Avatars

[cdpage]

ok so i added my avatar, a pic of me... but it took about 20 trys before getting the file size small enough to make it work.

10 k is NOT the max file size... 5k maybe.


second, i'd like to make my avatar a flash piece.. can we have that available?

 

[dhlucke]

Yeah, I noticed that too. It's a bit higher than 5k though iirc.

 

[dhlucke]

I got mine to work at less than 9k.

 

[Ned_Flanders]

Did you make sure it was 80px*80px?

 

[RichPLS]

Thought I read 30k max at 80x80

 

[RichPLS]

You should be able to use moving gifs

 

[steve_sa]

No current plans to support flash (sorry). Yes, you should be able to use gifs for some animation. I checked the code and 10k is indeed the size, and from what is reported above, they have managed to put in 9k images.

 

[Ned_Flanders]

10k is too small, and the 80x80 is a little limiting too. Could you push it up to 25K and 100x100?

 

[RichPLS]

agreed, then the forumz could be even gayer than my original avatar!

 

[cdpage]

could you concider giving flash privlages to those who perhaps earn it? (not saying i have, but i'm sure you know some have)

Have a look at the Avatar here. 'DarcPage'
http://www.digitalgunfire.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard3/ikonboard.cgi?s=2d469dc62c9168daa04dc6f49237ca09;act=ST;f=1;t=184

click play and then click the padel.

the game is supposed to take score, but at this size it gets messed up so i have it only playing one round at a time.

thats at 64x 64 tho.. so i might be abelto make it work at 80x80, but im sure 100x100 will.

 

[steve_sa]

cdpage,

That's cool 8) Realistically, what can we do with such a small space. What would flash give us that an animated gif cannot. I mean, you cannot really play chess or backgammon in that space :?

 

[Ned_Flanders]

10k is too small, and the 80x80 is a little limiting too. Could you push it up to 25K and 100x100?

 

[steve_sa]

Are we assuming no one has modem anymore? 25k would be pretty taxing on modem users.

 

[Ned_Flanders]

Lol, I highly doubt it. 1stly, that is what cache is designed for. Once it is d/led you don't need to d/l it again.

Also, if you were being really nice (I don't see the point in supporting any 56k users) you could add a show avatar check box in the profile settings.

 

[dhlucke]

There is one fulltime "regular" modem user: Spitfire. I think Wingy or Rich or someone else has a modem at home but broadband at work.

So yes, some access the forum with a modem, but I still think the avatar could be made bigger. Just let people disable it if possible.

 

[pickxx]

I dont know if this is possible but have the Avatars be like 100x100 but an option in your profile to either not show avatars or have the server rescale them.

 

[RichPLS]

Right, make the avatars bigger and the sigs smaller (at least do not allow that damed [ pre ] tag in them, and if ya do, ban em! :lol:

 

[cdpage]

...if they do manage to convice you to go to 100x100, reconcider flash.

...interactive avatars are very different then animated gifs. and at that size very playable.

...it doesn't mean that the avatar has to be playable... just interactive.

Also, i like the idea of making the Sigs smaller

 

[Ned_Flanders]

I've never seen flash avatars...ever. Bar that link you posted.

But it can't hurt to add it - It doesn't require anything extra really.

 

[mrface]

yeah i think 25k 100x100 is standard for most boards, i found it a little bothersome to redo some of the avatars i found just to get them to fit, but if they want them to be less than 10k 80x80 i can live with it.

 

[cdpage]

We're Techies... if any forum should have them its this one.

 

[Ned_Flanders]

Who are you? Your Album page scares me.

 

[cdpage]

its an industrial/EBM streaming radio station.

I'd be DarcPage

whats so scary?

 

[Ned_Flanders]

The, um, words. What's going on there!?

 

[russell]

yeah i think 25k 100x100 is standard for most boards, i found it a little bothersome to redo some of the avatars i found just to get them to fit, but if they want them to be less than 10k 80x80 i can live with it.

Yea, I'll second that....

Just think I could post my photograph and grant visitors a glimpse of my masculine good looks.