Larger avatars?
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Topic: Larger avatars?
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Subject: Larger avatars?
Date Posted: December 30 2008 at 08:40
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Could we have larger avatars on the forum? The current limitation is 64x64 pixels for any avatar. Increasing the limitation to 120x120 pixels the total size of the hosted avatars would increase in a negligible proportion. At least according to the calculations I was doing here: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=50480&PID=3090562#3090562 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=50480&PID=3090562#3090562 This is a visual representation of what I mean: 64x64 pixels:  120x120 pixels:  |
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Posted By: crimhead
Date Posted: December 30 2008 at 11:50
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This gets my vote for my tired eyes. I'd like to see them just to be able to enjoy some of the album artwork that some members use. |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: December 30 2008 at 11:55
| It also gets my vote, but I'm sure it will make PA run slower. |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: December 30 2008 at 12:10
How much slower? A page displayed on the PA forums has 20 posts (like this page for example: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53654&PN=113 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53654&PN=113 ). That means a maximum 20 different posters with different avatars; considering 4 KB for each different avatar, their total weigh is now 80 KB. If avatars would be 120x120 pixels (9 KB each), the total weigh could be around 180 KB. What kind of Internet Connection would make PA run slower because of 100 KB more for a page. (This is only an example, on the page I linked there are only 13 different avatars unlike 20 in my hypothetical example). Thanks for the support btw  |
cacho wrote:Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: December 30 2008 at 12:16
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I could really dig some larger avatars. Since MovingPictures07 and I both have new albums this month, we talked about making our avatars our albums' artwork. I did a trial run of my album's artwork and it just didn't look very good so small. ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: December 30 2008 at 12:16
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^I was just supposing, since there are reasons signatures can't be more than 200 words, or threads more of 200 pages, and considering all these preventions, still PA isn't working 100% perfect, so I wouldn't consider it a good call. But this is coming from a guy that doesn't know about internet pages, memory, etc, just using the facts. ...No problem! |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: December 30 2008 at 12:18
Nobody wants to see your album's artwork, don't worry   ...Seriously, you didn't tell me! |
Posted By: TGM: Orb
Date Posted: December 30 2008 at 13:05
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Large pictures. Very annoying. Sigs are bad enough already. Personally, I think that, in the department of avatars, less is more. |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: December 30 2008 at 13:09
| I'm fine either way, the proposed size wouldn't bother me, but I'm also cool with the status quo. |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: December 30 2008 at 14:40
How large is 120x120 px? Or how annoying? An avatar this size can even fit the "Author" column as it is right now without stretching it at all. |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: December 30 2008 at 15:30
| They could be bigger, but 100x100 would be better. |
Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: December 30 2008 at 16:03
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yay from me.... cant imagine how limiting 64x64, especially making animated avatars is like jewelry work
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: December 30 2008 at 16:16
My album's artwork is a large photo of Alan White. The title of the album is "Cacho Sucks!" ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: December 30 2008 at 16:34
 I hope it's Alan from Relayer, and not from Tales!! ....At least I'll gain some popularity with the title |
Posted By: NotAProghead
Date Posted: December 30 2008 at 16:42
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Not long ago we got rid of of annoying big signatures  . I think the current size of avatars is enough. There are still lots of places "to enjoy albums' artwork". ------------- Who are you and who am I to say we know the reason why... (D. Gilmour) |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: December 30 2008 at 16:52
Point taken. I'm not so certain I would want to see your avatar any larger. ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: December 30 2008 at 16:55
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Either way is fine by me, even though I can't imagine a large wombat avatar being any cuter than a little wombat avatar. |
Posted By: TGM: Orb
Date Posted: December 30 2008 at 17:11
About four times the size of the current avatars, and they annoy me plenty already But don't mind me, I'm unreasonably grouchy. My thoughts are that increasing the avatar size to 120 x 120 probably won't fix the album artwork 'issue', and that it'll take it out of line with all the nice stars, titles, average name lengths, and so on. |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: December 30 2008 at 17:28
