Subject:  okay, this is a prime example of the evils of trying to write html with a screaming hatchling in the background |
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delena
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Date Posted: 11:05:37 05/30/01 Wed
In reply to:
delena
's message, "remote imaging *yet something else that's really quite simple*" on 10:51:59 05/30/01 Wed
okay, i'm supremely pissed. i worked SO HARD on that post and now it's ruined. everyone out there probably thinks i'm the world's most classic html idiot!
perfect example of why it's so important to get your code perfect. i will never try to post anything else while the hatchling's being a pain in my ass. shit! god, i'm so pissed! see, storm? you need to go into your message board manager's options menu and choose the option to view post before submitting! really, it's so helpful for dumbshits like me....
anyway, this is what i meant to say:
okay, on to remote image hosting:
it's bad! bad bad bad bad BAD! *hehe
it's bad because you're linking an image from a remote source, so every time someone accesses that page, the graphic's server has to load up too, which really cuts into loading time, and lags both your server and the remote server. and it's stealing. it's stealing the remote server's bandwidth and it's just plain wrong, not to mention bad net etiquitte. for more detailed info about remote image hosting aka bandwidth theft, go to Web Prestige. lotsa detail about this particular subject.
and while you're there, as a webmaster you might want to think about joining web prestige. the more people we educate about this, the less of a problem it will be in the future!
okay, so now you're asking me "Well, Dela, how do you set up a graphic without remotely linking to it? simple! in just 4 easy steps, you too can host a great website featuring fantastic graphics that make web design a snap! (*snickers* do i sound like one of those infomercials? ha! it was my intention!)
1.) find the graphic you want to feature and right-click on it.
2.) this will bring up a menu with options such as "save picture as / set as wallpaper..." the option you want to select is "save image as"
3.) this should prompt windows to open your file directory. select where you want to save this image in your hard drive (myself, i created a separate folder in "my documents" and titled it "my pictures" so i could just put all the web graphics into that one folder). name it something simple --one word is usually enough-- all in lower case letters, and hit "enter"
4.) now that it's saved, you can now enter your webpage's server, choose the option "upload files" or whatever it's called on your server, and this will prompt windows to bring up your file directory. find your graphic (if you upload immediately after you save the graphic, the exact folder you saved it to should be the first one that windows pulls up), select your graphic and voila!
you now have the image uploaded and filed away in your web browser! then it's just a simple matter of putting it onto your page, and this is simple html.
<img src="GRAPHIC'S NAME HERE">
if you want to make a certain graphic a link, then you type in the html code for a link, then the code for a graphic like i've given you above, and then close the link. it's that simple! :0)
fiddle around with it, and have fun! you only learn by doing, and the more you do it the faster you'll get the hang of it.
(ps. jeez, i hope all my code is correct and i don't flub up! this particular voy page doesn't have the "edit" option available. HEY STORM, COULD YOU CHANGE THAT, PLEASE?)
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