Avatars

steet · **Posted:** Sun Jan 02, 2005 4:01 pm

When I created this forum, I added a small list of avatars. Seeing as I have so many things to do on this site, and so little time, it would be really helpful if some of you could make some avatars that I could upload on this forum, and that everyone could use.
So, if some of you have some time, I would like them to be :
- 150 * 150 pixels maximum (100 * 100 by default)
- 20 Ko maximum

You can make as many as you want...preferably Balto related, of course. :wink:

Kodi · **Posted:** Tue Jan 04, 2005 12:41 pm

juuchan17 made me some as well i wish i could help as well but i don't know how change sizes of images either..sorry

Juuchan17 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:25 pm

Nick wrote:

I'll definitely help-as soon as I figure out how to size images down. I might also be able to make my own to add to the gallery, and I know someone who is awesome at making funny Balto-themed avatars. (She made the one I have right now.)

Here's some of her custom-made avatars. They're scattered around the topic, so do a little scouting around, and you'll see them. :wink:

Nick

Or you could just ask me to! I have new ones that haven't been uploaded yet! :wink:

steet · **Posted:** Wed Jan 12, 2005 9:16 am

I've uploaded ten new avatars on the forum, thanks to Juuchan17 :wink:

(deleted user) · **Posted:** Wed Jan 12, 2005 10:24 am

Hey Steet, how'd you get your gallery to work? I've tried numerous ways to get mine to work and nothing has yet.

steet · **Posted:** Wed Jan 12, 2005 10:50 am

Mmm...Well, I think that you just have to create a directory in the "forum/images/avatars/gallery" location, then you have to upload your avatars in the directory you created. I think that's all I did.

(deleted user) · **Posted:** Wed Jan 12, 2005 2:55 pm

That's it? I've tried that and it won't work. :cry:

Do you have to name the files like 1.jpg, 2.jpg or does that matter?

steet · **Posted:** Wed Jan 12, 2005 3:39 pm

I think you should check what is the gallery path in your config.

Here's the documentation on this:

# How do I use the avatar settings?

There are three types of avatar; upload, remote and local.

* Upload types require you to create a directory (the default is images/avatars) and to set this to public read/write (ie. chmod a+rw), users can then upload avatars (subject to width, height and size limits definable by you).
* Remote avatars allow the user to supply a URI pointing to an image available on the internet, PLEASE NOTE that size limits do not apply to remote avatars!
* Local avatars allow you to upload your own avatars to a set directory, users can then pick from this avatar gallery. The default location for this is images/avatars/gallery. PLEASE NOTE that avatars are categorised according to sub-folders in this location! ie. you MUST place your avatars in subdirectories, eg. images/avatars/gallery/cartoons, images/avatars/gallery/real-life, etc.

# No matter what I set the uploadable avatars to I cannot upload one from my computer!

There are two possibilities here, the first is you have not created the directory you specified as the storage location for avatars, ie. as specified in the Admin->General Configuration->Avatars section. If the directory does not exist uploadeable avatars are automatically disabled. You should create the required directory (ensuring it has global write access or other appropriate permissions to allow the webserver to write files to it).

The second possibility is that your provider has disabled file_upload support, possibly because of a recently found serious security issue with PHP before version 4.1.2. You should contact your provider and ask them if this is the case. It may be unrelated to the security issue and your provider has simply decided to disable such things in general. In either case I'm afraid there is not a lot you can do, there are still three other avatar settings left to choose from including uploading via a URL which will work fine

# I just cannot get gallery avatars to appear!

Chances are you have not followed our instructions above. phpBB 2 categorises gallery avatars and it does this by reading through folders contained in the location you specified as being the gallery path. For example, if you set the gallery path to "images/avatars/gallery" phpBB 2 will expect to find a series of folders within that path, eg. "images/avatars/gallery/moviestars", "images/avatars/gallery/cartoons", "images/avatars/gallery/misc", etc. Placing images directly in "images/avatars/gallery/" will result in nothing being listed in your gallery.

Saltashwolf · **Posted:** Wed Jan 12, 2005 3:44 pm

i like the new avatars

Juuchan17 · **Posted:** Wed Jan 12, 2005 4:20 pm

Hey Steet! Do you want any more? I'm working on some character sets, if you want some for the original and WQ.

I'm glad you like them, saltashwolf!

(deleted user) · **Posted:** Wed Jan 12, 2005 5:57 pm

Gosh, I added an extra / on acident and that's the only thing that kept it from showing up. :oops:

dutchfan · **Posted:** Mon Feb 14, 2005 10:25 am

street can i sent you 2 avatars that i made from my wallpaper

??

the one that i have jenna and one with balto

i will search for others ok

yes/no

tell me please

steet · **Posted:** Mon Feb 14, 2005 12:26 pm

Well, send them to me email ( [email protected] )

dutchfan · **Posted:** Mon Feb 14, 2005 12:31 pm

i hope you like my new jenna avatar that i use now

and hope will add to your avatars to pick

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