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Michael

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Joined: Mar 22, 2002
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Posted: Sep 20, 2003 - 02:19 PM
Post subject: About Personal Avatars

The avatar thing has some minor problems on this forum, but ultimately. it will make much more fun, since you can have NOW your own special one.

The best way to have a personal avatar is to upload it in your account section. Right now you have to tell it to use the site avatar for your avatar in the forum.
Go to My Account,
Choose change your info.
In the profile window for the site.. half way down, there is a choice for personal avatar. Use the browse button and choose a graphic from your HD.
The graphic must be no more than 64x64 pixels. Use good taste. Once the avatar shows up in your site profile.. go to the FORUM

On the Forum screen. At the top of the forum screen
Click Profile.
At tthe bottom of the edit forum profile window it says Avatar control panel. Select "from postnuke".

It should work. Let me know if it doesn't. Use this anyway if you just want to use the site avatar for yours.

Michael

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Joined: Mar 22, 2002
Posts: 5144

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Posted: Sep 20, 2003 - 03:02 PM

Well, looks like we still have a bug with this. In your prfile you should be able to choose one of the postnuke or sample avatars. More later on the custom avatars.

MayLin

Lurker

Joined: June 22, 2003
Posts: 33

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Posted: Sep 20, 2003 - 08:30 PM

Hi Michael

Great new site. Just checking if my Avatar works.

MayLin

lijunj

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Joined: Nov 18, 2002
Posts: 339
Location: Kerry Center,Shanghai
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Posted: Sep 20, 2003 - 09:46 PM

it works eventually .here's my way to chang: (remind me if i'm wrong:)

1.go to the FORUM page
2.on the FORUM screen. At the top of the FORUM screen click PROFILE.
3.go to the bottom of the edit forum PROFILE window it says Avatar control panel,select SHOW GALLERY
4.here shows AVATARS GALLERY
5.choose one you like click SELECT AVATARS
6.the system automatic turns to PROFILE page.
7.click SUBMIT

..............
it works:)
Very Happy

Michael

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Joined: Mar 22, 2002
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Posted: Sep 20, 2003 - 09:48 PM

Thanks for stating it so clearly lijun...

BYW.. if anyone wants to send me cool avatars for the gallery.. I'll put em up.

lijunj

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Joined: Nov 18, 2002
Posts: 339
Location: Kerry Center,Shanghai
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Posted: Sep 20, 2003 - 10:02 PM

"BYW.. if anyone wants to send me cool avatars for the gallery.. I'll put em up. "

here're hundreds of if not thousands of avatars Very Happy

.But you have to resize it
Wink

http://groups.msn.com/themsnmessengergroup/displaypictures.msnw

BTW,my pm doesn't work.

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MayLin

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Joined: June 22, 2003
Posts: 33

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Posted: Sep 20, 2003 - 10:18 PM

Thanks Lijunj for the info. I got it the 2nd time round after trying to put in my own personal avatar a couple of times and it didn't work. So, I have to use the fish instead. Now, I will have to depend on Michael to download a lot more Avatars for use.

I was looking at this website that contains a lot of anime, so now, I will leave it to Michael to do the magic, and I hope the site that I put up here could be linked nicely for use.

Here goes:

http://www.gamespy.com/avatars/avatars.asp?genre=FN&start=1&page=0

Cheers!

Michael

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Joined: Mar 22, 2002
Posts: 5144

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Posted: Sep 21, 2003 - 12:19 PM

Ok thanks liun fo the link.. I pulled a few( 3 folders worth of all kinds) down and put them in the avatar gallery which you can access from your forum profile. Follow the directions above. Have fun!

Reacher

Joined: Sep 14, 2003
Posts: 204

Status: Offline

Posted: Sep 21, 2003 - 12:34 PM

So if a personal avatar is uploaded...anyone can use it? Sad

Kinda zaps the "personal" outta that Sad

Drizzle

Veejay

Joined: Apr 02, 2003
Posts: 2036

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Posted: Sep 21, 2003 - 03:20 PM

Testing 1,2

Drizzle

Veejay

Joined: Apr 02, 2003
Posts: 2036

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Posted: Sep 21, 2003 - 03:22 PM

oops the pic thing is not working for me...

