Forum: Where the sig starts

[zombie67]

Take a look at this post:

http://www.setiusa.us/showthread.php?5105-Collatz-is-down&p=61054&viewfull=1#post61054

Even though the post is only one line, the signature section is pushed down to the end of the "about the poster" section. Why? Seems to add extra length to the post for no reason.

And the reason I bring this up: I want bigger avatar images. But I don't want that to impact the length of posts.


Any way we can make the sig section tighten up a bit?

[Fire$torm]

So far I haven't found any setting that would allow me to make that adjustment.

[Gopher_FreeDC]

Take a look at this post:

http://www.setiusa.us/showthread.php?5105-Collatz-is-down&p=61054&viewfull=1#post61054

Even though the post is only one line, the signature section is pushed down to the end of the "about the poster" section. Why? Seems to add extra length to the post for no reason.

And the reason I bring this up: I want bigger avatar images. But I don't want that to impact the length of posts.


Any way we can make the sig section tighten up a bit?

It is due to the way Vb puts the post together if you look at the HTML of it...
Notice where that Gray HR Line is - if you continued it across the whole webpage it would come just below where your avatar and all your user details, that fills up that left hand side.

Basically Fire$torm your gonna have to mess with the template - I suggest making a copy of the current template and messing with it -
the part your looking for is anywhere that has 'CLASS="after_content" ' that's why it punts it to the bottom of ALL the content.

I may be able to help a little with that going to see how our template handles it... ;)
Just looked seems it handles it exactly the same way... There still might be hope ;)

[Fire$torm]

It is due to the way Vb puts the post together if you look at the HTML of it...
Notice where that Gray HR Line is - if you continued it across the whole webpage it would come just below where your avatar and all your user details, that fills up that left hand side.

Basically Fire$torm your gonna have to mess with the template - I suggest making a copy of the current template and messing with it -
the part your looking for is anywhere that has 'CLASS="after_content" ' that's why it punts it to the bottom of ALL the content.

I may be able to help a little with that going to see how our template handles it... ;)
Just looked seems it handles it exactly the same way... There still might be hope ;)

Thank you for the offer to assist.

Hmmmmm. I may have to do (as in make request of Bok or you) a complete backup of the forum before I fiddle with HTML code. Just in case.....

Kidding aside, I'll give it a look see early next week. I have a lot of yard work to do this weekend.

F$

[Gopher_FreeDC]

Thank you for the offer to assist.

Hmmmmm. I may have to do (as in make request of Bok or you) a complete backup of the forum before I fiddle with HTML code. Just in case.....

Kidding aside, I'll give it a look see early next week. I have a lot of yard work to do this weekend.

F$

I'll let Bok know, he's probably better at doing the backup than me and is way more local than me to the server ;). Meanwhile check your PM :) - it's a simple fix and should work ok....

[Bok]

The forum gets backed up nightly entirely, though if you needed to restore, you would obviously lose the posts made since the backup.

If you copy the whole theme and just mess with that one, then there is little risk.

[Bok]

To duplicate style.

1. visit your site
2. Login into admincp
3. click styles and templates (on the left)
4. Select Download/Upload Style (on the left)
5. First box is a drop down, select your skin you want to duplicate
6. Make sure vBulletin is the product
7. give it a title
8. give it a filename
9. Select either option of all customizations made in the skin, or this skin and parent skins
10. hit download

Import New Style
1. From the same screen we were just at.
2. Hit the Browse Button
3. locate the .xml file you just downloaded (the one that was to duplicate the skin)
4. Make sure Create New style
5. Give it no parent style
6. Hit Import button

[Fire$torm]

Thank you Bok for the info. Will Copy & Paste for future reference.

And thank you Gopher for researching the answer so I didn't fubar the forums...... :P Where applicable, all forum styles have been modified.

So Z, thanks to these guys the problem is now [RESOLVED].

Peace,
F$

[John P. Myers]

Good job! Just tested it with 'view signatures' turned off in settings to see if anything was broken but it still works fine. The little scroller wheel thingy on my mouse thanks you :D

[zombie67]

Thank you Bok for the info. Will Copy & Paste for future reference.

And thank you Gopher for researching the answer so I didn't fubar the forums...... :P Where applicable, all forum styles have been modified.

So Z, thanks to these guys the problem is now [RESOLVED].

Peace,
F$

Thanks everyone for this!

Now for the reason I brought it up, the avatar size? I think the limit is currently 125x125. Can we please bump that up to 150x150?

[Fire$torm]

Thanks everyone for this!

Now for the reason I brought it up, the avatar size? I think the limit is currently 125x125. Can we please bump that up to 150x150?

ACK...!!! :)) j/k

It should be set now. Give it a try.

[DrPop]

ACK...!!! :)) j/k...

That would be my response to most, but I generally er, um...how to put it without getting myself in trouble...I generally like Zombie's avatars! :D :D

[zombie67]

Here we go. 125 (the old max) vs. 150 (the new max) vs 200:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/55884901/phpq5dmK2AM.jpg https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/55884901/phpX0vl0TPM.jpg https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/55884901/php3lyZAnPM.jpg

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/55884901/125.jpg https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/55884901/150.jpg https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/55884901/200.jpg

The amount of detail is better, with 150, and the additional height is only slightly more. But what do folks think about 200? Too big, even with the reduction in post hight now implemented?

[John P. Myers]

Here we go. 125 (the old max) vs. 150 (the new max) vs 200:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/55884901/phpq5dmK2AM.jpg https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/55884901/phpX0vl0TPM.jpg https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/55884901/php3lyZAnPM.jpg

The amount of detail is better, with 150, and the additional height is only slightly more. But what do folks think about 200? Too big, even with the reduction in post hight now implemented?

200 seems a bit too big. I think 160 would scale better though, being a multiple of most common resolutions (2560, 1920, 1600, 1440, 1280, 640, 480)

[zombie67]

Why is 200 too big? With any of the posts in this thread, for example, the post length would not be any longer. Where is the down side?

[Gopher_FreeDC]

Why is 200 too big? With any of the posts in this thread, for example, the post length would not be any longer. Where is the down side?
200px is wider than the current user panel, which is 180px, and would impact on the post width also this would mean messing with css, I'd need to have a look at exactly WHERE it is in the template... let me see if I can't screen shot what I mean..
Looking it's 2 pieces of CSS so maybe a variable somewhere - it's late so not going to look any more tonight...

[zombie67]

200px is wider than the current user panel, which is 180px[...]

I am not looking to make work for anyone. How about making the max 180 then? Or whatever would fit without changing the width?

[Fire$torm]

I am not looking to make work for anyone. How about making the max 180 then? Or whatever would fit without changing the width?

pffft... No sweat but it will have to wait until tomorrow sometime.

Edit: As this post was make after 5 am, I should say later today.... :P

[Fire$torm]

Okay Z,

Registered users, Team Members, Friends and Ambassadors are all set for 180x180 avatars & profile pics.

Edit: Make that 180x200

[zombie67]

Thanks!

[Mumps]

Thanks!

So, what's his current Avatar?


100px × 150px

[Fire$torm]

So, what's his current Avatar?


100px × 150px

Yeah, I think he is working on a new one.

Anyhoot here is a graphic with max allowed dimensions.

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