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[Cazzie]

Hi all,

Well since my hard-drive packed up last week (got a new one since) before when I loaded up my pics the descriptions were kept and now they're not? Any idea why? I have to type in the same things over and over again and I'm not sure how to rectify this

Thanks!

[Cazzie]

No-one know huh?!?

[kshotton45]

Originally Posted by Cazzie

No-one know huh?!?

Nmmmm! be a bit more specific with the problem. Go into detail a bit more, with examples etc .

keith.

[Duke of York]

I was thinking about helping but I couldn't work out exactly what bit you were having trouble with

Is it the uploading to WAB where you have multiple pictures you are having trouble with or something else

DoY

[Cazzie]

Sorry, my explaination wasn't that good eh

Right, so I want to upload a pic... I go to upload, select browse, select my pic and add it, no probs. Then I move down the page to Image Title - this is where the problem starts as when I type stuff in there (which I repeat on another image of the same bird for instance) the box doesn't save what I put in before on the last upload eg. Robin - Erithacus rubecula - it's blank!

Before my pc crashed and died, when I put something in the Image Title it would show a drop down of all the previous titles I had put in there, and now it doesn't save anything at all. Now do you get what I mean Is it something to do with cookies or something?

[Duke of York]

Oh I see what the problem is now

Unfortunately whenever I've done any uploads the previous titles have never come up anyway

I suspect it is an internet explorer (if you are using IE that is) setting about remembering what you have previously typed but I cannot say I know where the setting is, however the browser help may point you in the right direction.

DoY

[Cazzie]

Ahhhh! - I see said the blind man lol!

Yep, I've got IE7 (which I had before it crashed btw). Spose I'll have to go track down an elusive setting then lol!

Thanks for your help DoY

[Satchmo]

Use Mozilla Firefox instead. Lot's better

Simon

[Duke of York]

Just a thought, before your hard drive went belly up were you using something like Google toolbar which has not been reinstalled and it was this that was remembering your text

[CamDiver]

Uhhhh,
It may be a better way to write up all of the information to the image in the individual images "Comments" or "Notes" feature / option in your computer browser.

OK, so I do all of my imaging on Mac computers. If I highlight an image on my desktop I can see all of the relevant information pertaining to that image. I can then go into the image info file and then write up all of the data I want which then stays with that file when I transfer to other hard drives etc.

Maybe right mouse click on an image, sorry it's been so long since I worked on PC's, and see if there is an option that allows you to write your notes etc.

[CamDiver]

Hi Cazzie,
Are you writing your image comments directly to the Comments option for the Image? I'm sorry if I sound vague as I use Mac computers for all of my imaging etc. Its been a long time since I used a PC.

With Mac's I just have to select an image, write all of the relevant information to the accompanying 'Comments' box of the image and that info then stays with the image when I transfer to other Hard Drives etc. Maybe you added text whilst in a photoshop or imaging programme that wasn't recognised or allowed by the image format or security setting.

Just a thought. Again forgive my possible misunderstanding of your situation.

Cheers,
Mark.

[CamDiver]

Oops, double posting!! Moderator, please delete as applicable.

Cheers,
Mark.

[eeyore]

i might be reading this wrong but i thought cazzie was talking about info put into the wab upload form - if she is then adding text to the individual image comments option wont help.

course i could be way off base here

[CamDiver]

that one escapes me as there's no mention of any intention to uploade images to any given site. I thought she was just having problems uploading to her hard drive and allocating relevant notes to each image in their respective comments profile.

Cheers,
Mark.

[glsammy]

Originally Posted by Cazzie

Sorry, my explaination wasn't that good eh

Right, so I want to upload a pic... I go to upload, select browse, select my pic and add it, no probs. Then I move down the page to Image Title - this is where the problem starts as when I type stuff in there (which I repeat on another image of the same bird for instance) the box doesn't save what I put in before on the last upload eg. Robin - Erithacus rubecula - it's blank!

Before my pc crashed and died, when I put something in the Image Title it would show a drop down of all the previous titles I had put in there, and now it doesn't save anything at all. Now do you get what I mean Is it something to do with cookies or something?

Make sure your IE7 settings are set to autosave. Go to Tools, Internet Options, Contents, Autocomplete, settings. Make sure the three options are ticked.

[eeyore]

Originally Posted by CamDiver

that one escapes me as there's no mention of any intention to uploade images to any given site.
.

i think its fairly clear from her post that she is uploading to wab - amonst other things you dont generally select "browse" to upload an image to a hard drive - still I'm not looking for an argument here and as i said if i'm off base then your suggestion would be helpful

Originally Posted by Cazzie

Sorry, my explaination wasn't that good eh

Right, so I want to upload a pic... I go to upload, select browse, select my pic and add it, no probs. Then I move down the page to Image Title - this is where the problem starts as when I type stuff in there (which I repeat on another image of the same bird for instance) the box doesn't save what I put in before on the last upload eg. Robin - Erithacus rubecula - it's blank!

Before my pc crashed and died, when I put something in the Image Title it would show a drop down of all the previous titles I had put in there, and now it doesn't save anything at all. Now do you get what I mean Is it something to do with cookies or something?

on point - its just occured to me that if you upload multiple images to wab at the same time it duplicates the information you intially enter for all images - but this doesnt happen if you upload one image , then go back and upload another one etc

also I'd just mention that if you are having problems like this you can take a screen shot of the screen concerned by pressing the "alt" and "print screen" keys - this is put on the clipboard and can then be pasted into a photo editor saved and uploaded to show everybody exactly what you are talking about (this is the procedure for windows - it may be different on mac/linux etc)

[Cazzie]

Sorry, been off-line a bit as I have visitors atm.

Thanks for you advice guys, and I think Graham has hit the nail on the head with what I'm trying to do! I'll change the settings in a bit and let you know if it's fixed the problem

[Cazzie]

Yep! That's fixed it alright - thanks Graham

Duke of York - If you do what glsammy suggested then you can save all your info and won't have to re-type it all back in (guess I'm just lazy lol! )

and thanks to everyone else who tried to help me out too - much appreciated!