Sunshine Review:Upload images
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Before uploading images at Special:Upload, make sure you read and follow the image use policy. Please note that most images you might find on the Internet are copyrighted and not appropriate for uploading to Sunshine Review. If you did not create the image, or are unable or unwilling to verify its copyright status, do not upload the image. Also, in the cases of images where their owners have stipulated they be used for non-commercial purposes only, under new guidelines such images may no longer be uploaded into Sunshine Review except by the express permission of those owners.
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[edit] How to upload a new image
[edit] How to upload
You can upload an image by using the Upload file link in the toolbox, which is a link to Special:Upload. On most browsers, you will see a "Browse..." button, which will bring up your operating system's standard file open dialog. Choosing a file will fill the name of that file into the text field next to the button. You must also check the box affirming that you are not violating any copyrights by uploading the file. Press the "Upload" button to finish the upload. This may take some time if you have a slow Internet connection.
[edit] Find previously uploaded images
- To view or search images previously uploaded directly to English Sunshine Review, go to the list of uploaded images.
- Uploads and deletions are logged on the upload log.
- Many images can be categorized in one of the subcategories of Category:Sunshine Review images by subject or its parent category Category:Sunshine Review images. You may want to check there to see if an image already exists and has been categorized. You might need to poke around the category hierarchy a bit.
Please note that as with wiki pages, others may edit or delete your uploads if they think it serves the encyclopedia, and you may be blocked from uploading if you abuse the system.
[edit] Adding images to articles
To make your uploaded file appear in an article, you need to insert it: edit the article and add the syntax
[[Image:Image name|thumb|Caption]]
where you want the file to appear.
Important: Image names are case-sensitive. For example, if an image is called Picture.jpg then neither picture.jpg nor Picture.JPG will find it.
See Sunshine Review:Images or Sunshine Review:Extended image syntax for further instructions.
[edit] Technical aspects
The preferred formats are JPEG for photographic images, SVG for drawings and line-art illustration, PNG for non-vector graphic iconic images, Ogg Vorbis for sound and Ogg Theora for video. Please name your files descriptively to avoid confusion. To include the image in an article, use a link in the form [[Image:File.jpg]] or [[Image:File.png|alt text]] or [[Media:File.ogg]] for sounds. To include an image as a thumbnail, use [[Image:Apublicaffaircover.gif?|thumb|Caption]].
When overwriting an image with one of a different size, you must refresh your browser's cache to see the new image in the correct size, but sometimes this does not work.
[edit] Mini HowTo
The Upload file screen has three fields.
The Source filename field with the browse button allows you to choose a file on your local system. The Destination filename is the name used to link to the image from articles. If JavaScript is enabled, it will be set automatically to the same name as the one you have specified in the Source filename field, but may be changed to any valid name you wish. For the convenience of non-JavaScript users, if the destination field is left blank, source filename will be used.
The Summary field appears below the image on an image page, and allows Wiki markup. Here you should include a brief description of what the image is, its source, and what license you are uploading it under.
As for the description of the content, if it’s an artwork, please provide brief historical background; in case of scientific data, a brief scientific abstract of the file. If you have detailed information about the image, for example the name of the species or the size of the object, please add it. Especially with mineral images, including the size is helpful.
Submitting this information will upload the image and save the summary. There is no preview, as there is for editing pages. Nevertheless, after the image is uploaded, you can still click the edit button and make changes to the summary and license, should you make a mistake you did not catch beforehand. If there is already a file uploaded with the Destination filename that you chose, you are given the option to save anyway and overwrite the old file (although it remains in the image history), or returning to the upload form and specifying a new filename.
Most images should use [[Image:{name}|thumb|Example image caption]] (and should not specify a size). The other details are optional and can be placed in any order.
- Type
- 'thumb' / 'thumbnail' or 'frame'. Causes image to be displayed with specific formatting (see below).
- Location
- 'right', 'left', 'center' or 'none'. Determines placement of the image on the page. Defaults to 'right'.
- Size
- {width}px or {width}x{height}px, scales the image to be no greater than the given width and height, keeping its aspect ratio.
- Upright
- for use only on images that are taller than they are wide. This scales the image differently, considering both width and height instead of only width.
- Border
- adds a border around the image
- Caption
- Any element which cannot be identified as one of the above is assumed to be caption text.
[edit] Detailed syntax
[edit] Type
- "thumbnail" or "thumb": Image is scaled down to a standard, user specified width, by default 180 pixels, and a box is added around the image. If a caption is written, it is shown below the image. Image defaults to placement on the 'right' unless overridden with the 'Location' attribute (see above).
- "frame": Original image size is preserved, and a box is added around the image. If a caption is written, it is shown below the image.
- (nothing specified): Original image size is preserved, no border is added around the image. If a caption is written, it is not shown.
- "border": Same as if nothing is specified, but a border is added around the image.
[edit] Location
- "right": Image including its box is placed on the right side of the page. The article text that follows the image flows around the image.
- "left": Image including its box is placed on the left side of the page. The article text that follows the image flows around the image.
- "center": Image including its box is placed in the center of the page. The article text that follows the image is placed below the image.
- "none": Image including its box is placed on the left side of the page. The article text that follows the image is placed below the image.
[edit] Size
- "100px": Scales the image down to make it 100 pixels wide. Replace any number for 100. If you specify "thumbnail" and a value here, this value will take precedence. If the image is already smaller than your specified value, the image stays at its size.
- "100x200px": Scales the image to be no wider than 100 pixels and no higher than 200 pixels. Image will keep its original aspect ratio.
- (nothing specified): Uses the size specified in preferences for logged in users, uses a size determined by resolution for anonymous users.
[edit] Caption
Any element which cannot be identified as one of the above is assumed to be caption text.
[edit] Syntax to use an image in uploaded size, with a caption
To use an image as uploaded with a caption use [[Image:Westminstpalace.jpg|frame|none|caption text]]. This is the syntax you should use to update images that used the original image markup of the form [[Image:Westminsterpalace.jpg|caption text]].
This article was taken and modified from Wikipedia.
