google image URL not showing… why?

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  edwardle · Member · Sep 15, 2006 at 10:07 pm

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  alright, try it now… http://pointout.wordpress.com do you see a thumbnail picture of Tara? if this works, i’ll post how i did it.

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  raincoaster · Member · Sep 15, 2006 at 10:17 pm

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  Yes, I see it, and it’s clickable. It takes you to the full image on Picasa.

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  timethief · Member · Sep 15, 2006 at 11:04 pm

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  I also see it and can also follow the link to the original sized photo on Picasa.

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  edwardle · Member · Sep 15, 2006 at 11:22 pm

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  awesome! i posted the solution on the blog but i think it comes back to what drmike wrote

  “The issue might be because you’re trying to put a non-static image into a system that requires static images.”

  so i thought about it and tried to put the url to the THUMBNAIL on picasa. the only downside i’ve run into is resizing the image in the wordpress editor. the resolution is not as good (for obvious reasons) so blowing it up isn’t a good idea. however, making it a link to the acutal picture (or whatever you want for that matter) is probably the best option… since you KNOW people are going to roll over the picture with their mouse.

  thanks to those who’ve helped out.

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  timethief · Member · Sep 15, 2006 at 11:31 pm

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  @edwardle
  You’re welcome. I’m glad you resolved this issue and now the thread will be in the forum search box for others to refer to. :)

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  drmike · Member · Sep 16, 2006 at 3:17 pm

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  since you KNOW people are going to roll over the picture with their mouse.

  Actually that’s true at least for me. I know I always do.

  One of the librarians here made the suggestion that you might want to include a ‘Click the picture to see full size’ label near the picture. Try setting it up as a 2×1 table with the text underneath it.

  Hope this helps,
  -drmike

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  corlija · Member · Oct 28, 2006 at 8:37 pm

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  .. just to add: I posted how Photobucket doesn’t allow for thumbnails, but that’s not true for registered users (hm all are registered on Photobucket, yea) – it can generate the code, or it can be displayed with the uploaded images (think by default view).