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Posted By: Angelo
Date Posted: December 30 2008 at 17:29
The kind that is connected on the server side, which has to deal with many, many requests. Keep in mind that it is not only running the forums, but also the reviews database and all access to both. As someone wrote already, that is exactly the reason that M@X has limited signature sizes and recently also closed a whole load of old threads. And more on topic: I'm probably not the only one here who isn't coming to the forum to study avatars. They're used mostly to help people recognise quickly who submitted a certain post mainly, and that happens in the blink of an eye. ------------- http://www.iskcrocks.com" rel="nofollow - ISKC Rock Radio I stopped blogging and reviewing - so won't be handling requests. Promo's for ariplay can be sent to [email protected] |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: December 30 2008 at 18:02
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Posted By: Vibrationbaby
Date Posted: December 31 2008 at 03:06
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Well I have a crap computer that hates my guts. Sometimes it makes molasses going uphill in January seem like E=MC squared. If anything we should be worrying about making the site load faster. ------------- |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: January 06 2009 at 17:40
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So what's the official position on this?
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: January 06 2009 at 18:57
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My head's plenty big already.
------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: Failcore
Date Posted: January 07 2009 at 12:16
Google Chrome. A much, much faster browser with a low footprint for slower computers. |
Posted By: Angelo
Date Posted: January 07 2009 at 13:55
Dunnol. Have you asked Max? ------------- http://www.iskcrocks.com" rel="nofollow - ISKC Rock Radio I stopped blogging and reviewing - so won't be handling requests. Promo's for ariplay can be sent to [email protected] |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: January 07 2009 at 15:32
He's not reading this forum section?  |
Posted By: M@X
Date Posted: January 07 2009 at 16:04
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Let me get a hold of the matter here and I'll post my comments ------------- Prog On ! |
Posted By: M@X
Date Posted: January 07 2009 at 16:09
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Ok -- i've change the fix width to 120px and unlimited height for avatar, please post comments
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Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: January 07 2009 at 16:12
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Wow. This would take some getting used to... but I love being able to see how CLEAR the avatars are.
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: January 07 2009 at 16:26
Great, now I can fit the whole wombat in my avatar!  Somehow it looks even more mysterious than it used to.  |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: January 07 2009 at 16:36
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It's still not big enough to be able to read my name on the cup. Oh wait, no bother. It's not there. ------------- 
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Posted By: Tuzvihar
Date Posted: January 07 2009 at 17:07
But... nothing has changed... 
------------- "Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent." Charles Bukowski |
Posted By: Henry Plainview
Date Posted: January 07 2009 at 17:10
You should limit it to 120x120, unlimited anything on the internet is not a good idea.
Otherwise, thank you, I really like the improvement! ------------- if you own a sodastream i hate you |
Posted By: Queen By-Tor
Date Posted: January 07 2009 at 17:11
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Wha! ... uh... This'll take some getting used to. |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: January 07 2009 at 17:18
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Wow! My kitties will definitely look better with that!
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: January 07 2009 at 17:20
not to mention my portrait hahah ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date Posted: January 07 2009 at 17:27
I must say that I'm digging the new look. Awesome! 
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Posted By: Tuzvihar
Date Posted: January 07 2009 at 17:34
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What're you talking about? I still see it in 64x64...
------------- "Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent." Charles Bukowski |
Posted By: Henry Plainview
Date Posted: January 07 2009 at 17:45
Well you be trippin, son. ------------- if you own a sodastream i hate you |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: January 07 2009 at 17:50
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ghaaa! Tony's horse is gonna run off the page! |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: January 07 2009 at 17:59
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The rest of the info around the avy now looks...strange (for lack of a better word) compared to the gigantic photo.
