comments on signature rules.

[Havell]

Why no links? They're not irritating and they don't take up much space.

[Kosta]

OK, since I'm open to suggestions, we'll limit that to no annoying or inapropriate links

[Data]

phew.

[FreeFreddy]

Haha, you still didn't get me, ManowaR is still there... :bleh:

[Maikel]

But at least at a decent size :bleh:

[Stroggy]

I've got my signature aswell now
I believe it isn't breaking any rules

[TheVoid]

You did a nice work, especially the "Stroggy" with the flag effect.

[Stroggy]

its temporary
I'm working on something better.
On a graphics site I have a signature filled with little animations and things like that. But that one was way too big. all the other signatures I have are way too big aswell to put up here so I made something new fast

It was obviously very simple to make
rotate flag
paste jerusalem skyline
insert mask
insert gradiant
write text
rotate text
add ripple effect 45%

[Kiddiarni]

Some of us (ME) don't have a computer big enough to have Photoshop...and it will proabably be slow..like evrything on my comp... :angry:

All i have is "Paint" :(

[Stroggy]

you can make some pretty stuff with paint aswell.
A lot of my first signatures and avatars were made in paint.
its a usefull program as long as you have enough time and you know exactly what you're doing and how to do it

[Unknown Hero]

I don't know how to work in photoshop, so I made my avater in paint, too (just cuted genious from the rest of the pic).

[Ioncannon]

For thoese who can't afford paintshop, or have used up there 30 days, try The Gimp. Its an open source advance paint thingy.

[unclefester]

Does anyone know where i can get a gimp widows installer?

[Braindead]

Ever heared about google? ;)

Anyway check here: http://www2.arnes.si/~sopjsimo/gimp/

[wormpaul]

Does someone love my signature??

I`m a little bit proud of it...so plz give me a :ok:

:ot: :ot:

[Unknown Hero]

:ok:
What do you say about my avatar? (????)
:mellow: :huh: :wacko: :blink:

I meant signature! But you can comment my avatar, too.

[Stroggy]

Originally posted by wormpaul@Sep 23 2004, 08:43 PM
Does someone love my signature??

I`m a little bit proud of it...so plz give me a :ok:

:ot: :ot:
its very good, but too big I think.

anyway, about gimp:
I tried it once and hated it, the entire program felt like it was being held together by duct tape

[The Niles]

This not a topic to discuss the "coolness" of your new signature please do that elsewhere.

[auhsor]

Originally posted by Kosta@Aug 30 2004, 10:15 PM
Here are the rules for signature pictures:

- 60 * 450 pixels
- 30 KB in size
Hey, I was just wondering if these limits still apply. I think that they should, but I am seeing an increasingly larger number of people with pics in their sigs that are way bigger than this, and it is annoying.

[Iron_Scarecrow]

I have no problems with the lengthy ones that don't take much room down the page, like Freddy's, Wormpaul's or Stroggy's. But I do have a problem with Caged's one, nothing against Caged of course.

[marko river]

Originally posted by Kosta@Aug 30 2004, 12:42 PM
OK, since I'm open to suggestions, we'll limit that to no annoying or inapropriate links
hihihihihi, he is open=minded...... :D get it? OPEN-minded? :D

Well, it was about time that you do something about that. I'm being irritated with big pictures, makes forum too big and harder to read topics

[Iron_Scarecrow]

I'm sorry I don't get your joke. :blink:

[hiipoo2088]

All those are pretty good pictures, too bad im a terrable artist hehe

[bohor]

Originally posted by Iron_Scarecrow@Dec 9 2004, 02:23 PM
I'm sorry I don't get your joke. :blink:
me neither... :huh:

[Tom Henrik]

I did :ok:

[Kosta]

Or you can do what I did - turn off viewing signatures in your control panel which you can access by clicking "My Controls" in the top right corner

[Stroggy]

Originally posted by Kosta@Dec 15 2004, 07:44 PM
Or you can do what I did - turn off viewing signatures in your control panel which you can access by clicking "My Controls" in the top right corner
I'll remember to suggest that to anubis next time he complain about my signature, thanks Kosta you're the best :ok:

[Iron_Scarecrow]

But if I do that then I can't see Stroggy's or Wormpaul's.

[Stroggy]

You could use firefox and install the adblock option and then adblock the signatures you don't want to see... but that may require switching browsers and that may be a bit too much to ask for something as small as an annoying signature.

