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I don't mean to come off as a ungrateful a-hole, but the "Missing Avatar" image that now haunts every thread is starting to seriously degrade my desire to read said threads...
Is there any way that a less strident and visually stinging image could be used instead, until the avatar display issue is resolved? Or even delete that image entirely until said resolution?
Once again, sorry for the grump-fest, but seeing that image over and over again makes me feel like I'm walking through a surrealistic No-Smoking landscape...
Is there any way that a less strident and visually stinging image could be used instead, until the avatar display issue is resolved? Or even delete that image entirely until said resolution?
Once again, sorry for the grump-fest, but seeing that image over and over again makes me feel like I'm walking through a surrealistic No-Smoking landscape...
Actually, the ad blocking didn't make the avatars show up. That was just a coincidence. I actually fixed the problem at the same time. (See my post above.)
I can see how the wording of my post, combined with my lack of special moderator status, could have made it seem like I just fixed it for myself. I am the "Ryan" Hillary occasionally refers to. I fix the board when it breaks. I fixed it for everyone, not just me.
I can see how the wording of my post, combined with my lack of special moderator status, could have made it seem like I just fixed it for myself. I am the "Ryan" Hillary occasionally refers to. I fix the board when it breaks. I fixed it for everyone, not just me.
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Cool, any progress on the Login/logout problems?tret-lo wrote:Actually, the ad blocking didn't make the avatars show up. That was just a coincidence. I actually fixed the problem at the same time. (See my post above.)
I can see how the wording of my post, combined with my lack of special moderator status, could have made it seem like I just fixed it for myself. I am the "Ryan" Hillary occasionally refers to. I fix the board when it breaks. I fixed it for everyone, not just me.
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I don't know of this is possible/feasible, but maybe a script that would automatically downsize the actual avatar file as it's uploaded, to the proper pixel width. In other words, put it through Photoshop, so to speak. Once done, no more worries -- it'll be as if the user resized it to the exact width in Photoshop before uploading. Also, if my experience in graphic design is any indication, they'll look nicer in the browser, too. "Artificially" cramming down a large image into a small space always looks strange... Getting rid of the unused pixels should actually improve display quality...
the Photobucket site does that to pics that exceed a certain file size limit, so it IS possible.wedge wrote:I don't know of this is possible/feasible, but maybe a script that would automatically downsize the actual avatar file as it's uploaded, to the proper pixel width. In other words, put it through Photoshop, so to speak. Once done, no more worries -- it'll be as if the user resized it to the exact width in Photoshop before uploading. Also, if my experience in graphic design is any indication, they'll look nicer in the browser, too. "Artificially" cramming down a large image into a small space always looks strange... Getting rid of the unused pixels should actually improve display quality...
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but the avatars aren't uploaded. they're served from where ever you have them stored on the interwebs. I'm guessing that's why it has to be done via JS after they've loaded. I'm wondering what's different now though because they used to be resized without seeing it happen.
I wonder if they could just be forced to a certain size via css?
I wonder if they could just be forced to a certain size via css?
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