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Request for feature- Photos in PM's
I think it would be really nice if You could send images to other people via PM. This would be useful if you want to show a project to one or 2 people, and dont want others to see until its posted. There has been many a time where a lot didnt get done for us because we couldnt PM images. Also, looking in the community blog forum, it would really many people.
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9 years ago
People use PMs? o_o
Reply 9 years ago
I use them albeit rarely, perhaps once or twice per month
9 years ago
You can pm links to images.
Reply 9 years ago
. Yep. Just paste the URL into your PM and it will be a clickable link, just as you see below.
https://www.instructables.com/file/FV313MPF5HVPCAZ/
or
Mr. Natural <-- if you don't know how to do that, see Step 6
Reply 9 years ago
well, Its kind of a pain to make the link clickable, and how do you get the links in the first place?
Reply 9 years ago
> Its kind of a pain to make the link clickable . Copying and pasting a URL is a pain? And I thought I was lazy. . > how do you get the links in the first place? . Bring up the pic in your browser (it doesn't have to be on Ibles) and the URL is in the address bar. Same with every browser I've used.
Reply 9 years ago
nono, if you just post the link without formatting, it shows up as text.
Reply 9 years ago
. As LR points out, if you will use a fully-formed URL, it will be clickable.
. If you meant that a pic doesn't show up, you're right. That's just the way it works. Now we wait to see if Robot likes your idea. It sounds like a good one to me.
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. Even if inline pics were not available in "regular" PMs, it would be a very nice feature (along with the maillists that have been mentioned) for collaborations.
Reply 9 years ago
. Come to think of it, pics in "regular" PMs is probably not a good idea. I shudder to think of the legal implications of SPAMmers sending porn/drug/&c pics to minors (from what I can tell, a large part of our audience). I don't want to see Robot become somebody's girlfriend in prison. . Shouldn't be a problem with collabs.
Reply 9 years ago
ya, i was thinging about pictures in pms, and then that came to my mind. i would rather not be spammed with words and pictures...
Reply 9 years ago
No, as long as you include the http:// URLs are automagically parsed into links.
http://www.examplelinkthatleadsnowhereatallbutwillstillgetparsed.com
Reply 9 years ago
Or rightclick>copy link address.
9 years ago
And to be able to send a PM to multiple people.
Reply 9 years ago
Agreed
Reply 9 years ago
Thirded
Reply 9 years ago
fourthed
Reply 9 years ago
Fifth....ted..ed... I agree!
Reply 9 years ago
sixthed.
Reply 9 years ago
Seventhed.
9 years ago
Yes! agreed.
9 years ago
Aye!
9 years ago
Agreed