getafish460
Ysel
British by birth, Icelandic by adoption, Cornish by the grace of God!!
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Post by getafish460 on Jan 26, 2012 11:31:38 GMT -5
 Having trouble adding my own avatar in my profile.  tried several times but either end up with no avatar at all or back with my old one which is selected from the available list. Even though i've entered the URL for my new avatar, it still won't appear.  Any suggestions??  Ted
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Post by Cornish Terrier on Jan 26, 2012 14:35:20 GMT -5
Weeeellll!  I had my Avatar chosen and installed for me so have never had to look into this problem. From what I can see it should be straightforward with only two potential problems that seem possible. 1. size is restricted to 100x100 pixels so make sure you are no more than that 2. Is the URL legitimate and correctly entered? There are others here who have added their own Avatar so perhaps one of them might have some clues. CT |
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Post by zibetha on Feb 3, 2012 23:29:53 GMT -5
I have found the same problem. I can enter my URL information, but there doesn't seem to be a way to add it or save it. The only option I find is to modify my profile which takes me back to square one rather than updating what I have entered.
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Post by zibetha on Feb 7, 2012 2:43:11 GMT -5
Finally got it by trying a different image hosting service than I usually use. Still a jpeg image, so I don't know what the problem was.
The rest of the process was what I tried in the first place with the last "Modify" entry finally serving to save my input.
Whew.
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Post by Cornish Terrier on Feb 7, 2012 7:09:08 GMT -5
Well done Zibetha!  Perhaps you could compose a 'how to' message to post here for those who might have a similar problem in future?  CT |
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Post by zibetha on Feb 8, 2012 21:55:39 GMT -5
It's a pretty easy process on this end:
Log in and select "Profile"the bar at the top part of the page
Select "Modify Profile"
Under Personal Information, Avatar should be set to "none"
Fill in the Avatar URL (I copied and pasted the link to mine from the site where I stored my photo)
Fill in Avatar width and height (mine is 100 x 75)
Complete Personal Text if you want a caption under your Avatar
Select "Modify Profile" at the bottom of the page to save your changes
Your image should upload pretty quickly.
My issue was something in my photograph's URL code from the image-storing site I usually use. I tried another free site suggested by other Proboards users that I found online, uploaded it there, and all went well. Not sure I should post the site here-- so, if anyone wants to know, they can send me a message.
Cheers -- and good luck!
Z
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getafish460
Ysel
British by birth, Icelandic by adoption, Cornish by the grace of God!!
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Post by getafish460 on Feb 21, 2012 17:12:34 GMT -5
Thanks for that Z,
i'll give it another go when time allows.
(Thanks for the PM too!)
Ted
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getafish460
Ysel
British by birth, Icelandic by adoption, Cornish by the grace of God!!
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Post by getafish460 on Mar 22, 2012 11:48:44 GMT -5
Sussed it at last!!!!! after many attempts!!
Might try a modification later!!
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Post by zibetha on Mar 24, 2012 0:53:28 GMT -5
Delighted to see you worked it out!
Z
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I had my Avatar chosen and installed for me so have never had to look into this problem.
