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how do you guys get those cool moving animations, do you enter a shortcut or something
The following was done by clicking the Camera icon, choosing "From the Web", pasting in the image's URL and clicking Insert Image:
If the image is not already on the Web, you can click the Camera icon and choose "From your Computer":
...But although it animates in the editing window, it doesn't animate when posted. 😟
But if you click on the still frog then he animates. so it isn't quite that 😟
Thank you for answering AT.97's question. I was wondering about that myself.
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Alancito wrote:
The following was done by clicking the Camera icon, choosing "From the Web", pasting in the image's URL and clicking Insert Image:
If the image is not already on the Web, you can click the Camera icon and choose "From your Computer":
...But although it animates in the editing window, it doesn't animate when posted. 😟
In general, it is not a good idea to Hotlink images in forums, especially without permission from the image or site owner. Hotlinking has the potential to drive up visits to a site that is not configured to handle the load. Also, the linked to image may be copyrighted.
Even worse, what if the owner of the site changes the linked to image to some other image, maybe even an embarassing image? Your hotlink will result in this new unwanted image being displayed.
So if one is going to link to a remote image, it is best to use a known source.
Bob ~ You make some good points. In this particular case the image's source was only "known" in the sense that it had already been posted by someone else in ASC:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3006693?answerId=15040630022#15040630022
...So the image's legal ownership is unknown to me. Not good.
Carolyn Samit wrote:
You can use a web hosting site...
Now of course, I can't get it to work. Figures.
<img src="hammock-1.gif">
Of course if the site http://www.myemoticons.com was to replace the image hammock-1.gif with an obscene image and name the new image hammock-1.gif this and all other posts linking to that image would display the obscene image. So hotlinking is not a good idea if only for this reason.
<img src="hammock-1.gif">
I can't get that to work.. this used to be so easy.
I'm using "Copy Image Address" ... is that correct?
That's understandable. Thanks! Don't want that to happen.
Use the camera icon then select from web. In the input field type http://www.myemoticons.com/images/what-s-hot/popular/hammock-1.gif
That should be it.
woohoo got it. 😎 see my prior post. Thank you very much!
I saw what Alancito wrote: The following was done by clicking the Camera icon, choosing "From the Web", pasting in the image's URL and clicking Insert Image:
I just didn't get it the first time around.
Apple Support Communities use https (SSL). Posters please be aware that if you insert an image sourced from an external web site that uses http rather than https, a properly-configured browser will throw a security warning when viewing the page. For example when I view this thread, IE throws up the message "Do you want to view only the webpage content that was delivered securely?" In this case the dancing frog is sourced from a non-secure connection to another Apple site, me.com. I applaud Apple for securing ASC but until all other sites allow secure connections, this annoying warning will occur. Disabling this warning is dangerous so please do not advise that.
Digressing a bit here: I don't mind a once in a while gif -- in fact, I can sometimes find them enjoyable, and occasionally might put one in a post, myself -- but when it's a permanent signature, I am beginning to find them really insufferably annoying and distracting.
I wouldn't mind there being some kind of limits placed on the permanent ones -- maybe size. Or, even better, none at all allowed.
WZZZ wrote:
Or, even better, none at all allowed.
Agreed.
Amen WZZZ!
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Barry
deanimator or adblock extensions can bring a welcome respite - long threads with repeated signatures & specs + yum yum, amusing animated gifs; are made far less annoying.
I'm using ABP. Doesn't keep them off. Deanimator? Never heard. I'll have to look into that
How do you guys get those cool moving animations