[Iron_Scarecrow]

It's also too much to ask for something so small as my brain. LOL

[Stroggy]

You just install the internet browser called Firefox, install a plugin, right click on the signature you don't want to see and click "adblock image" and its gone

[Iron_Scarecrow]

Hmmmmmmmm





I'll do it tomorrow. :ok:

[Yavor]

It`s funny,but is there anyone who can tell how to place picture in my signature,cause I really don`t now how to do it.
Ps:I`ll follow the rules= :D

[Stroggy]

I don't know if you can upload it directly from your computer to the site...
If not its best to put the signature somewhere online, perhaps on photobucket (http://www.photobucket.com) and then link to the picture there.

[Yavor]

Look...I`m not sure I understood you.I was thinking that somewhere in my profile I have to point the picture in my PC and that is all. :ok:

[mouse31e]

I'm pretty sure signature images can't be uploaded.

You'll have to put it on the net somewhere, I use 2and2 (http://www.2and2.net) for this kind of stuff, and then link to it in your signature. :D

[Stroggy]

There is.
In your control panel under "personal profile" but you don't upload it from your computer, you need to upload it to the internet and then specify the the URL of the image.

[Iron_Scarecrow]

Well if you have to do all that then I ain't going to bother making one. :not_ok:

[Fawfulhasfury]

I do that with all my images, so I will make myself one. :D

[Stroggy]

you could send it to me and i'll upload it somewhere for you.

[Fawfulhasfury]

I already have an upload site that stores most picture formats, and now that I know how to change formats, well... but thanks anyway. :D

[Iron_Scarecrow]

I'll think about it. But I don't think I ever would have gotten around to making one anyway. But we'll see.

[Stroggy]

Want me to make one for you, I need something to get my mind of the exams.

[Iron_Scarecrow]

Well if you really want to. :ok:

But of course you don't have to.

[Stroggy]

If you could PM me some details, like the theme, or certain colourscheme and such.

[Iron_Scarecrow]

Will do. :ok:

[Fawfulhasfury]

Well, if Stroggy is making people sigs... then. Saves me a lot of work... and he is really good at logos. :D

[wormpaul]

I just changed my avatar...

and now he is so smalll...

And really stupid when i cant look good at it :not_ok:

[JJXB]

why is the height only 60 pixels? it wouldn't really harm anyone if you raised the limit to 90 pixels and the size to 35/40kb to be honest

[Maikel]

It wouldn't hurt to keep it 60 also.

<- not a sig fan.

[Eagle of Fire]

Same as Maikel here. And I don't think your sig is too small now Wormpaul. It's fine, I see it perfectly.

[JJXB]

what im asking about isn't exactly unreasonable now is it? if i was proposing changing the sig limits to 200kb 500x600 i'd understand perfectly, but theres a difference between that and suggesting a 5/10kb increase in file size and 30 pixel height change, isn't there?

[Maikel]

Well, we had a lot of sig discussions here and most people don't like them. It may sound reasonable to you to have bigger sigs, but a lot of people wouldn't like it, therefor it won't happen.

[JJXB]

if people call this (http://img115.exs.cx/img115/3378/sc2sig7qt.jpg) too big then thats a bit mad imo (i have viewed it on 56k as well and it doesn't take as long as you may think) and anyway, if they don't want to view sigs, there is an option in the user control panel, isn't there? (i.e. in board settings "Do you wish to view members signatures when reading topics?")

[Maikel]

one sig doesn't take long to download, but if everybody is using it, it will. But anyway, It's not going to happen. You just have to start up trusty old photoshop and cut 30 pixels out of your precious sig. :D

[JJXB]

im not going to bother continuing my attempts for you to see reason. im not going to downsize my sigs either (i did it once and i don't plan on doing it again) im not happy but i can tolerate the fact that your being a tightass on the sig rules due to the fact i can come up with smartass suggestions as well
and i quote:
if they don't want to view sigs, there is an option in the user control panel, isn't there?
15 - 15, your ball :D

[goblins]

i think the smaller the better - status quo seems acceptible its the quality of the posts not the sig that matters. Still allow it to go up but the limits are acceptible

[Eagle of Fire]

If you really want to be such a smart guy JJXB, could I tell you that what I really think of sigs is that only text should be put there? What's the point of images anyways? There is nothing you can do better with images than you can do with text and links apart from in the distraction area of course...

[goblins]

Text only might be going a little to far but keeping it at 30 pixels or 60 pixels is good.

