Pictures and podcasts

[ant01]

I want to install a image converter on my hosted server how do I go about t, as I want the pictures that we upload to automatically be reduced. I notice in the configuration under image conversion settings it asks if I use ImageMagick.

Can someone also assist if they know how to insert pics into comments on blogs.

Is there a plugin that I can load to view my images on weblog.

I downloaded the plugin for podcasts, I followed the instruction on the plugin but it doesn't seem to be working. I uploaded a mpeg4 file to my image directory and then inserted it in a message, is the podcast supposed to run. Can someone please advise.

[johncanary]

Hi,

Answer to your 2. question.

You can add Images/Avatars to comments by using the

• Avatar Plugin (Event plugin)
  Show avatars inside comments. Gravatars, Pavatars, Favatars
  and MyBlogLog avatars are supported.
  version: 1.31

I had tried it out, it worked nicely. I did not keep it for design reasons.

P.S. Is your site live already? What's the URL? Then forum readers can try it and get a
better impression on what you are trying to accomplish and what is not working.

[ant01]

I loaded the plugin but it doesn't work or I am not sure how to install it, my URL http://www.muskat.co.za/serendipity/

[johncanary]

I loaded the plugin but it doesn't work or I am not sure how to install it, my URL http://www.muskat.co.za/serendipity/

Well,
you installed it, I can see it in the source. I left a comment in your post
"Comments on womens hockey".

For some reason it does not find my MyBlogLog Avatar image. That's why it is displaying the star.

It should look like this:

• * Make sure the plugin is the first one to load, move it up in the Admin interface (drag with the mouse).
  * Check the configuration
  * Provide a Default image
  * First try to load avatar via MyBlogLog (that is what my avatar should be)

[ant01]

I am not sure if I did the correct thing but moved MyBlogLog up the configuration and added a default image.

In the configuuration plugin it takes me to the media library and asks me if I want to add picture, but when making a comment how do I add a picture in the comment, if I click on the MyBlogLog link a the bottom it takes me to yahoo's page

[johncanary]

Hi "ant01"
You wonder where the images will come from?
It goes like this:

• * A user registers with any of those platforms and uploads an avatar image to their servers
  * The user is logged in to the platform (cookie is set) at the time he leaves a comment
  * The blog captures the picture and displays it.

From "remote" I cannot really help you any more. I have not much experience with this setup. I installed it on my blog and it worked right away.

You might try to:

• * Set the 'Rating' to 'No' or try a different one in the plugin configuration.
  * Uninstall and reinstall the plugin
  * Look into the pages source code to get more hints.
  * Check the permissions of your directory in the file system,

Sorry, that I cannot be more helpful.

[ant01]

Hi John
Sorry I think you misunderstood what I'm looking for, I want to insert different pictures into the comments of my blogs, the script html code doesn't seem to work on the blog page linking a picture to a url, but what I am actually trying to set up for my users is a platform where they can upload pictures from the comments platform on blogs, something like the entry of a new entry into the blog and then use the insert image / url option to include graphics.

I am sure it must be possible or there must be a plugin to support it, ANY IDEAS?

Thanks for your help.

PS by the way how did how did you insert your graphic in your previous enry, I tried it before using the img tag but it didn't work.

[ant01]

Sorry got it

[ant01]

If yo look at my comments on my blog under womans hockey http://www.muskat.co.za/serendipity/ind ... ockey.html

I used the same img tag as shown above but it doesn't display the picture, any eason why?

[johncanary]

Well,
sorry I could not help.

I don't know what you mean by "comments platform". I don't know any blog that allows images in the comments, regardless of software could do it or not. On blogs, people usually don't spend much time writing comments. I am not sure, if they would mess around with images.

What you want sounds more like a forum application to me.

Your image does not show in the comment, because neither the html <img> entitiy, nor the [img] BB code is supported in comments.

Though, it would not be too hard for a PHP programmer to add this functionality based on or altering existing plugins. Emoticons show can show up in the comments. That's where I would start to look at the PHP code. Go through the complete list of existing plugins, I don't think it;s there, but maybe it is.

Anyway I have to go.

[johncanary]

In the case you read this Garvin!

For me version 1.31 works fine, but I have disabled it for other reasons.

The latest version seems to be 1.34. I did not try the new one.

John

[ant01]

I hink I should maybe look at a Forum script instead of blogging script for what I want to do, can you advise me as to the difference?