I'll guess I'll be the only one who says he liked it better the other way as well... ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: JayDee
Date Posted: January 07 2009 at 18:00
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I like it! KBT's avatar is now existent. I didn't know it was a sketch of some animals fighting until it became how it is now.
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Posted By: Queen By-Tor
Date Posted: January 07 2009 at 18:03
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NOOO!!! The mystery is gone!!
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Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: January 07 2009 at 18:09
Square avatars do make birdwithteeth11's Akerfeldt kind of dumpy. ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: mrcozdude
Date Posted: January 08 2009 at 00:17
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I quite like it,it only looks strange depending on the sizes and content of peoples sigs. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/cozfunkel/" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: Queen By-Tor
Date Posted: January 08 2009 at 00:26
Wow... I never knew what yours was until now... |
Posted By: DamoXt7942
Date Posted: January 08 2009 at 00:41
Suddenly my avatar's got to be bigger and I was shocked with my terrible face... ------------- http://www.facebook.com/damoxt7942" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: mrcozdude
Date Posted: January 08 2009 at 00:59
lol I'm a little reluctant to keep it up now though,it may be a bit much. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/cozfunkel/" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: January 08 2009 at 01:56
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I like it. What I don't like is that all posts seem to appear in reverse order now, with the latest at the top and on page 1.
-------------  BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: January 08 2009 at 07:28
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Well, I hate to be the bitter voice, but is there a way we can manually adjust to small (64x64) or big (128x128) avatar, by preference? I personally hate the new dimension of my own avatar.
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Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: January 08 2009 at 08:12
I would too, with that choice of avatar! What an horrible eye! Big brother is watching you!------------- BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: January 08 2009 at 08:32
I always thought Rico's avatar was a jellyfish.  ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: Rivertree
Date Posted: January 08 2009 at 09:09
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Don't curse me please maybe I'm conservative in this case but I don't like the change. Some avatars are stretched now and not looking fine ... and it distracts from the textual content ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Rivertree" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: January 08 2009 at 09:56
How? -------------
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Posted By: Alberto Muņoz
Date Posted: January 08 2009 at 10:08
Wow Epig your avatar seems like Skeletor-   .-------------  |
Posted By: NotAProghead
Date Posted: January 08 2009 at 10:12
Yes, mine became now too unfocused.  ------------- Who are you and who am I to say we know the reason why... (D. Gilmour) |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: January 08 2009 at 10:13
Well, I can shoot larger laser beams out of my Eye at both of you now, but that still doesn't please me about the size of the avatar. So please M@X: the improvement is fine, but make it possible for each member to choose between small and large size. -------------
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Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: January 08 2009 at 10:22
Yes, it was either that or this:  ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: Queen By-Tor
Date Posted: January 08 2009 at 10:33
^^^Then you made a wise choice, Robert 
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Posted By: NotAProghead
Date Posted: January 08 2009 at 10:49
Good idea! ------------- Who are you and who am I to say we know the reason why... (D. Gilmour) |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: January 08 2009 at 11:10
I rather like the change; Nigel T. is lookin' even more like the awesome god of guitar that he is. ;) "These [avatars] go to eleven."
If you click on forum_posts.asp?TID=54383&OB=DESC - Message (on the bar at the top of the thread) then the sort order can be reversed. ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Various music I am very into: a youtube playlist with two tracks per act |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: January 08 2009 at 12:05
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Wow, the avatars now look fantastic! Thanks M@x! This is my first contribution to PA. We''ll talk again after my first review. P.S.: At this moment I can't upload a larger avatar, but I think it's because M@x may be working right now at the upload mechanism. I'll try again later and report. Edit: I found a way to use the larger avatar I uploaded. |
Posted By: Tuzvihar
Date Posted: January 08 2009 at 13:57
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I like it! But why do I experience all changes with a delay?
