I found an avatar on another site that I thought I'd use in place of the one I had here. I deleted my avatar (the black panther) and attempted to load the new avatar. I couldn't do it. (No surprise there.) So I figured I go back to the panther, and that would be the end of it. When I click on the avatar selection, my screen freezes. I can't select anything. I can't leave the site, the Net, nothing.
So now I'm nekkid at a2k.
Help!
Roberta, I loaded the black cat back into your account.
Hey thanks. I didnt see this post in que
One of my avatar problems has been going to a page and Id see a neat dinosaur or biker graphic. Id right click and then no cut option is presented. I guess I have to save it but I never know what application program Id need to open . I use Navigator for my browser and it keeps asking "What application do you want to use to open this thingy?" I try using adobe or some othe r program , to no avail , and Im limiting myself here. Any ideas?
Dunno if it'll help, Farmerman, but you could try downloading and using
IrfanView , a free image processor. Another option might be to take a screenshot of the image you want, then manipulating that as appropriate with whatever image processor you prefer. Just a reminder; avatars can no longer be hotlinked. If you want to use one not already in the on-site archive, you have to copy it to your machine then upload it here, but you prolly already know that.
So, I decided to try this.
Went to Paint.
Uploaded one of my photos.
Used the box to shrink it to just under 6KB.
Saved it to my hard drive.
Went to Profile, uploaded it via browse.
Submitted it.
Didn't work.
Did I miss something ?
Did you get some sort of message? I usually find that if I submit something that doesn't meet one of the criteria, there's a message.
No message.
Just showed my name with no avatar.
Tried it again. Same result.
Thanks for your response.
When you "Saved As" the image to your drive was it either a .jpg or a .gif? Those are the only image types supported by the avatar feature, if I recall.
Anther thing you might wanna try is to "Copy-and-Save" all self-entered info in your profile, then clicking "Reset" instead of "Submit". Then log off the website. Close that browser window, open a new one, clear your cache, then navigate back to A2K, log in, go to your profile, paste all the personal stuff back in and reselect your preferences. Go to the avatar gallery, select a random avatar, and submit your profile. Clear your cache, go to a thread you're on, and see if you got the stock avatar OK. If so, the problem is in the upload.
Timber,
Thanks for the information.
The file is a Windows BMP Image.
So does that mean it's a no-go ?
(I read the latter part of your post, but my head started to implode
so I actually didn't try it yet. If the BMP file is the problem, I'm thinking that input won't actually help?)
Figured that was a likely thing to check. Bitmaps (.bmp) won't work. Convert it to a .jpg or .gif and it should work fine. Lemme know if ya need help converting it.
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Good catch, Timber ! Thanks.
Guess progressives and conservatives can work together after all !
Is there an option in PAINT (or elsewhere) for converting the file?
Try
Irfanview ... small footprint, no spyware, fairly flexible, and free.
Can I use .swf files for my avatar?
Cannot upload avatar
I have tried uploading an avatar from my pc but I get some sort of errors at the top of the page. It does say however that my profile has been update but all I have is a square with an x in it where my avatar should be. I have also tried to pull it from another site which seems to be successful but I get the same box with and x in it. What am I doing wrong?
What precisely is the error message you get?
A quick couple thoughts - what filetype is your desired avatar, what is the overall file size, and what are the H/W dimensions of the image you're attempting to upload?
I am having the same problem when I try to upload a new avatar; however, the avatar gallery seem to be working fine
Here is the error I am getting:
Quote:Warning: copy(./images/avatars/2355311041b1e00188b91.jpg): failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/a2kname/public_html/forums/includes/usercp_avatar.php on line 227
Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/a2kname/public_html/forums/includes/usercp_avatar.php:227) in /home/a2kname/public_html/forums/includes/page_header.php on line 529
Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/a2kname/public_html/forums/includes/usercp_avatar.php:227) in /home/a2kname/public_html/forums/includes/page_header.php on line 531
Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/a2kname/public_html/forums/includes/usercp_avatar.php:227) in /home/a2kname/public_html/forums/includes/page_header.php on line 532
Hmmmmm .... dunno for sure - haven't been payin' much attention to the tech stuff myself the last couple weeks - there have been assorted problems and downtimes - mebbe somethin' still is bein' worked on - could be related somehow. Lemme see if I can figure somethin' out and get some helpful info.
Thanks timber, I figured there was still something being worked on.
