Concerning avatar linking

Kashluk · Post by **Kashluk** » Wed Mar 03, 2004 10:05 am

Is it possible to enable the option to just link an avatar from a website/-space? I have an avatar that fits within the pixel size limitation (85x82, max is 100x120), but it's size is some 88 kb, so I can't upload it to DAC (max 39). I have webspace to put it on the net and I was hoping if I could just link my avatar here?

SDMVersion3 · Post by **SDMVersion3** » Wed Mar 03, 2004 10:25 am

You could always chop it down.

Kashluk · Post by **Kashluk** » Wed Mar 03, 2004 10:28 am

Nay, I'm using a chopped version already and it's not half as pretty as the tr00 one.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Thu Mar 04, 2004 7:32 pm

Quickly someone help him, his avatar sucks!

Phias · Post by **Phias** » Fri Mar 05, 2004 9:09 pm

why? you must tell me

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Mar 20, 2004 5:56 am

Uh....yes. Yes you can. Just type in the URL of your avatar on your webspace and voila. That's how I'm doing mine.

SuperH · Post by **SuperH** » Sat Mar 20, 2004 6:09 am

No that just copies your av to dac, look and see, yours is linking to an on site thingamabober.

I donno seems like that's something in phpbb itself that you couldn't hax around to fix?

Kashluk · Post by **Kashluk** » Sat Mar 20, 2004 7:08 am

Nah, I'm using the bigger version on some other forums. It's completely adjustable...

Maybe have it as an option to either upload the file to DAC or just link it? I wouldn't ask any changes on the size limitation with the uploading part (there's never too much web space).

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Mar 20, 2004 9:14 am

Okay, so...wait. Why do you need to have your avatar linked to your site? If it fits within the size restrictions, and if it's uploaded to your own webspace, just use the URL. I don't understand what the problem is.

Kashluk · Post by **Kashluk** » Sat Mar 20, 2004 12:29 pm

*THERE IS NO OPTION TO DO SUCH THING*

That's the problem. I am FORCED to upload the avatar to DAC, even if I had my own web-space.

Spazmo · Post by **Spazmo** » Sat Mar 20, 2004 4:24 pm

You can upload an avatar to DAC, but even it will still be subject to size and... size limitations (in kilobytes and area).

Franz Schubert · Post by **Franz Schubert** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 1:58 am

LOL Kashluk must be so frustrated, it seems I'm the only one who understands what he's talking about. I agree btw, but the admin's can't fix this kashluk because it's a feature of the php. The only thing they can do would be to simply increase the size limit of uploaded avatars. I'd say it should be about 80-100 KB.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 2:27 pm

owned.

Kashluk · Post by **Kashluk** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 5:30 pm

Excusez-moi?

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 6:36 pm

Just save your image in another smaller format maybe. I dunno.

Franz Schubert · Post by **Franz Schubert** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 6:43 pm

That's brilliant! I bet Kashluk feels like such an idiot for not thinking about that.

CloudNineGT · Post by **CloudNineGT** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 6:43 pm

Franz_Schubert wrote:80-100 KB.

Agreed, now that we have avatar size in check, lets get higher file size so we can do some of those fancy ass animated avatars.

Kashluk · Post by **Kashluk** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 7:00 pm

How many small-sized animated image file types with common editing software do you know of? Others than .gif (which I'm using at this point and has proven to be quite effective, but not just enough).

ExtremeDrinker · Post by **ExtremeDrinker** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 7:34 pm

Flash?

Gimp Mask · Post by **Gimp Mask** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 10:34 pm

ExtremeDrinker wrote:Flash?

umm,since when could you use flash as an avatar?