BMWnoob520D wrote

Hi everyone,
I’d like to suggest a small but very useful improvement for the forum.

It would be great if we could paste images directly into a thread or a private message using something like CTRL+V, without needing to manually upload the file first. This would make it much faster and smoother to share photos, especially when discussing cars, troubleshooting, or showing examples.

I’ve also noticed that when clicking “Submit message”, it sometimes takes a moment before anything happens — and I’ve accidentally sent the same message multiple times because of the delay. I assume the admins are already working on this, as I read something about it in another thread, but I still wanted to share my experience and thoughts.

Thanks for keeping the forum running and continuously improving. Just wanted to contribute with some feedback.

Wish you all the best

BMWnoob520D wrote

Hi Apptest!
Thanks a lot for your detailed reply — really appreciate that you’re actively improving the platform.

I tested the beta editor on the link you shared, and I actually posted in page 338 of the “Post a new picture you took” thread:
https://www.e90post.com/beta/showthread/909340/post-a-new-picture-you-took/page/338

There are big improvements already. The editor feels smoother, more modern, and the posting experience is much better. I’m really looking forward to seeing this new software rolled out to the 5‑series section as well.

Regarding the CTRL+V workflow:
It’s actually very important for many users, including me. My typical workflow is:

I take a screenshot (Snipping Tool on Windows)

The image goes directly to the clipboard

I return to the forum and press CTRL+V

The image appears instantly in the post without saving it as a file first

This is extremely fast when sharing error messages, diagnostic screenshots, cropped images, or quick snapshots from the phone. Drag‑and‑drop works great, but clipboard pasting is even faster when the image is already copied.

If you’re able to add support for pasting images directly from the clipboard, that would be a huge improvement for everyday posting.

I’ll keep testing the beta and share more feedback as you continue developing it.

Great work so far

CSBM5 wrote

Is there any way to stop the multiple e-mail notifications from the new forum (G01/G02)? Instead of just one e-mail when a subscribed thread has a new post since last visit to that thread, the new forum sends an email for every single new additional post. I've had to unsubscribe from threads just for that reason since one them had sent 8-9 emails to me instead of just the initial one.

BMWnoob520D wrote

Hi apptest,

It works perfectly now.
For example — here’s a part on my car that has a crack in it. I just copied the image and pasted it straight into the reply box. Really smooth and easy.




I even tested it on my phone, and uploading images works there as well. Really convenient.

I also posted this thread regarding an issue I have with my car:
https://www.e90post.com/beta/showthread/2241218/bmw-decoupling-element

So the feature seems to work perfectly on both desktop and mobile.