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Paste screen shot in post without FTP (13 posts)

  1. pcguys
    Member
    Posted 3 years ago #

    Has anyone figured out a way to do this?

    I frequently capture a portion of a screen and want to write about it. How can I do this without pasting to Paint, file | save as | FTP | upload | browse to it when 'inserting a picture'??

    There's gotta be a better way, I just don't know of any!

    All comments and suggestions welcome!

  2. Chris_K
    Administrator
    Posted 3 years ago #

    Are you using WP 2.x yet?

    My sequence: Paint.net, Save, WP Write Post screen, click upload, click picture and choose "Send to Editor"

    No ftp tool. :-)

  3. pcguys
    Member
    Posted 3 years ago #

    Yes, I am using Wordpress 2.04.

    I went to paint.net and the website is for an OEM coatings manufacturer (I guess I'm missing something).

    Even if I figure out the paint thing, it still sounds like it needs to be saved, browsed, located then 'uploaded'.

    I'm about to create a different thread for a 'plan-b: posting via e-mail. Please read it and let me know what you think.

    Thanks for your reply.

  4. Chris_K
    Administrator
    Posted 3 years ago #

    Your search-fu is weak, grasshopper. http://getpaint.net
    But that's not really the point of your thread.

    Post by email, in my opinion, blows goats. Perhaps you'd rather look at posting clients?
    http://codex.wordpress.org/Weblog_Client

    The Microsoft Live Writer is probably the most impressive of the ones I've looked at with respect to how it handles images.

  5. Yosemite
    Member
    Posted 3 years ago #

    I see you used "blows goats" and "Microsoft" in two separate paragraphs.

    I feel dizzy.

    Now I note "Microsoft Live Writer" and "impressive" in the same sentence.

    *shivers at the thought of installing yet another virus-like MS package*

  6. Chris_K
    Administrator
    Posted 3 years ago #

    If nothing else, I strive to not be predictable.

    :-p

  7. pcguys
    Member
    Posted 3 years ago #

    Thanks so much for suggesting a weblog client. I never heard of such a thing and am researching this direction right now.

    Over lunch, I was looking at some other blogging software in hopes blog by email worked. Godaddy offers Nucleus blogging software free, pre-installed.

  8. Chris_K
    Administrator
    Posted 3 years ago #

    Oh, don't be confused: WordPress offers blogging by email too. But (again, in my opinion) that's just so 1990's...

    http://codex.wordpress.org/Blog_by_Email

  9. Chris_K
    Administrator
    Posted 3 years ago #

    ... and going back to your original post in this thread: Blogging by email won't solve your image issues.

  10. benzin
    Member
    Posted 3 years ago #

    "..pasting to Paint, file | save as | FTP | upload | browse to it.." must be really tough :)

    for me it took 2 sek to start paint from the start menu .. another 4 sek to paste and save as .. tabbed to ftp client .. uploaded the file .. etc ..

    a working man has his tools ready .. just TAB betwen them .. you will see how smooth things can be

  11. pcguys
    Member
    Posted 3 years ago #

    HandySolo: you rock!

    The Microsoft Writer at
    http://windowslivewriter.spaces.live.com/PersonalSpace.aspx?_c02_owner=1

    is AWESOME! I can paste screen shots (or regions of screen shots) directly into the post and everything is automatic!

    This does everything I want & need! I'll stop looking for post by e-mail gizmos, or any other plugin or hack.

    Thanks so much for pointing me in this direction!

  12. Chris_K
    Administrator
    Posted 3 years ago #

    Glad to be of service. I added that to the codex page this past weekend :)

    It's rather nifty, but don't say that around Yosemite - he gets all bristly ;-)

  13. Yosemite
    Member
    Posted 3 years ago #

    *downloads writer.msi*

    Huh? Wot?

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