NWR Interactive => NWR Feedback => Topic started by: Jdub03 on May 02, 2003, 07:38:19 AM
Title: Help! how do you get the avatars to work
Post by: Jdub03 on May 02, 2003, 07:38:19 AM
Whoops I accidently posted before I finished... Anyway I tried everything.(I really dont know what im doing). Somebody please help me.
Title: Help! how do you get the avatars to work
Post by: RickPowers on May 02, 2003, 07:51:15 AM
I see your avatar just fine. It's too big though, so I'd like to ask you to pick something more reasonably sized. 64x64 should be the most, and no larger than 20KB.
If you can't see anyone's avatars, make sure that your Personal Preferences (under the profile link on the menu) is set to "Enhanced" mode for graphics.
Title: RE: Help! how do you get the avatars to work
Post by: DevilishDude on May 02, 2003, 09:15:17 AM
It is hard to find cool ones under 20 Kb lol
Title: RE: Help! how do you get the avatars to work
Post by: mouse_clicker on May 02, 2003, 11:27:34 AM
Woah, this little quick reply thing is cool. Great job on this whole thing Rick. This post is mainly a test to see if my avatar's working.
::EDIT:: A bit bigger than I expected, but that's good- it was so small on the old old forums.
::EDIT2:: Maybe it was too big. Besides, it was on another site's webspace, and good ol' mousey doesn't want to be banned, so I took it down.
Title: RE: Help! how do you get the avatars to work
Post by: Bloodworth on May 02, 2003, 11:43:19 AM
Hey, you're right, the quick reply is pretty cool.
Title: Help! how do you get the avatars to work
Post by: manunited4eva22 on May 02, 2003, 11:52:38 AM
Woah, thought avatars would never come back, even if it is a beta feature.
Title: Help! how do you get the avatars to work
Post by: RickPowers on May 02, 2003, 11:53:36 AM
Ah, you guys discovered Quick Reply. In case you didn't notice yet, if you "dock" it, the Forum remembers, and will have it docked at the bottom of each thread.
Title: RE: Help! how do you get the avatars to work
Post by: mouse_clicker on May 02, 2003, 11:56:53 AM
Dock it, wah? What do you mean dock it, Rick?
Title: RE: Help! how do you get the avatars to work
Post by: Bloodworth on May 02, 2003, 11:59:52 AM
oooh...cool Docking is good!
Title: RE: Help! how do you get the avatars to work
Post by: Mingesium on May 02, 2003, 12:06:27 PM
what is docking?
anyway, topic view and Navigation seems to be nice additions.
Title: RE: Help! how do you get the avatars to work
Post by: Bloodworth on May 02, 2003, 12:10:09 PM
At the top of the topic there is a red U-turn arrow for quick reply. On the quick reply box there is an option to dock. Then the quick reply box will always be on the bottom of each thread.
Title: RE: Help! how do you get the avatars to work
Post by: PIAC on May 02, 2003, 01:20:43 PM
hey this is cool thanks a bundle
Title: RE: Help! how do you get the avatars to work
Post by: aoi tsuki on May 02, 2003, 02:12:45 PM
Wow, nice work Rick (i'm assuming all IT matters are your domain). Aside from the quick reply, i'll probably not even use most of the new features, but it's great to see them implemented for those who will.
Again, great job.
Title: Help! how do you get the avatars to work
Post by: mouse_clicker on May 02, 2003, 02:24:42 PM
Yeah, IT stuff is Rick's domain, seeing as this is what it says under his avatar:
RickPowers IT Director Senior Editor
Title: RE: Help! how do you get the avatars to work
Post by: Mingesium on May 02, 2003, 02:33:44 PM
hey Rick,
the docking seems to be automatic on Phoenix browser. Also, it doesn't give the option to undock.
Title: RE: Help! how do you get the avatars to work
Post by: dilbert627 on May 02, 2003, 03:35:43 PM
YAY AVATARS! Quick reply is cool too.
Title: RE: Help! how do you get the avatars to work
Post by: Gamefreak on May 02, 2003, 05:00:11 PM
Quick reply ownz joo!!