[JJXB]

Originally posted by Eagle of Fire@Jan 10 2005, 08:34 AM
If you really want to be such a smart guy JJXB, could I tell you that what I really think of sigs is that only text should be put there? What's the point of images anyways? There is nothing you can do better with images than you can do with text and links apart from in the distraction area of course...
if you feel that way, refer to "board settings" in the user cp:
Do you wish to view members signatures when reading topics?
set that to no and your worries about images in sigs will be over *he scores again!* :D

[Maikel]

Originally posted by JJXB@Jan 10 2005, 08:21 AM
im not going to bother continuing my attempts for you to see reason. im not going to downsize my sigs either (i did it once and i don't plan on doing it again) im not happy but i can tolerate the fact that your being a tightass on the sig rules due to the fact i can come up with smartass suggestions as well
and i quote:
if they don't want to view sigs, there is an option in the user control panel, isn't there?
15 - 15, your ball :D
I'm not trying to be a tightass. I just want you to see you can't always have things the way you want it. That there are other people with different opinions then you have. Might want to think about that.

[Eagle of Fire]

You are not scoring at all JJXB, you are only showing to everyone else that you don't care about other oppinions. You could say that you are showing to everyone else that you don't have team spirit, if you want a sport term?

[JJXB]

well the reason im coming across that way today is because im feeling a tad uncharitable so excuse my ignorance if you can (basically, i don't care about anyone else right now). but having a crap day can do that to you.

[wormpaul]

1 picture can say so much more then 1000 words Eagle :ok:

[Tulac]

I haven't seen it being mentioned anywhere so I would like to ask:
Do I have to use the img code, or can I upload my sig just like my avatar?If I must use IMG, can someone please tell me some site where I can upload my sig, and how can I make my sig a link to some other page, thanks in advance.

[wormpaul]

@Tulac

You can use IMG for signature...

Use this site IMG Upload (thx to kosta) (http://www.01files.com/)

[auhsor]

Just for some input about sig pic sizes, I have found this (http://s7.invisionfree.com/Evolution/index.php?showtopic=505) forum's guidelines for signatures to be very good. We might be able to implement something like this and keep everyone happy?

[xoopx]

Originally posted by auhsor@Jan 22 2005, 12:16 PM
Just for some input about sig pic sizes, I have found this (http://s7.invisionfree.com/Evolution/index.php?showtopic=505) forum's guidelines for signatures to be very good. We might be able to implement something like this and keep everyone happy?
LOL at that crazy forums huge essay on dimensions. some people have WAY too much free time.
why on earth would they let the height be up to 100, and the width 500 but not at the same time? the height=100 version already takes up 100 pixels of someones page, so shortening the width is completely pointless.

[auhsor]

Meh, it looks like overkill, but it's nice, and it works quite well, and I havn't seen any complaints there.

[JJXB]

authsor, don't bother trying to get them to change the signature rules, i tried VERY HARD and they did not budge (even though my suggestions were reasonable) so i don't see a damn thing in hell you'll ever be able do to get the rules changed.

[mouse31e]

Originally posted by xoopx@Jan 22 2005, 12:29 PM
why on earth would they let the height be up to 100, and the width 500 but not at the same time? the height=100 version already takes up 100 pixels of someones page, so shortening the width is completely pointless.
But a 100x500 pixel image is 50000 pixels while a 100x100 pixel image is only 10000 as is a 20x500 pixel image. The difference in filesize and loading time would be fairly significant though, as you say, visually it would make very little difference!

[xoopx]

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why on earth would they let the height be up to 100, and the width 500 but not at the same time? the height=100 version already takes up 100 pixels of someones page, so shortening the width is completely pointless.
But a 100x500 pixel image is 50000 pixels while a 100x100 pixel image is only 10000 as is a 20x500 pixel image. The difference in filesize and loading time would be fairly significant though, as you say, visually it would make very little difference! [/b][/quote]
thats true, but they could still set a maximum filesize, and if people could fit one into that size (png-8 format maybe?) then it would be all good.

for me, as long as a banner doesnt make the horizontal scrollbar appear at 1024x768, im not bothered. its the HEIGHT thats all important. too high and its too intrusive and also means people have to scroll more.

[JJXB]

ffs, i gave up trying to get the rules changed because no admin would see a reasonable change in this ages back, what makes anyone else think they can do it?? whats the point in trying to point out some reasonable boundaries when they won't be accepted??? thats the one thing that frustrates me most about this board.

[Maikel]

haha, poor jjxb


:cheers: take a beer on me!

[Wired]

I can't understand how anyone can get worked up about sigs? They are completely useless, and that's a fact.

[JJXB]

1 picture can say more than 1000 words ever could. like this (http://home.zonnet.nl/forum_spam2/user_related/stfu/images/0413.jpg)

[Wired]

Sure, but why would you wan't to spew out 1000+ word at the end of every post anyway? :D