embedded image in Beta issues

BarryStevens

@DonBakke

in issue 114 you inserted an image.
How did you do that.?

DonBakke

@BarryStevens - I store my images in Dropbox and create a Dropbox link. I paste the link in the Picture tool. However...and this is most important...I change the last character in the link from a 0 to a 1. For the image you just referenced, the default Dropbox link looks like this:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/8cszx7ndya0eml1poiltg/AddTables.jpg?rlkey=zsrupkveb728rvs4p6s8gtw2p&dl=0

I change it to look like this:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/8cszx7ndya0eml1poiltg/AddTables.jpg?rlkey=zsrupkveb728rvs4p6s8gtw2p&dl=1

The "dl=0" tells the browser to open Dropbox for the user to download. The "dl=1" tells the browser to immediately download the file. Since this is an image, it gets downloaded into the Picture tool in the Revelation forum.

BarryStevens

Fantastic, thanks so much.
I am guessing there will be a lot of interest in this response, wont there @ChrisMeyer

DonBakke

I've explained how to do this already on the forum. There are three mistakes that I've seen people make:

• Instead of creating a simple Dropbox link, they create a share link. This type of link does not behave the same way.
  
• People forget to change the "0" to a "1".
  
• People use the URL tool rather than the Picture tool when pasting in the link.
  

BarryStevens

People use the URL tool rather than the Picture tool

Yep, that's me

MattCrozier

I use postimages.org . I thought I learnt that trick from you, Barry !? ;)

BarryStevens

@MattCrozier Yes, but could never get it to work in the issues postings, I assume.
Then again, in old age, maybe I forgot!!

MattCrozier

Perhaps there was a time when the bug tracker was using the older editor. I think it's more consistent with the forums now.

BarryStevens

Ah, that explains it, I was berating myself for not see the picture control before.