Avatars

[EchtLoon]

Seems like me a lot of people don't have an avatar, which is a shame because for me it helps identify posters.

In my case it's becasue the gif limit is too small, couldn't this be increased? If server space is an issue, then I would suggest reducing the size of signatures to compensate?

 

[brendy]

The avatar function is busticated echtloon, ive tried a few different conforming images and it still doesnt work. Hopefully the next forum upgrade will have this addressed and fixed.

 

[bernix]

how do you guys get pics in your signature. i didnt even managed to do THIS

 

[EchtLoon]

The avatar function is busticated echtloon, ive tried a few different conforming images and it still doesnt work. Hopefully the next forum upgrade will have this addressed and fixed.

Ah that would explain it, I tried a few the other night and thought it was just my stupidity

 

[haplesshacker]

how do you guys get pics in your signature. i didnt even managed to do THIS

I think most use a photobucket account, which is free.

Google 'photobucket', download pics into your photobucket account. When you've got a pic you want to use in your album. click it open and underneath you'll see 4 options, copy the img file which is the lower one of the four, and paste that link into your GM sig area of your user profile. Do a preview before submitting to see if you're happy with it and then hit submit at the bottom of thge page.

I think that's right anyway. A little trial and error regarding pic size might be required though!

 

[MikeH]

rest assured guys I put in a request a few weeks back to fix the avatars - "its on the list" I'm told!

 

[bernix]

Thanks for the advice, works great!

 

[Cernunnos]

Personnally I think the Pic in the sig should really be kept down to a size you'd expect to be restricted to as an avatar, certainly until the Avatar uploading feature is fixed.

 

[Cernunnos]

Well, it looks like some nice person has fixed the uploading of avatars feature...

Well done & thanks

 

[haplesshacker]

I'm so glad it's been fixed now. Thanks guys.

Now for some fun!

 

[Cernunnos]

Happless I like the way you managed to put your gear listing over a picture. How'd you do that?

 

[haplesshacker]

I had spent ages in MS publisher, Powerpoint, and One Note, where I'd managed to do it but couldn't save it in a suitable format to get to the forum.

As a last resort I went to Photobucket, which is where all the pictures I import into the forum come from, have an edit facility where-by you can add text. Just make sure that you have the 'transparencey' box ticked. From then on it's just a case of playing around with font size etc.

Hope it helps.

 

[Cernunnos]

Actually it does help. And very classy it looks indeed.

 

[haplesshacker]

Thank-you.

 

[EchtLoon]

Good to see avatars have arrived.

Already I'm noticing regular punters whereas before I found it hard to follow who was who.

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