Use attachments of other users

LuuLa · Post by **LuuLa** » Mon Dec 21, 2015 11:49 pm

Hello,

I need an extension that makes it possible to place an uploaded attachment (picture) into a post of another user, who has not uploaded the attachment. Please refer to this topic where I put my question a few days ago.

Can help me, please?

mrgoldy · Post by **mrgoldy** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 1:26 am

I've read that topic, and I'm still not quite sure if I understand why this can't be done already?

For example if we look at this post. It contains attached images, placed inline.
I right click the image, 'open in new tab', copy the link.
>> Can also simply click on 'copy image address' straight away, but this is my odd way of doing it.

Use the link between new

Elias · Post by **Elias** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 2:38 am

I don't see a quoted picture in that post?

I think what he wants is the following:
User 1 attaches a picture in his post.

He wants it that if user 2 quotes user 1's post, the attached picture is included in the quote.

2600 · Post by **2600** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 4:12 am

Elias wrote:I don't see a quoted picture in that post?

I think what he wants is the following:
User 1 attaches a picture in his post.

He wants it that if user 2 quotes user 1's post, the attached picture is included in the quote.

Exactly. At least that's what I would like to have since one of my boards is largely an image sharing board.

LuuLa · Post by **LuuLa** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 9:01 pm

Elias wrote:He wants it that if user 2 quotes user 1's post, the attached picture is included in the quote.

Correct.

2600 · Post by **2600** » Sun Mar 06, 2016 8:22 am

Bump.

gn#36 · Post by **gn#36** » Mon Mar 07, 2016 2:01 am

So you basically want that when you hit the quote button, the image attachments in the post are automatically converted to [img]link/to/original/image[/img] so you see the same picture in both the original post and the quote?

LuuLa · Post by **LuuLa** » Mon Mar 07, 2016 12:04 pm

gn#36 wrote:So you basically want that when you hit the quote button, the image attachments in the post are automatically converted to [img]link/to/original/image[/img] so you see the same picture in both the original post and the quote?

Yes, but not with IMG tags! The image must be inserted with the ATTACH tags, so that only users with suff. rights can watch them.

gn#36 · Post by **gn#36** » Mon Mar 07, 2016 12:13 pm

I never understood making images private while leaving the text around it public. That is a configuration that would make me think at least twice before joining that board. Of what use are users that register only to see the attachments and are never seen again otherwise?

Anyways, permissions would work even with image tags, because the image is not linked directly but through file.php, which runs a permission check as well before delivering the image. The only difference would be that users won't get a "You must be registered to see this attachment" or similar, but instead simply wont see the image at all or get whatever default text is in the alt tag of the image.

LuuLa · Post by **LuuLa** » Mon Mar 07, 2016 12:29 pm

gn#36 wrote:I never understood making images private while leaving the text around it public. That is a configuration that would make me think at least twice before joining that board. Of what use are users that register only to see the attachments and are never seen again otherwise?

Although this topic is not about the reasons why, I still try to explain it to you: it depends on the usage of a board. Not every board is the same. There are boards whose main values lies in pictures, submitted by users. Anyway, our posting texts newer than 4 weeks aren't public as well. Maybe, you now understand.

gn#36 wrote:Anyways, permissions would work even with image tags, because the image is not linked directly but through file.php, which runs a permission check as well before delivering the image. The only difference would be that users won't get a "You must be registered to see this attachment" or similar, but instead simply wont see the image at all or get whatever default text is in the alt tag of the image.

Perfect. In which syntax?

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[img][attach]xxxxxxx[/attach][/img]

?

gn#36 · Post by **gn#36** » Mon Mar 07, 2016 12:43 pm

No, syntax is [img]final/url/of/image[/img], where final/url/of/image is something like http://example.com/download/file.php?id=102345. You can get the url by right-clicking on the image and retrieving its address. You can simply use that address in the img tag. The only case this will not work is when users are logged in without using cookies.

This is exactly what posey suggested and you can see that he was able to use the link from VSEs attachment and place the image in this thread as well.

LuuLa · Post by **LuuLa** » Mon Mar 07, 2016 2:02 pm

Thank you!

2600 · Post by **2600** » Tue Mar 08, 2016 8:43 am

Users are either not going to know how to do that or are too stupid. Could an extension be coded to do what this does?

I know my users will not know how to do this and a majority of my users use a smartphone. So manipulating text and all this would be a PITA!

profKroy · Post by **profKroy** » Sun Jan 29, 2017 9:47 am

Yeah I agree. I'm running a board with much use of images by users who are students, not accustomed to BBCODE workarounds perhaps.

If a user replied to a post that had an attached image, then the image they are commenting on should be displayed as a thumbnail in their post. I would love to have an extension that would accomplish this function.

It would make my classroom/board much more organized for students who may not be very tech savvy or are new to this style of forum. Yes those folks exist. Any visual reference as described would go a long way towards keeping them oriented to the discussions surrounding various images.

Has there been any development in this area?

Puchahawa · Post by **Puchahawa** » Sun Jan 29, 2017 10:35 pm

I think this extension will do that. Suppose to add the image in a quote as a thumbnail.

Not sure if it will work with 3.2 though. May need to check with the author about that.