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forum_emoticons.html	[quote=antp,45642]Some of you may already have seen that, on 1st March Imageshack is going to delete a lot of pictures. For example, when I go to "my images" on the site, I get this: So it is time to replace imageshack by some local image hosting on IMCDb's server. This will be done in 3 phases: - Rewriting the picture upload code, this is what I did this weekend. You may see that the picture upload page has slightly changed; more details here below. - Adding a picture hosting service for replacing imageshack: [strike]a part of that is done, it will be finished in the next days[/strike] finished: ready to use! So at least the future uploads will already be safe. - Copying all the imageshack pictures to the local server and updating the comments... this will take time, I hope that I'll be able to do that before the end of the month. Of course I will not do that manually :D [strike]But I have to write a small program which will process all the comments, like what I was doing for backuping imageshack pictures.[/strike] Script written, currently copying pictures, as I said it will take time... That new picture upload thing will be only for IMCDb members, and only for posting in comments on the site: any pic not used in comment will be deleted shortly, and if there is an abuse of that service the user will be lose the right to use it. ============ So here the changes on the picture upload page: The "resize/recompress" option has been replaced by an "automatic resize/recompress" option. By default it is checked, as in most of the cases it is not a problem: - if the picture fits the limits, it will be simply uploaded like before, without recompression - if the picture is too big, it will be automatically resized to the maximum allowed width or height - if the picture is too heavy or in PNG, it will be recompressed to 85% JPEG If the picture is recompressed, the message saying "Picture has been sent successfully" will be followed by "(picture was recompressed)". So you know if it was changed or just copied like before. If you really do not want that (I was thinking to G-MANN when I added that possibility), or if you prefer to see the error message of why it had to be resized/recompressed, you can simply uncheck the option and it will work like the old page. It will even remember in the cookies the state of the option so you do not have to uncheck it again the next time. Please report any bug or unusual behaviour that you notice on the site since this change.[/quote]
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Lateef

Opening it up on my iPhone gives me the new image, so it's probably a browser issue - but annoying all the same.

EDIT: yeah - clearing the log somehow helped.

EDIT_2: but only for the R21... for this Jetta, the old image still shows :kiki:

Lateef

I keep pressing F5, but nothing happens.

Sandie

I see the same pic both times suggesting it has worked. Have you forgotten about F5 to refresh cache?

Lateef

I have a problem. I would like to replace the mainpic of http://imcdb.org/vehicle.php?id=962933 with http://pics.imcdb.org/4290/r21skl86.jpg - but whenever I do, I get a message saying "picture has been sent successfully", and it's the same old picture.

antp

Yes that's because you block ads. Solution: unblock ads on IMCDb :whistle:

Problem is that it may also be blocked for other people then.
If you wish to "rename" them you can simply re-upload them under another name, the old ones will be deleted when I do the clean of unused files every few months.

Lateef

Okay, bizarre idea... but might it have something to do with adblock?

EDIT: it must be, because I see the thumbs when I'm on my iPhone... False alarm, folks!

Lateef

I've noticed a bug (I think) - whenever I name a thumbnail 'ad', which I used to do for some Audis, they turn out invisible:

http://imcdb.org/vehicle.php?id=325083#Comment1813126

Now, I know the images exist, as when editing the comment and copying the filename of the image takes me to the image in question:

http://pics.imcdb.org/4290/ad2.8.jpg

If the bug is not solvable, I might want to rename those concerned, as there aren't that many. I'm just interested in what might have caused this bug - as it's obviously something recent (I didn't notice when I posted the thumbs initially).

antp

I included only those who had more than 1000 pics on the server
(many of those you upload are for replacement and so are deleted once used)

Note that it is not a competition :tongue:

Gamer

What about me?

antp

update:

21181 Lateef
17558 Jale
14178 galloper
11823 Sandie
9677 antp
9346 police car fan
8690 karoomay
8663 night cub
8270 Alessandro58
7973 kegare
7254 dsl
6135 stronghold
5942 Robi
5824 Taco
5195 Weasel1984
4041 mike962
3994 ElSaxo
3862 DidierF
3728 atom
3337 S 415 GT
3055 opal
3048 Neon
2995 owlman
2989 m.pfaffeneder
2814 andrepa
2722 I-Denev
2683 sixcyl
2655 G-MANN
2324 vilero
2261 Raul1983
2174 kudos
2079 walter
2073 chicomarx
1984 afonso
1983 garco
1797 Khaosth
1615 blue_thunder
1390 cibup
1386 rockstarnorth225
1363 achiu31
1272 tv boy
1259 Purzel89
1229 CarChecker
1154 Love Krittaya

Jale didn't post much in the last months it seems :grin: