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Cannot Paste Images
When I attempt to Reply to a post and attempt to paste an image from the Windows Clipboard, a message comes up, "Media Upload in Progress. Please try again in a few moments."
(I would post a screen capture of the message, but that is impossible!)
This happens with the following web browsers:
Windows: Brave, Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera
Mint Linux: Firefox
Chromebook: Chrome, Firefox
Really annoying!
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Stored an image on DropBox (free version). URL is:
When I attempt to use the Camera icon "From Image URL:", this error message appears:
(oops. cannot paste the image. click on the URL to see it. aah, I see. Windows stored this as a "jpg" file and the Forum accepts only "jpeg", "gif" and "png")
Stored the image as "png" file:
(oops. camera icon again refuses the file, with the same error message.
Stored the image as "gif" file:
(oops. camera icon again refuses the file, with the same error message.)
Stored the image on imgbb.com:
(oops. Camera icon will not accept that, either.)
How about this link:
https://i.ibb.co/DfRxG7hF/Forum-Image.gif
So, for Windows users my advice will be:
- Do not use DropBox as the cloud service. Pick something else, such as imgbb.com
- Force Windows Snipping Tool to save the image as gif or png (jpeg is not one of the options)
- After uploading the file to the cloud service, pick the Direct Link (not the link that the cloud may show at first)
- Use Camera Icon URL option
It is not clear (to me) whether the user must upload images to different file names on the cloud service or whether the original file name (ForumImage.gif) can be reused.
Compared to simple "Cut and Paste", this is a royal pain in the (you know where).
What I use, imgbb has for for me for years.
I only use PNGs and the DIRECT LINK URL.
Once users know how to do it, it's fairly easy.
Otherwise, we'll have to wait for the fix.
Now 12 weeks. Feel a bit like that person who posts once a week on the Verge about the Trump Phone.
Friday, April 3 marks 13 weeks since users were able to "paste" images into Forum posts.
Replies have been turned off for the "We Want Your Feedback" discussion that started Jan 6.
Netgear was informed on Jan 8.
Netgear said a fix was "forthcoming" on Jan 20.
Meanwhile it seems that every day a couple of people new to the Forum attempt to explain their issue by pasting an image and get the unhelpful message:
