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Hello
I have a photoblog and I figured out in upload popup window for images if I put the caption for my image, after publishing there is a [/caption] in the post. to see the problem you can follow this link
http://pixelshot.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/towards-the-summit/
Perhaps the tags are not closed correctly, I think this is a very small bug.
Thanks
Beautiful picture :-)
I hate that caption thing. I want the alt text, but not the caption.
You'll need to edit the post. Switch to the html editor and strip out the [caption...] stuff at the beginning and the [/caption] stuff at the end. Save it and you should be good to go.
@pixelshot,
I have removed the caption from your post by editing it in HTML mode.
I've noticed that happening on Monotone myself. It should automatically strip out the caption code, but there's some kind of bug and it doesn't do it properly. I reported it to staff about two months ago.
I'm going to double check on this. Thanks raincoaster!
Originally it was fixed when we were using [/wp-caption]. It has been fixed to strip out [/caption] properly now.
Thanks for double-checking!
Great, but I'm with katm about the alt text. Any hope?
Woo Hoo!
THis means no extra step for me now (at least on Monotone). But yeah, I'm with justjennifer, who seems to be with me. Uh oh, I'm getting in some sort of a loop here :-)
Sorry, I don't think I understand the problem. After inserting an image, you can change the alt text by clicking on the image, then click the image button. Click the Advanced Settings at the top and you can change the Alt text there.
I think what we're saying is that the field for caption used to be used to populate the alt text only. Now that we have the captions as an option, you have to strip them out by hand if you don't want to use them.
I don't mind using them in a gallery, but I find them particularly ugly with anything larger than a thumbnail (the whole gray box thing). So, I just head over to the HTML editor and strip the caption tags. What I'd like to see is a way to add an alt text but not a caption.
Does that even make any sense? Have I missed something in the editor that already does this?
"Have I missed something in the editor that already does this?"
Yes - as mtdewvirus says: you can upload an image WITHOUT writing a caption, then (in the visual editor) click on the image, click the "mountain" icon, click "Advanced Settings", write the phrase you want for your alternate text (which won't show as a caption), click "Update"...
But the one who's really missing something is mtdewvirus: that's more steps and takes longer than your simple stripping out the caption shortcode!
So, mtdewvirus, here's perhaps something for staff to consider: making the advanced image settings accessible WHEN WE UPLOAD an image, not only when we edit it.
Alt text doesn't display on Monotone anyway, that I've ever noticed.
I'm doing the same thing as katm, stripping out the caption code in the HTML Editor after uploading to get rid of it but keep the alt text in the image. Didn't think about uploading without and then adding it after the fact. Either way, it's an extra step. Just sayin'...
@justjennifer: Of course! Uploading without a caption, inserting the image and then going back to the image editor to add an alt text isn't very reasonable, is it? In my opinion, best thing would be separating the two functions altogether, with two relevant boxes in the BASIC options: one for a caption (as it is now) and one for alt text (in place of the practically useless "Description" box). Then everything would be done upon uploading: want a caption? write one; want alt text; write some; want both? write both; want them the same? copy-paste from the one box to the other.
Ah, but dear panaghiotisadam, that Description box is far from practically useless. It's where you put the text that appears on Attachment pages. :)
Ah, dear Jennifer, hadn't noticed that! So thanks for correcting me, strike that sentence out, my real point remains: an extra box for alt text in the basic options.
Oh yes :-)
People who explained it much better than I did. Hmmm, I've been back in Asia for 4 days now. Am I still allowed to blame jet lag for my incoherence?
Sorry for delay
I just want to say thank you to mtdewvirus and katm :)
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