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mr_sax 30th May 2001 01:45
set aside 300kb or something per user for signature upload..

still then again that might slow it down, but it's an idea isn't it?

tjb2004 30th May 2001 01:51
YES!!! But I say about 20kb per person. Good idea!

Rocker 30th May 2001 03:23
30kb is way big enough for a sig
even though i can't be stuffed putting graphical sig up

Anacific 30th May 2001 03:26
30 kb is good for those who want to put 2 sigs and then change them from time to time :)

mr_sax 30th May 2001 04:17
u mean modified..

can you make external links to the winamp locker or is it a "locker"?

c2R 30th May 2001 19:20
That sounds quite a good idea. Its so annoying if you're on dialup to wait while a million and one different urls for images are contacted while you wait for a page to load.

fish 30th May 2001 21:27
Hmmm...

Take the 29874 registered members and give them 30k each - 896 more megs to slow down the forums ;)

I think it'd be better to just get rid of all pictures in sigs, IMHO :)

Huehuetenango 30th May 2001 21:34
yeah, getting rid of all pic. sigs would be a good idea
but i spent so much time making mine, and it looks so cool
i'd miss seeing all the cool things other ppl have done too

InvisableMan 30th May 2001 21:39
i dont think Justin will take kindly to that idea considering he is probably working his ass off on wa3 as we speak and dosn't want to have to do all these modifications to the lockers, i think the way the lockers are set up wont make it easy to do something like make it able to store other stuff in there and allow external links to the locker.

blech i need to go back to grammer school :p

[edit]note: im not speaking for justin, although what i say here suggests it.[/edit]

rm' 30th May 2001 22:15
Quote:
Originally posted by phisherman
I think it'd be better to just get rid of all pictures in sigs, IMHO :)
Yes.

ecstatic 30th May 2001 22:25
w00t! All the free webhosting places are slowly stopping image linking... soon the sig images will be gone! :D :D

Bilbo Baggins 30th May 2001 23:27
I think only certain members should have the privelage to put images in their signatures...

rm' 31st May 2001 01:10
Quote:
Originally posted by ecstatic
w00t! All the free webhosting places are slowly stopping image linking... soon the sig images will be gone! :D :D
Well, that's not a good way to accomplish sig pic removal. Web hosting is great for good, legit images that you just can't find at places such as Corbis (e.g. images you made with your own bare hands).

griffinn 31st May 2001 02:02
Sig images can go. There's always ASCII art.
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sgtfuzzbubble011 31st May 2001 02:48
Yes, ascii art is cool. =)

Rocker 31st May 2001 06:52
make mike the llama

griffinn 31st May 2001 07:01 
code:


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kinwashi 31st May 2001 07:03
one good thing if winamp would host the sigs is that they could control the size of it. ot maybe this is possible even if i have it on my own server? if winamp was the host, they could set the max upload to 20k or something, and not support sigs from anywhere but your "sig account".

I like the sigs, I'd hate it if they removed the option of having an image there instead of some boring text :D

One thing that bugs me is that you can't put an IMG inside of an URL tag, I'd like my sig to link to my website...

ecstatic 31st May 2001 15:57
Quote:
Originally posted by Radioactive Man
Well, that's not a good way to accomplish sig pic removal. Web hosting is great for good, legit images that you just can't find at places such as Corbis (e.g. images you made with your own bare hands).
Yeah, I know, I'm just being an ass ;) :)

Of course what I want to know is why none of these people's ISPs give them webspace...? Hmm.

[LMF]ZeroKool 31st May 2001 16:24
What is sigs?

DJ ROACH 31st May 2001 16:33
Quote:
Originally posted by Bilbo Baggins
I think only certain members should have the privelage to put images in their signatures...
I agree

mr_sax 31st May 2001 17:38
well.. 20kb!? that's not quite enuf even for my small img..