Drizzle

Veejay

Joined: Apr 02, 2003
Posts: 2036

Status: Offline

Posted: Sep 21, 2003 - 03:28 PM

Trying again...

quasi

FooJay

Joined: Aug 23, 2003
Posts: 1776
Location: shanghai
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Posted: Sep 22, 2003 - 10:40 AM

why mine avator does not work? Shocked

Michael

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Joined: Mar 22, 2002
Posts: 5144

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Posted: Sep 23, 2003 - 03:29 PM

OK.. if you want to upload your own avatar, that feature works now.
Go to your forum profile and at the bottom, there should be a box ot choose a file off your own HD and upload it.

MAKE SURE. your avatar graphic is height-width of no more than 64x64 pixels and less than 10K or it will not work.

Also, you can try looking at the dozens of avatars we have recently uploaded. There are 3 groups in the gallery.. check the pull down menu in the avatar gallery accessible from your forum profile ( show gallery) .

Michael

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Joined: Mar 22, 2002
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Posted: Sep 23, 2003 - 03:41 PM

Just to be clear..one more thing..
When you go into the Gallery.. choose an avatar..then at the bottom ..click on SELECT AVATAR.. then you are taken back to your profile page. THEN on your profile page.. click SUBMIT to save it.

TheBee

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Joined: Apr 26, 2004
Posts: 258

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Posted: July 01, 2004 - 12:52 PM
Post subject: sorry just testing...

to see if my new avatar works...

commando
Board Royalty

Joined: July 07, 2004
Posts: 7068

Posted: Oct 03, 2004 - 08:56 AM

ah now you say less than 10k, when i tried it it said less than 13k so now i know why i'm getting very frustrated, cheers then....

Monk

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Joined: May 03, 2004
Posts: 440

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Posted: Oct 04, 2004 - 11:01 AM

Michael,
You say that 64x64 is the maximum size, but your own avatar is 96x72. Drizzle's is 90x95. I'm a little confused.

I hope you'll increase the resolution constraints -- 64x64 is just too small. You could keep the 10k maximum file size and allow a higher resolution, maybe 100x100.

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Michael

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Joined: Mar 22, 2002
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Posted: Oct 10, 2004 - 06:49 PM

Yes.. we have added some pixels to the allowed avatar size. I think its 100x95 and 13K now.

frenchlover1999
Shanghai Royalty

Joined: Sep 18, 2004
Posts: 8730

Posted: Jan 18, 2005 - 12:57 PM

I changed my avatar and it is within guidelines above, but it doesnt seem to have changed anything.

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frenchlover1999
Shanghai Royalty

Joined: Sep 18, 2004
Posts: 8730

Posted: Jan 19, 2005 - 12:11 PM

Ok I found there are two places where you can change your avatar... One from "My Account" on the left side, the other from "Profile" on the top. The first doesnt do anything except changing the pic in the profile itself. The second one does change your avatar for good. How and why, I dont know. Mysteries.
Michael, pls take note.

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Michael

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Joined: Mar 22, 2002
Posts: 5144

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Posted: Jan 26, 2005 - 09:14 AM

It is function of the site software and the forum software are two different systems. Changes in the works that will integrate that.

ctshen

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Joined: Sep 09, 2004
Posts: 153

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Posted: May 05, 2005 - 03:28 AM

What am I doing wrong? I don't see "Avatar control panel" on the Profile screen. Is this the right page I'm on? (http://www.shanghaiexpat.com/MDForum-profile-mode-editprofile.phtml)

PhAt

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Joined: Apr 14, 2002
Posts: 259
Location: Dystopia
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Posted: May 13, 2005 - 08:27 AM

avatar testing

Michael

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Joined: Mar 22, 2002
Posts: 5144

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Posted: May 13, 2005 - 08:48 AM

Avatars are now handled through the site profile under Myaccount. Change it under that change info icon.

If you still do not see it - In the Forum Profile.. you then may need to resynch the site avatar with your forum avatar. there should be an obvious button to do it in your forum profile.