QuickJump

~TECHNICAL PREAMBLE~

prerequesites to fully enjoy this site are a modern browser with javascript and cookies enabled.

browser:
basically the site should work with the latest versions of all major browsers (even such rare but obviously ineradicable monstrosities like Internet Explorer), however I recommend a mozilla based browser like Firefox. firefuchs is available for all major operating systems like windows, mac os and linux (please don't use konqueror on linux) and everything on this site is tested to work with firefuchs.
Safari, a widespread browser for mac os should also be ok if you use a recent version (there are some known problems if you use old versions)

javascript:
the site makes *heavy* use of javascript - basically it is not useable at all without javascript (please setup your browser to also allow popups for www.polanoid.net)

cookies:
you gotta at least allow session cookies in order to use many features of the site reasonably. the only permanent cookie that is set by the site is a cookie with the name of "uid", this cookie only containes your encrypted userid, so you dont have to log in every time you visit the site.

PICTURES

UPLOAD / UNLOCK

add Tags

EDIT PICTURES

EDIT PROFILE

PICTURES

PICTURES - UPLOAD

click on [upload] in the topnav

fig 21, pictures upload

you can also use the bookmarklet, blabla

after uploading the images are not public yet but in the socalled lock...
to make it easy just one picture on the socalled workspace in this example - read more about the usage of the workspace here...

fig 22, upload lock - adding info

fig 23, upload lock - detail shotlocation

Shotlocation:
select country first - city dropdown will fill with cities in the selected country
NOTE: if your city is not in the list yet, you can add it yourself - select "other city" in the city dropdown...

fig 24, upload lock - detail camera

Camera & Filmtype:
... same is possible with "camera" selection - if you don't find your camera in the list, select "other camera" and add it to the dropdown ...

ADDING TAGS

obviously the trickiest part - and the main reason I started to write this FAQ (after receiving the 6000th "help - can't unlock my pix" email ;)
missing tags are almost everytime the reason why your picture refuses to unlock..

fig 25, upload lock - detail add tags #1

fig 26, upload lock - detail add tags #2

as soon as you put your cursor into the Tags input field, below this field you see a list popping up with the 20 most used tags (and their usage numbers). as soon as you start to type in letters into the field, the list changes and shows you existing tags that match what you're typing.
BEWARE: there is this WHITE RECTANGLE initially saying -none- right BELOW "Tags/Keywords associated with this image".
your TAGS NEED TO BE INSIDE THIS RECTANGLE when you click the "save" button!
this means you have to click the '+' button next to the text input field after typing in the tag to add the word to the tags associated with this image.
(you can remove tags from the tagslist by simply clicking on them inside the white rectangle)

[UPDATE 2007-09-05]
if the above does not work for you, if nuffin happens after clicking the + button, and you do not see the "WHITE RECTANGLE" at all, please just enter the tags you want to add to this picture into the Tags input field, separated by commas.

fig 27, upload lock - picture ready to be unlocked

you can always change/add information to your pictures after having unlocked them...

PICTURES - EDIT

blah

fig 28, pictures edit - start

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fig 29, pictures edit - worktop empty

fig 30, pictures edit - worktop filled

PEOPLE

PEOPLE - EDIT PROFILE

fig 31, profile edit - start

fig 32, profile edit - "insights"

fig 33, profile edit - popup notifications

fig 34, profile edit - friends

[say sumfin like - you dont need to go here to delete guestbook messages (here)]

fig 35, profile edit - pola-vorites