Help the technologically disadvantaged

[Herlock Sholmes]

You won't with a touchscreen device, no, whether iOS or Android. I gave the cursor hover messages because you'd said earlier that you used a phone and an iPad, so I knew you'd not see them, and thought that they were mildly interesting.

What that "Reputation" bar apparently shows is the result of some calculation involving the number of posts you've made compared to the number of "likes" you've received. You've got a couple likes in the Julia Wallace thread, which may be the cause of that. On the other hand, as you seem to be the only one with a non-default score, it may be that the system isn't fully operational yet. Regardless, more coloured boxes are better.

Cheers Ginger.

i didn’t notice any likes. It was a good idea to get my mum to join the Forum though

[Ginger]

Thanks for that Ginger but it’s as clear as mud to me. I have an iPad and when I touch on the indicator I get nothing.

You won't with a touchscreen device, no, whether iOS or Android. I gave the cursor hover messages because you'd said earlier that you used a phone and an iPad, so I knew you'd not see them, and thought that they were mildly interesting.

What that "Reputation" bar apparently shows is the result of some calculation involving the number of posts you've made compared to the number of "likes" you've received. You've got a couple likes in the Julia Wallace thread, which may be the cause of that. On the other hand, as you seem to be the only one with a non-default score, it may be that the system isn't fully operational yet. Regardless, more coloured boxes are better.

[Herlock Sholmes]

Thanks for that Ginger but it’s as clear as mud to me. I have an iPad and when I touch on the indicator I get nothing.

[Ginger]

Admin, this is probably a stupid question but can you tell me what the two red lights are beneath Assistant Commisioner and my name? It looks like a battery charging signal. I appear to be the only poster with these red lights.

Thanks.

That's the "Reputation" indicator, apparently. https://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/...ons_reputation briefly discusses it. You seem more reputable than the rest of us.

When I park a cursor over yours, I get "will be famous soon enough". The rest of us (apart from Spryder's, which is disabled) have "is on a distinguished road".

[Herlock Sholmes]

I hope you're not a robot.

Me too.

[Robert]

I hope you're not a robot.

[Herlock Sholmes]

Admin, this is probably a stupid question but can you tell me what the two red lights are beneath Assistant Commisioner and my name? It looks like a battery charging signal. I appear to be the only poster with these red lights.

Thanks.

[Herlock Sholmes]

Ok next question.

I can upload from IMGBB to another Forum no problem but I have a problem attaching an image on here.

I clicked on the attach image part then pasted from IMGBB the https number. It came up invalid.

What am I doing wrong?

[Herlock Sholmes]

What happens if you try to upload the photo directly to IMGBB from your phone, without Dropbox? What happens if you download a photo from Dropbox onto a local directory on your iPad, and then try to upload to IMGBB?

Ginger,

There are times when I feel even more of a technological idiot than others and this is definitely one of those times.

I cut out Dropbox and it worked.

Thanks for the advice Ginger

[Ginger]

Can I add a conundrum for the more technologically savvie (which is basically everyone that isn’t me.)

I have an IPad and an Android phone.

I want to get photos that I’ve taken on my phone, via Dropbox, to IMGBB.

This is what happens:

I take the photo, upload it to Dropbox on my phone and it appears on Dropbox on my pad. No problem so far.

The issue occurs when I go onto IMGBB. I click on ‘upload’ and locate Dropbox. As soon as I select the image to be uploaded though I straight away get the white Google screen with the name and the logo. This screen can’t be removed without me switching the pad of then back on. When it comes back on it shows the ‘google’ screen for a second and then returns to my IMGBB page but with no image uploaded. I’ve tried this process now 7 or 8 times with the same result.

Any suggestions (apart from ‘ditch the IPad.’)

Cheers

What happens if you try to upload the photo directly to IMGBB from your phone, without Dropbox? What happens if you download a photo from Dropbox onto a local directory on your iPad, and then try to upload to IMGBB?

[Herlock Sholmes]

That's way out of my league, Herlock. Sorry.

No problem Colin.

I’m the least superstitious person that you could possibly meet but I’m really starting to think that I’m cursed when it comes to technology. Someone says “it’s easy, you can’t possibly go wrong.”

Yeah right

[Bridewell]

That's way out of my league, Herlock. Sorry.

[Herlock Sholmes]

Can I add a conundrum for the more technologically savvie (which is basically everyone that isn’t me.)

I have an IPad and an Android phone.

I want to get photos that I’ve taken on my phone, via Dropbox, to IMGBB.

This is what happens:

I take the photo, upload it to Dropbox on my phone and it appears on Dropbox on my pad. No problem so far.

The issue occurs when I go onto IMGBB. I click on ‘upload’ and locate Dropbox. As soon as I select the image to be uploaded though I straight away get the white Google screen with the name and the logo. This screen can’t be removed without me switching the pad of then back on. When it comes back on it shows the ‘google’ screen for a second and then returns to my IMGBB page but with no image uploaded. I’ve tried this process now 7 or 8 times with the same result.

Any suggestions (apart from ‘ditch the IPad.’)

Cheers

[Bridewell]

It seems to accept pretty much any jpeg as long as the resolution isn't too high.

[Robert]

I think I stopped seeing the paperclip and so tried 'manage attachments' in 'additional options.' But whatever I tried to attach, however small, never conformed with board rules.