As for not being able to find good images under 20k...just use photoshop to resize the image to whatever you want, (you should sharpen at least ones if you go from really big to really small), then when you are saving there is a little quality slider, you can lower the quality of the pic (it's not really to big of a difference for small pics) for smaller file sizes... If you don't have photoshop you can download Irfanview for free. You can do basic things like resize images, as well as sharpen and do other filters like embossing images or "buttonizing" them by giving them those edges and other stuff...
Title: RE: Help! how do you get the avatars to work
Post by: Locke Cole on May 02, 2003, 05:02:59 PM
Man, this sucks, I don't have my webspace for my avatar. I guess I'm avatarless for now.
Title: Help! how do you get the avatars to work
Post by: S-U-P-E-R on May 02, 2003, 05:23:03 PM
I can host avatars for doods, just let me know - AIM would be handiest (aim: paranoiasuper).
Title: RE: Help! how do you get the avatars to work
Post by: aoi tsuki on May 02, 2003, 07:21:59 PM
Quote Yeah, IT stuff is Rick's domain, seeing as this is what it says under his avatar:
RickPowers IT Director Senior Editor
Well, being director of IT doesn't mean you're the only member of that department/division, smarty.
Title: RE: Help! how do you get the avatars to work
Post by: ssj4_android on May 03, 2003, 04:00:30 AM
The avatar I have is only 1.13 KB. It was only 2.24, but I had to resize it to 64x64. And BTW, the quick reply was already enabled for me.
Title: Help! how do you get the avatars to work
Post by: thecubedcanuck on May 03, 2003, 06:19:29 AM
I am hoping this is the correct size
Title: Help! how do you get the avatars to work
Post by: thecubedcanuck on May 03, 2003, 06:23:33 AM
I hope this one is better
Title: Help! how do you get the avatars to work
Post by: Jdub03 on May 03, 2003, 08:24:45 AM
Sorry about that. I havent been on since friday, anyway I took my avatar off, just until I can resize it. I figured out what I was doing wrong after I posted this thread. Thanks (now to find the coolest av' ever)
Title: RE: Help! how do you get the avatars to work
Post by: mouse_clicker on May 03, 2003, 09:13:03 AM
aoi: But he's the director of IT, so anything that's done in the IT depatment will be directed by him.
Title: RE: Help! how do you get the avatars to work
Post by: BoB007 on May 03, 2003, 10:11:33 AM
My avator keeps dissappearing. It constently gets a red X in the top left corner. Look for yourself. Whats wrong ?
Title: Help! how do you get the avatars to work
Post by: RickPowers on May 03, 2003, 10:13:55 AM
Simple. Your link is wrong, somehow. Either that, or you're trying to link to a site (naughty!) that doesn't allow their graphics to be linked from other sites.
Title: RE: Help! how do you get the avatars to work
Post by: BoB007 on May 03, 2003, 10:25:25 AM
ummm whoops. . Yeah i linked it from a site. I guess they didnt allow them to get linked. Is there anyway i can still use it though ? I used to use it in the old PGC boards and i didnt have a problem with it.
Title: RE: Help! how do you get the avatars to work
Post by: Gamefreak on May 03, 2003, 02:29:13 PM
Just send the file to me and I will make it the correct size and host it somewhere for you.
Title: RE: Help! how do you get the avatars to work
Post by: BoB007 on May 03, 2003, 05:42:02 PM
Sweet... i dont know how i did it but i fixed it .. thanx anyway everyone
Title: Help! how do you get the avatars to work
Post by: mouse_clicker on May 03, 2003, 10:29:30 PM
Testing out my new avatar, made by your truly and formatted by gamefreak. Hope it looks good.
Grrr...... it's not showing up. The URL keeps disappearing after I update my profile. Any help?
Title: RE: Help! how do you get the avatars to work
Post by: manunited4eva22 on May 04, 2003, 11:13:09 AM
bah 70x64
is there a way for me to resize it in photoshop?
Title: RE: Help! how do you get the avatars to work
Post by: Gamefreak on May 04, 2003, 12:04:52 PM
mouse_clicker, are you sure you got the right URL?