Was doing some tests with the insert flash button today and its got me stumped. I was thinking you would have to host the flash file someplace for this to work but everything I tried did not work. Anybody got any pointers? ???
I've never paid much attention to the 'insert flash' button until now. I'm not sure what its purpose is. I experimented with inserting web page addresses and pics hosted on Photobucket but I don't see what this feature is supposed to do.
However, as long as I'm here and we're discussing posting options I think that the 'insert hyperlink' feature should be made more user friendly. I finally figured it out but it takes a bit of work. On other forums I'm on all you have to do to make a word or group of words into a hyperlink (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperlink) is to highlight the text, click on the hyperlink icon and then paste in the http address in the pop-up window. Not so on here.
So, what is the 'insert flash' button for?
when you click on insert flash,then type in a website address, it becomes a link.
I would check with Brian. That feature appears to be disabled. If you click on Help; then click the Posting tab you will find more information.
Here is a direct link to the Bulletin Board Code (http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?action=help;page=post#bbcref)
Quote from: GusRobin on April 22, 2011, 10:08:54 PM
when you click on insert flash,then type in a website address, it becomes a link.
Isn't that what the 'Insert Hyperlink' button is for? ???
Quote from: TedEbear on April 23, 2011, 08:05:57 AM
Quote from: GusRobin on April 22, 2011, 10:08:54 PM
when you click on insert flash,then type in a website address, it becomes a link.
Isn't that what the 'Insert Hyperlink' button is for? ???
I would assume so. I just tried the insert flash and that is what it did.
I worked with flash many times.I used to design flash signatures for people on other forums. When you click on the flash button it is suppose to allow you to embed a flash object.
In this case the object would be 200x200. The way it is suppose work is you input where you have the flash hosted at but this is missing a lot of code.
If I read the HELP section correctly, when you are only able to insert an url then the flash button is disabled.