Author Topic: Avatar size (Read 73652 times)

Soarer · « **Reply #150 on:** Tue, 14 May 2013, 15:57:29 »

Quote from: The_Ed on Tue, 14 May 2013, 11:03:19

Quote from: baldgye on Tue, 14 May 2013, 10:52:26
lmao The_Ed's avatar looks so much worse now hahaha

Worse?... Do explain.

It is simply a sucky avatar... get some anti-aliasing, or go full old-school pixels. Currently it's neither. And really does not use the extra pixels you wanted so badly well at all.

mkawa · « **Reply #151 on:** Tue, 14 May 2013, 15:58:11 »

burn man. BURN

Soarer · « **Reply #152 on:** Tue, 14 May 2013, 16:03:48 »

Quote from: rknize on Tue, 14 May 2013, 09:22:47

No one seemed to complain about the margin changes. Avatar size limit is now 150x150 pixels.

You miss my complaining? OK. It sucks, with a massive dead gap for most people (i.e. with 100px avatars and sensible name length).

The one upside is that people's custom texts and locations now wrap less.

TBH, once you started to seem keen on making the change, I redirected my thoughts to Greasemonkey.

The_Ed · « **Reply #153 on:** Tue, 14 May 2013, 16:03:59 »

It's the image uploading that borks it...

Soarer · « **Reply #154 on:** Tue, 14 May 2013, 16:08:26 »

The 184 pixel version in the first post as well?

The_Ed · « **Reply #155 on:** Tue, 14 May 2013, 16:11:27 »

Yes, Imgur likes to do that too...

Soarer · « **Reply #156 on:** Tue, 14 May 2013, 16:14:17 »

ROFL... how many other sites can you blame for ruining your amazing avatar

What is is meant to be like anyway? Seems to have an anti-aliased outside, and a blocky inside $:-\$

The_Ed · « **Reply #157 on:** Tue, 14 May 2013, 16:15:47 »

You have to pay for Imgur to not compress your pics...

E TwentyNine · « **Reply #158 on:** Tue, 14 May 2013, 16:18:51 »

Upload it to min.us then, no compression there.

Soarer · « **Reply #159 on:** Tue, 14 May 2013, 16:23:31 »

Does the bug here affect an avatar image if you resize it before uploading? Does it affect attachments?

esoomenona · « **Reply #160 on:** Tue, 14 May 2013, 16:26:12 »

Quote from: Soarer on Tue, 14 May 2013, 16:23:31

Does the bug here affect an avatar image if you resize it before uploading? Does it affect attachments?

Yes to your first question. That's pretty much the only qualm I had with avatars. rknize mentioned he would look into that. Not sure about the second.

baldgye · « **Reply #161 on:** Tue, 14 May 2013, 16:32:31 »

My fairly detailed 100x100 avatar still looks pretty good to me....

Soarer · « **Reply #162 on:** Tue, 14 May 2013, 16:33:47 »

Yeah, I think The_Ed's is just a case of GIGO

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The_Ed · « **Reply #163 on:** Tue, 14 May 2013, 16:37:29 »

It's thin curved white lines... They don't do well with compression... GIGO used to describe an avatar instead of code, that's a first. You sure seem bent on dissing my avatar for some unknown to me reason.

Soarer · « **Reply #164 on:** Tue, 14 May 2013, 16:41:04 »

Well you're the one that wanted them so badly... you could at least make good use of the extra size!

I'm not used to GIGO describing code, more to describe processing.

Glissant · « **Reply #165 on:** Tue, 14 May 2013, 16:41:50 »

Mmmm 150x150 mmmm. Exactly what I was looking for. Hope it sticks. I don't like that my avatar's colors are different from the original, but meh.. can't have everything

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The_Ed · « **Reply #166 on:** Tue, 14 May 2013, 16:44:08 »

If people want it to stick they need to keep voting for it as the poll is open indefinitely.

E TwentyNine · « **Reply #167 on:** Tue, 14 May 2013, 16:51:38 »

Quote from: The_Ed on Tue, 14 May 2013, 16:37:29

It's thin curved white lines... They don't do well with compression... GIGO used to describe an avatar instead of code, that's a first. You sure seem bent on dissing my avatar for some unknown to me reason.

They do fine with compression if you create them correctly.

