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Lord Herbert Gold Member Offline Posts: 34441 Gender:	Swapping avatars. Dec 1^st, 2013 at 4:42pm It doesn't seem to work. Image no more than 100px ~ Correct .jpg format ~ Correct Chose the image handling's recommendation for forums ~ Correct. Nothing.
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Re: Swapping avatars.
Reply #1 - Dec 1^st, 2013 at 5:09pm

Lord Herbert wrote on Dec 1^st, 2013 at 4:42pm:

It doesn't seem to work.

Image no more than 100px ~ Correct

.jpg format ~ Correct

Chose the image handling's recommendation for forums ~ Correct.

Nothing.

Well, at least you understand the language. I have no avatar here because I have no idea how to. Tried and lost it as soon as the stupid bloody buzz words came along.

What do I need*. A bloody degree in nuclear physics!

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Lord Herbert Gold Member Offline Posts: 34441 Gender:	Re: Swapping avatars. Reply #2 - Dec 1^st, 2013 at 5:15pm Somehow I managed to insert the avatar I've always had ~ a sheer fluke. The problem is not getting a new avatar from my hard drive to the input address bar in Ozpolitic, but getting an image here from Photobucket.
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muso Gold Member Offline Posts: 13151 Gladstone, Queensland Gender:	Re: Swapping avatars. Reply #3 - Dec 1^st, 2013 at 6:04pm If you give me a link, I'll fix it up for you.
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Aussie Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 39620 Gender:	Re: Swapping avatars. Reply #4 - Dec 1^st, 2013 at 6:08pm muso wrote on Dec 1^st, 2013 at 6:04pm: If you give me a link, I'll fix it up for you. Wanna help me fix mine?
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Lord Herbert Gold Member Offline Posts: 34441 Gender:	Re: Swapping avatars. Reply #5 - Dec 1^st, 2013 at 7:07pm muso wrote on Dec 1^st, 2013 at 6:04pm: If you give me a link, I'll fix it up for you. Thanks, but I don't want the fish ~ I want the fishing rod.
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muso Gold Member Offline Posts: 13151 Gladstone, Queensland Gender:	Re: Swapping avatars. Reply #6 - Dec 1^st, 2013 at 7:57pm Aussie wrote on Dec 1^st, 2013 at 6:08pm: muso wrote on Dec 1^st, 2013 at 6:04pm: If you give me a link, I'll fix it up for you. Wanna help me fix mine? OK, PM the link and I'll fix it for you.
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Re: Swapping avatars.
Reply #7 - Dec 1^st, 2013 at 8:02pm

Lord Herbert wrote on Dec 1^st, 2013 at 7:07pm:

muso wrote on Dec 1^st, 2013 at 6:04pm:

If you give me a link, I'll fix it up for you.

Thanks, but I don't want the fish ~ I want the fishing rod. Cool

Well you need to resize your image before you can use it. First you need to download it to your computer, then you can either use a simple image manipulation program to resize, or you can use an online resource like this one:

http://pixlr.com/

Then get into your profile and upload it. Let me know which stage you have problems with.

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Re: Swapping avatars.
Reply #8 - Dec 1^st, 2013 at 8:08pm

muso wrote on Dec 1^st, 2013 at 8:02pm:

Lord Herbert wrote on Dec 1^st, 2013 at 7:07pm:

muso wrote on Dec 1^st, 2013 at 6:04pm:

If you give me a link, I'll fix it up for you.

Thanks, but I don't want the fish ~ I want the fishing rod. Cool

Well you need to resize your image before you can use it. First you need to download it to your computer, then you can either use a simple image manipulation program to resize, or you can use an online resource like this one:

http://pixlr.com/

Then get into your profile and upload it. Let me know which stage you have problems with.

I already resized it using Irfanview.

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Re: Swapping avatars.
Reply #9 - Dec 1^st, 2013 at 8:14pm

Lord Herbert wrote on Dec 1^st, 2013 at 8:08pm:

muso wrote on Dec 1^st, 2013 at 8:02pm:

Lord Herbert wrote on Dec 1^st, 2013 at 7:07pm:

muso wrote on Dec 1^st, 2013 at 6:04pm:

If you give me a link, I'll fix it up for you.

Thanks, but I don't want the fish ~ I want the fishing rod. Cool

Well you need to resize your image before you can use it. First you need to download it to your computer, then you can either use a simple image manipulation program to resize, or you can use an online resource like this one:

http://pixlr.com/

Then get into your profile and upload it. Let me know which stage you have problems with.

I already resized it using Irfanview.

Attach it to your next post, and we'll see if it meets the specs. It should be no larger that 100kb for a start.

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Aussie Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 39620 Gender:	Re: Swapping avatars. Reply #10 - Dec 1^st, 2013 at 9:22pm muso wrote on Dec 1^st, 2013 at 7:57pm: Aussie wrote on Dec 1^st, 2013 at 6:08pm: muso wrote on Dec 1^st, 2013 at 6:04pm: If you give me a link, I'll fix it up for you. Wanna help me fix mine? OK, PM the link and I'll fix it for you. 'ere ya go. Ta.
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Re: Swapping avatars.
Reply #11 - Dec 2^nd, 2013 at 7:14am

Herbert,

Save the avatar you want to your computer ... say the desktop so you can easily find it, then go into your profile and under options/avatar area "browse" for the file and add it. I think you also have to tick the little box. Your computer information will NOT show up.

Aussie,

You can do the same. It is not rocket science. Wink

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Neferti Gold Member Offline Posts: 7965 Canberra Gender:	Re: Swapping avatars. Reply #12 - Dec 2^nd, 2013 at 7:31am Aussie your avatar needed re-sizing. Here it is.
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Re: Swapping avatars.
Reply #13 - Dec 2^nd, 2013 at 8:06am

Neferti wrote on Dec 2^nd, 2013 at 7:14am:

Herbert,

Save the avatar you want to your computer ... say the desktop so you can easily find it, then go into your profile and under options/avatar area "browse" for the file and add it. I think you also have to tick the little box. Your computer information will NOT show up.

Thank you, neferti, but ... the whole purpose of image hosting websites is to protect the user from having his confidential folders and files rifled through by snoopy lurkers.

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Re: Swapping avatars.
Reply #14 - Dec 2^nd, 2013 at 8:18am

Lord Herbert wrote on Dec 2^nd, 2013 at 8:06am:

Thank you, neferti, but ... the whole purpose of image hosting websites is to protect the user from having his confidential folders and files rifled through by snoopy lurkers.

I certainly wouldn't use an avatar or load an attachment from MY computer if I thought someone could snoop. They can't.

Anyway. Go to your Photo thing, find the picture you want and copy the link (www. etc) into the avatar area on this site. That should work. Otherwise just do what I suggested. Nobody can snoop into your computer, it doesn't even show the file name ... check my avatar information ... just says "neferti.jpg" ...

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