What is the PF Whiteboard and how can it enhance scientific discussions?

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PF is pleased to announce the PF Whiteboard. It allows you to easily draw images to supplement your posts.

It's super easy. Here are the steps:

1. Click the "Whiteboard" button in either thread reply or new thread areas under the editor.
2. Draw your image using the tools provided. You can even bring in wolframalpha data!
3. Click the "save snapshot" button and save the image to disk. * Windows users can also use the Snippet Tool
4. Upload to PF like any other normal attachment.

Try it out and show us what you can create!

Forum reply editor toolbar with a red circle highlighting the grey WHITEBOARD button beside POST REPLY, PREVIEW and UPLOAD buttons.


Screenshot of the PF Whiteboard in Google Chrome with a sample drawing titled Hello Physics Forums, including the formula M1 = (x1 + x2 + ... + xn) / n^2, arrows to a circle and trapezoid, a cylinder labelled Volume, and a red line graph.
 

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Greg Bernhardt said:
@dlgoff why would you use it that way? why not just upload the original photo? :)
I wouldn't but it's faster than using an image server like image shack, etc. I thought that using a image server was the preferred way to save space here.

Edit: You do look nicer by uploading the original. :)

A man in a white polo shirt and glasses stands behind a table at a Science Festival booth for Physics Forums, with a laptop, tablet, and an orange bowl on the table.
 
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dlgoff said:
I wouldn't but it's faster than using an image server like image shack, etc. I thought that using a image server was the preferred way to save space here.
It's actually better to upload because over time those image shack links tend to go broken at some point. We now have tens of thousands of broken image links in old threads. :)
 
Greg Bernhardt said:
It's actually better to upload because over time those image shack links tend to go broken at some point. We now have tens of thousands of broken image links in old threads. :)
Sounds good to me. :bow:
 
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Greg Bernhardt said:
It's actually better to upload because over time those image shack links tend to go broken at some point. We now have tens of thousands of broken image links in old threads. :)

Does that mean @ZapperZ ought to change the rules for the weekly photo contest to allow uploading the photos to PF instead of hosting them externally?