Feel free to use it while I figure out a new and improved 150x150 avatar.

aggiejy · « **Reply #168 on:** Tue, 14 May 2013, 19:12:56 »

I was about to say... resizing via any automated software will give you strange behavior for an image with lines and such. But you can make a decent image at any size. Of all avatars to benefit from a larger size, I don't think this would be one. (But, I don't even know what it is or what it means... so whatever.)

aggiejy · « **Reply #169 on:** Tue, 14 May 2013, 19:31:07 »

What does the avatar mean anyway? Seems like I've seen it before, but can't put my finger on it. The feeling I get is something like...

esoomenona · « **Reply #170 on:** Tue, 14 May 2013, 19:49:49 »

Ask him if it's from Deathly Hallows.

Soarer · « **Reply #171 on:** Tue, 14 May 2013, 19:53:54 »

Quote from: aggiejy on Tue, 14 May 2013, 19:31:07

What does the avatar mean anyway? Seems like I've seen it before, but can't put my finger on it. The feeling I get is something like...

(Attachment Link)

Maybe this is The_Ed...

The_Ed · « **Reply #172 on:** Tue, 14 May 2013, 20:01:54 »

Quote from: aggiejy on Tue, 14 May 2013, 19:31:07

What does the avatar mean anyway? Seems like I've seen it before, but can't put my finger on it. The feeling I get is something like...

Quote from: esoomenona on Tue, 14 May 2013, 19:49:49

Ask him if it's from Deathly Hallows.

Quote from: The_Ed on Tue, 14 May 2013, 13:38:48

Quote from: SmallFry on Tue, 14 May 2013, 13:24:29
* SmallFry makes The_Ed a wiki account and posts a large Deathly Hallows insignia to his Wiki Page.

Quote from: The_Ed on Fri, 08 March 2013, 14:24:28
It took me a few hours in gimp... (Yeah... I still don't really know how to use gimp, but whenever I need a different sized avatar I can make it from the source file. Which means I'm not totally incompetent...)

It is a symbol that I made MANY years ago (except that the avatar version is missing the infinity symbol underneath. With how small avatars are often limited to I figured it would be best to just chop that off.) I still remember when 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' came out... The symbol for the deathly hallows was very similar... Though I suppose there were quite a few other's that were similar long before then, I never really noticed until after deathly hallows came out...

Mine
Show Image
Deathly Hallows
Show Image

(Imagine the infinity symbol here)

It's NOT the ****ing deathly hallows!

Soarer · « **Reply #173 on:** Tue, 14 May 2013, 20:04:38 »

Seriously though, it's a hamster wheel. Can't see it as anything else now.

aggiejy · « **Reply #174 on:** Tue, 14 May 2013, 20:11:34 »

Less evil versions, and works on all backgrounds.

The_Ed · « **Reply #175 on:** Tue, 14 May 2013, 20:18:00 »

Wrong - The infinity symbol is the entire width of the triangle, and the same thickness of line. Which means a tall and skinny avatar if you don't cut off the infinity symbol. I will probably redo it at some point in thicker lines so as to minimize the visual jagginess in a compressed avatar.

aggiejy · « **Reply #176 on:** Tue, 14 May 2013, 20:28:48 »

Yeah, that's some weird ****. I give up.

rknize · « **Reply #177 on:** Tue, 14 May 2013, 20:32:52 »

It's an amusement park with a Ferris wheel and a go-kart track.

Soarer · « **Reply #178 on:** Tue, 14 May 2013, 20:38:21 »

Infinity? That's just a twisted hamster.

E TwentyNine · « **Reply #179 on:** Tue, 14 May 2013, 20:51:47 »

I think I found my new avatar.

And would you look at all the compression based jagginess?

keymaster · « **Reply #180 on:** Tue, 14 May 2013, 22:33:31 »

It has begun.

The_Ed · « **Reply #181 on:** Tue, 14 May 2013, 22:45:11 »

Quote from: keymaster on Tue, 14 May 2013, 22:33:31

It has begun.

What has? The baconing?

jwaz · « **Reply #182 on:** Tue, 14 May 2013, 23:34:05 »

What's with the huge deathly hallows logo Ed?

mkawa · « **Reply #183 on:** Tue, 14 May 2013, 23:54:56 »

8bit hamster wheel = win.

The_Ed · « **Reply #184 on:** Wed, 15 May 2013, 00:06:06 »

I have had many pet rats, and my Dad named the squirrel that stalks him "Darth Squirrel". So if it is an animal wheel, it is anything but a hamster wheel. Hämsterviel!

