the_author not parse in the loop….

i am assuming that the codes in “the loop” in the index.php will also be used in the single entry reading. (mmm, no idea how to phrase this)

if u take a look at http://www.mossism.net/wp/ now, u can see that i’ve added my picture attached to each post. however, when i click the permalink to go into the single post, the same section of the code is not parse.

yes, i know it’s pointless for me to attach my own picture on to each and every post, but i am testing things out so that the group blog i am about to set up can have the author image being attached.

the part of the code that i’ve in “the loop”

<div id=”author”>
<img src=”authors/author<?php the_author_id() ?>.jpg” border=”0″><br>
<?php the_author(); ?><br>
Total posts: <?php the_author_posts(); ?>
</div>

thanx in advance…