Dropbox image support

[SNGX1275]

I have tried to embed an image from my shared dropbox clipboard a couple times here, it doesn't work. However if I send somebody the same link, it works for them. Is this a TS problem or a Dropbox permissions type problem?

Edit - Made post clearer, changed 'link' to 'embed'.

 

[Jad Chaar]

Are you able to open >>this<< link?

I just linked a random picture from my Dropbox to it. If it works, you may have an issue on your end. Try updating your Dropbox client, it tends to never auto update on my Mac even though it is set to. I find myself numerous versions behind sometimes. Download the latest version >>here<<.

 

[SNGX1275]

Yes, your link works. Now try to embed that in a post here.

 

[Jad Chaar]

Yes, your link works. Now try to embed that in a post here.

What do you mean? Didn't I embed it above?

 

[SNGX1275]

With the img tags

 

[Jad Chaar]

Oh yeah I see what you mean. I have had this issue since the old website. Not sure if its a bug or it just blocks personally uploaded photos.

 

[St1ckM4n]

<removed link at stickman's request, undeleted post because it was quoted before I could delete>

-SNGX1275

 

[Jad Chaar]

<removed link at stickman's request -SNGX1275>

Hmm. I wonder why it is working on your end but now ours.

 

[St1ckM4n]

@JC713

Dropbox changed the way it formats URLs. The 'shareable links' that it gives you isn't a link to the source file as the URL suggests, but to a dropbox overlay page that includes the picture. That's why you can't hotlink it.

The image I embedded above was from dropbox, but I trawled tthrough the source code to find the URL for the original image.

Shareable link looks like: https://www.dropbox.com/sc/4isfar5j9lfw8ek/IwCJUH1err

Actual URL to file is:

https://photos-1.dropbox.com/t/0/AAAkjtwt1CNo4GEwlGTEfOKlUiFTiLnnDKMnvzBgJKWOIw/12/23814245/jpeg/1024x768/3/1397008800/0/2/IMG_20131202_120430.jpg/4viYihKRwTecoGRWRkUEsyhs-aqE5eK0_FZnkP54EqY

I also left out the S in HTTPS, for good measure.

 

[SNGX1275]

Well, that is a pain in the ***. Imageshack had an alternative that was pretty good, but I don't know if they have it for OS X.

 

[Jad Chaar]

Well, that is a pain in the ***. Imageshack had an alternative that was pretty good, but I don't know if they have it for OS X.

Yeah it sure is a pain.