first open it and only then save.

Kari