MAYBE if i made it really really small it would fit, but the best looking sigs are the bigger ones, with more res and everything.

sigs=signatures

ElChevelle 31st May 2001 20:21
Sig size isn't a problem for me AS MUCH AS the overuse of them. For example, no offense to zxypher, but to see a sig 13 times in one thread is just way too much for me. We need to limit sigs to once per thread. It's easy, trust me, I've been following that credo for weeks now.

c2R 31st May 2001 21:29
How about an option to turn off signature linked images in the preferences? I know I could turn off all images, but then I'd lose out on smilies and images in posts.

Just a thought!

ElChevelle 31st May 2001 21:34
When you post a reply, you are given the option of using your sig or not.

DJ ROACH 31st May 2001 21:53
i wana be able to use diffrent sigs for diffrent threads and have them stay that way!!! so a sig could be specific for a thread or could be for all threads by checking a box in your setup!! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

ElChevelle 31st May 2001 21:56
See Griffin!

DJ ROACH 31st May 2001 22:01
Quote:
Originally posted by ElChevelle
See Griffin!
am i tupid or is that for some one else what would griffin do?

ElChevelle 31st May 2001 22:20
Quote:
Originally posted by DJ ROACH
i wana be able to use diffrent sigs for diffrent threads and have them stay that way!!!
W.W.G.D.

mr_sax 31st May 2001 23:31
and what would that mean exactly?


but my point still stands, it would be better..

Gigabyte 1st June 2001 00:40
Quote:
Originally posted by sawg
In theory couldn't the Winamp lockers be midified to do this?
Winamp lockers!? Where!? Are those the myplay thing?

zxypher, what if you divide your sig into two pics. One with the animated Viper and the other with your name. Maybe cutting down on the amount af frames. Didn't you get someone to make your sig smaller(in dimensions)? Whatever.

mr_sax 1st June 2001 00:43
no because i think the people who did it would've just animated the lights in all the frames after, everything else is static, and not copied to every frame

griffinn 1st June 2001 02:02
Different sigs for different posts: Save your sigs as .txt files on your own PC. When you post, cut-and-paste into the end.

Splicing animated GIFs: That won't significantly affect the size of the sig. The way GIF89a works, only the first frame contains the whole image (in zxypher's sig, the viper and the text). In subsequent frames, only the animated portions (the shining headlights) are stored.

File size restriction: The restriction is not for controlling image size, but rather download time (especially for dial-up folks). For example, I can make a pure white 1024x768 PNG and it would take just 300 bytes. With skilful control of the palette and of how you colour your sig image, you can do a lot in under 20kb.

tjb2004 1st June 2001 02:09
So what's your point?

griffinn 1st June 2001 02:21
I forgot to make one.

So here goes... I think the Winamp Forums are fine the way they already are. But if the file size (not image size) can somehow be restricted it would be better for dial-up folks. And 20kb looks good to me.

ElChevelle 1st June 2001 03:01
I agree for benefit of D-ups, but still get sick of seeing more sigs repeated on a thread than that damn commercial with that Jamaican bitch wanting to read me tarot cards.

mr_sax 1st June 2001 03:23
arg.. chev never gives up..

ElChevelle 1st June 2001 03:29
Give up?
If you give up on your beliefs, what's left?
By the way, why does your Viper have motorcycle tires on it?
You should try to make a solid black undercarriage similar to this pic:
http://elchevelle.homestead.com/files/rt24.jpg

rm' 1st June 2001 03:32
Screen real estate is my primary concern. I'm on dial-up, and I can tell you, having to wait for a sig image is less annoying than having to scroll through hundreds of images (literally: in long hreads, that can happen). I can always ignore half loaded images while I read thread content, but if I only find 2 lines of text per images, then you really know that sig pics are getting in the way of clarity.

I'm running at 1280x1024, on a 17", and sig pics take a significant portion of that. That's why text sigs are so great... you need a lot of time to write a sig that's of any significant length.

griffinn 1st June 2001 03:50
Especially annoying are images that are so damned wide they fsck up the forum's layout and make you scroll sideways back and forth like mad.


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