IPhoto 08 Not allowing me to upload photos to Blogger or Flickr

Question

When I try to upload photos to my Blog or to Flickr when I click on Photos -> iPhoto the iPhoto icon is grayed out and I cannot click on it. It seems the only way I can upload photos now is by dragging them to the desktop. Is there anyone that knows something I may be missing? I was able to upload photos prior to the 10.5.1 update and the last iPhoto update. Please any help appreciated.

Answer 1

dooquie
My guess is that you're used to working with your pics in folders, and directly accessing the pics from those folders. You can do this with iPhoto too, with a simple hack:
If you're willing to risk database corruption, you can restore the older functionality simply by right clicking on the iPhoto Library and choosing 'Show Package Contents'. Then simply make an alias to the folders you require and put that alias on the desktop or where ever you want it. Be aware though, that this is a hack and not supported by Apple.
The keyword in that paragraph is 'database'. When you get in there, you need to decide which piuc you want - the Original, Modified or thumbnail version. As you search you'll be rooting through really helpful filenames such as dsc_1234567.jpg. iPhoto is a database, it features version control - preserving your original - and that can make surfing the Folder slow and tedious, especially if you have more than 25 pics in there.
So, my advice to you is to try and do what I do when I sit in front of a Windows Box: I try to stop thinking 'How can I make this work like a Mac' and instead I try and figure out how the designers of Windows thought it out. Trying to make a Windows machine out of a Mac will drive you even madder than trying to do the opposite.
In my post above there is a link to a media browser (it's free), you can also make one with Automator in 6 or 7 clicks. You can drag the files directly from the browser to your attach window. How difficult is that? But you don't even need to do that. all you have to do is use the Open / Attach dialogue and it's all there.
When you attach a file you get a dialogue - that comes in compact or expanded form.
If it's compact, it will be short (natch), but click on the blue triangle and it'll expand to a Finder window with columns... scroll down and you'll find a heading called Media, and in there are all your photos.
And that's a lot faster and easier than running through folders of files...
Regards
TD