------------- "Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent." Charles Bukowski |
Posted By: The T
Date Posted: January 08 2009 at 14:09
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Excellent! Now it's even more clear/... ------------- 
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: January 13 2009 at 17:42
| The avatars look very good now, but I have to get used to them yet. |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: January 30 2009 at 14:09
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Request:
Can someone change the size of the preloaded avatars that are already on this site (such as a certain lightbulb
) to conform to the new size restrictions?My lightbulb has been fuzzy for too long now. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: M@X
Date Posted: February 02 2009 at 12:29
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I've added a little tweak that improve the avatar scaling quality in Internet Explorer 7. Please comments ------------- Prog On ! |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: February 02 2009 at 12:53
Maybe your light bulb is actually clear and you are fuzzy? Mine's fuzzy, but that's just because I am a fuzzy guy. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: February 02 2009 at 13:25
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I really like the larger avatars. Thanks.
------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: October 25 2010 at 17:05
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Yes...I like the change. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: October 25 2010 at 17:07
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You guys are welcome
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Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: October 25 2010 at 17:10
Well, that was a totally pointless thread resurrection.  I thought I was going to read some kind of breaking new development.
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: October 25 2010 at 17:14
Not pointless, it was a joke. Never mind. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: October 25 2010 at 17:18
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Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: October 25 2010 at 17:18
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Big head....
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: October 25 2010 at 17:20
Thanks. I needed that. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: November 23 2010 at 15:26
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Oh crap, I just noticed there's a spot on my nose, dammit.
------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: November 23 2010 at 15:31
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Can you guys imagine we once had 60x60 pixel avatars?
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: November 23 2010 at 15:36
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We were such primitives. But now.... ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: November 23 2010 at 15:43
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Seems like we we still having Ansen on board at the time the thread was started! And also, it seems like Bartek was having back then exactly http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=54383&PID=3100893&title=larger-avatars#3100893 - the same problem that he has now! Time to finally change the browser, eh Bartek? |
Posted By: Tuzvihar
Date Posted: November 23 2010 at 15:58
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Yep... I'm always delayed... But the wind of change finally reached me too. ------------- "Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent." Charles Bukowski |
Posted By: Rivertree
Date Posted: November 23 2010 at 16:06
please bring back the old times ... I mean ... 100x100 pix are enough ... really ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Rivertree" rel="nofollow"> |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: November 23 2010 at 16:07
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Looks like we really are divided on this. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Rivertree
Date Posted: November 23 2010 at 16:16
Divison By Zero ... TILT!!! Why so much emphasis on huge repetitive Avators ... this is nonsense and distracts from way more important issues ... damn!!!!------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Rivertree" rel="nofollow"> |
Posted By: Rivertree
Date Posted: November 23 2010 at 16:19
... now your avator is terrifying, Snowy ... eye to eye with ...  ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Rivertree" rel="nofollow"> |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: November 23 2010 at 16:21
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I'll go on record as in favor of the smaller ones but not complaining about the bigger ones. Bug-eyed Earl and Angry Ann will look really cool.
------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: jampa17
Date Posted: November 23 2010 at 16:32
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Can I say that we all go back to smaller avatars but leave Gromit at that size please...? ------------- |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: November 23 2010 at 16:50
My eyes may go backwards at my advancing age, but with this size I think I can do fine 'til at least the early 2020's  .------------- 
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: November 23 2010 at 18:53
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There, I fixed it.
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Posted By: thellama73
Date Posted: November 23 2010 at 19:17
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I think I prefer the previous size as well, but it's not really a big deal.
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: November 24 2010 at 06:26
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Unless of course the avatar hides the post text ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: November 24 2010 at 07:03
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Not a problem as long as you keep your posts to one line.
------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: November 24 2010 at 07:15
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I just noticed that quote pyramids will push the text past the avatar. Well no pain no gain when it comes to site improvements.
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Posted By: M@X
Date Posted: November 24 2010 at 07:17
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^ there is still a scrollbar (left-right) I will check this out ------------- Prog On ! |