Wallpapers
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Maybe it was outside the parameters of allowable attachments, but when I download that image to my PC, it is a .jpg of 188kb at 1920x1080
*(well within params)
https://i.imgur.com/14gzYBf.pngWhen I follow the same procedure (as in, upload from my PC, same image) it results in a less desirable thumbnail format, and although it is visible in edit preview only and not in-post, it does upload.
like this:For me, once posted, it’s just a url but it DOES resolve to the image when clicked, as opposed to the one in your post which goes to an invalid attachment page. Does this image appear as a thumbnail to you all, or is it just the words “Attachment 42087” as a URL? Does the link lead you to the image, or does it go to ‘invalid attachment page’?
Can’t imagine what the issue would be, but for best display, it’s better to upload to an image hosting website like imgur.com or just a direct link to the original image wherever that may be online, and use the method in my previous post. As long as you uncheck the box for “Retrieve remote file and reference locally”, it will always embed a full sized image (limited by the forum page width), which looks best on page.
It goes to invalid for your link. The same as what you see on mine. Forum seems kind of picky.
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It goes to invalid for your link. The same as what you see on mine. Forum seems kind of picky.
Well, then we learned something - I certainly did. When I click the link, it goes to the image, leading the person who posts something like that to assume nothing is wrong. Totally understandable that this happens so much here, where we need to remind our friends that an attachment is broken in this manner, and to repost/fix it. I wonder if it’s a vBulletin thing, or due to some settings on this site - these forums are locked to guests, one has to have a website account to view them, very appropriate for BMS but non-standard by a small degree.
A permalink to the instructions on embedding image from URL is this if anyone needs to link a friend: https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/showthread.php?17569-Wallpapers&p=553824#post553824
I might find somewhere to add that into my sig, simple but not obvious SOP. Cheers, bro!
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It was worth it if you learned something.
I’m still baffled but i’m old and used to it.