Besides, it predates the rats, darth squirrel, and the harry potter deathly hallows.

VesperSAINT · « **Reply #185 on:** Wed, 15 May 2013, 01:30:53 »

I hope 184 wins! I'm currently loving the huge avatars that fit perfectly on the side. The bigger the better to personalize

The_Beast · « **Reply #186 on:** Wed, 15 May 2013, 01:36:31 »

Not really liking the bigger avatars, it's kinda distracting

Jocelyn · « **Reply #187 on:** Wed, 15 May 2013, 01:37:59 »

I finally voted

VesperSAINT · « **Reply #188 on:** Wed, 15 May 2013, 01:38:36 »

Quote from: The_Beast on Wed, 15 May 2013, 01:36:31

Not really liking the bigger avatars, it's kinda distracting

I'm sure you'll get used to it, and then you can show off the detail of your beautiful wrist rest (is it a wrist rest?) through your avatar

Quote from: Jocelyn on Wed, 15 May 2013, 01:37:59

I finally voted

Yay! I think I can guess what you voted

The_Ed · « **Reply #189 on:** Wed, 15 May 2013, 02:13:23 »

Can the poll options be changed to reflect what is current?

100x100 pixels (current limit) -> (previous limit)
150x150 pixels (fits the current layout) -> (current limit)

Jocelyn · « **Reply #190 on:** Wed, 15 May 2013, 02:15:05 »

Quote from: VesperSAINT on Wed, 15 May 2013, 01:38:36

Yay! I think I can guess what you voted

Haha you thought right

Quote from: The_Ed on Wed, 15 May 2013, 02:13:23

Can the poll options be changed to reflect what is current?

100x100 pixels (current limit) -> (previous limit)
150x150 pixels (fits the current layout) -> (current limit)

Lock thread, redo poll with only those two options?

The_Ed · « **Reply #191 on:** Wed, 15 May 2013, 02:16:26 »

Not my poll (though I was the one who started the lobby and threads), and that is too restrictive of options.

Jocelyn · « **Reply #192 on:** Wed, 15 May 2013, 02:17:24 »

Quote from: The_Ed on Wed, 15 May 2013, 02:16:26

Not my poll (though I was the one who started the lobby and threads), and that is too restrictive of options.

Oh I totally misunderstood your request. Sorry

The_Ed · « **Reply #193 on:** Wed, 15 May 2013, 02:21:37 »

It's funny that with only a 50 pixel size increase I can now see that there are 2 women in your avatar. I didn't notice that before...

Soarer · « **Reply #194 on:** Wed, 15 May 2013, 02:29:33 »

Quote from: rknize on Tue, 14 May 2013, 09:22:47

No one seemed to complain about the margin changes. Avatar size limit is now 150x150 pixels.

Why the margin change anyway? 150x150 was supposed to "fit the current layout".

The_Ed · « **Reply #195 on:** Wed, 15 May 2013, 02:32:10 »

Quote from: Soarer on Wed, 15 May 2013, 02:29:33

Quote from: rknize on Tue, 14 May 2013, 09:22:47
No one seemed to complain about the margin changes. Avatar size limit is now 150x150 pixels.

Why the margin change anyway? 150x150 was supposed to "fit the current layout".

Quote from: rknize on Mon, 13 May 2013, 10:52:36

Wow...100x100 has nearly caught up to 150x150. I've deployed the code changes to support 150x150. The additional space in the left margin should be apparent. I recovered some dead space in a few other spots as well, so the margin increase is not 1:1 with the 150px width.

Avatar limit is still 100x100. Let's see where we are at the end of the day.

Soarer · « **Reply #196 on:** Wed, 15 May 2013, 02:34:11 »

Exactly... "the margin increase" does not tally with "fits the current layout".

rknize · « **Reply #197 on:** Wed, 15 May 2013, 02:37:10 »

I meant that it did not interfere with the header rendering the way larger ones do. The margin did have to be tweaked, but not by much.

Soarer · « **Reply #198 on:** Wed, 15 May 2013, 02:39:07 »

The peoples was duped! But not by much.

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The_Ed · « **Reply #199 on:** Wed, 15 May 2013, 02:41:43 »

I would bet that >95% of the people here don't even notice the 50 pixel increase. Of the remaining <5% the majority prefer larger.

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Author Topic: Avatar size (Read 73652 times)