Avatars
Avatars
Myn avatar that has been there since the upgrade, has just dissappeared. along with several others. I tried to upload my avatar again and it said that it had uploaded ok, but it still just shows the box with the red x
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Greg
Greg
Re: Avatars
sure.... as soon as I posted the previous note it came back.
move along citizens, there is nothing to see here.
move along citizens, there is nothing to see here.
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Greg
Greg
Re: Avatars
too much ice cream
you'll be ok in a day or two
you'll be ok in a day or two
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Re: Avatars
Mine just disappeared
Right now all it says is "User avatar".
Right now all it says is "User avatar".
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Re: Avatars
dang....Dale's gonna be on ya fer breakin' this thing
the source for yours
./download/file.php?avatar=2965.png
the source for mine
./download/file.php?avatar=2863_1227640473.jpg
the source for gregdidge's
./download/file.php?avatar=7899_1228259235.gif
obviously yer malformed
2965 is your user id (gregdidge is 7899, mine is 2863)
your avatar doesn't come up on your profile either
the source for yours
./download/file.php?avatar=2965.png
the source for mine
./download/file.php?avatar=2863_1227640473.jpg
the source for gregdidge's
./download/file.php?avatar=7899_1228259235.gif
obviously yer malformed
2965 is your user id (gregdidge is 7899, mine is 2863)
your avatar doesn't come up on your profile either
Re: Avatars
I didn't get any of the ice cream. My wife got to eat it all!
When I just checked this thread, my avatar was gone. I opened my profile and it was there and when I returned to this thread it showed up. I think Dale is messing with us.
Just remember " The perversity of the universe tends towards the maximum."
When I just checked this thread, my avatar was gone. I opened my profile and it was there and when I returned to this thread it showed up. I think Dale is messing with us.
Just remember " The perversity of the universe tends towards the maximum."
It is important not to mistake the edge of a rut for the horizon!
Greg
Greg
Re: Avatars
Hi Greg, (he guesses)
The software is not resolving the id of the avatar when it writes the html page.
(The "source" that I posted was a snippet of the html source that the browser renders into the junk we see.)
I expect one of the officialdom will poke about on the phpBB site and see if it is a known bug.
(subtle, ain't he?)
Best,
Denny
are you sure there isn't a way to blame Laura?
ah, I see Mr. MTGuru has posted an announcement
The software is not resolving the id of the avatar when it writes the html page.
(The "source" that I posted was a snippet of the html source that the browser renders into the junk we see.)
I expect one of the officialdom will poke about on the phpBB site and see if it is a known bug.
(subtle, ain't he?)
Best,
Denny
are you sure there isn't a way to blame Laura?
ah, I see Mr. MTGuru has posted an announcement
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Re: Avatars
I just posted an announcement about this.
Actually, Denny, both the "short" and "long" forms of the avatar URL seem to display correctly. I think the disappearing problem is something else.
It just happened to me, and at least a dozen others that I could see. I re-uploaded my avatar, and ... nothing. Still only "User avatar". Waited an hour, did a refresh, and voilà it's back (with the "long form" URL)
I suspect it's something to do with board load and not displaying avatars when some limit is reached. But I'm clueless at this point. A cruise through the phpBB support board turned up several mentions of the exact same problem, but no solutions.
Actually, Denny, both the "short" and "long" forms of the avatar URL seem to display correctly. I think the disappearing problem is something else.
It just happened to me, and at least a dozen others that I could see. I re-uploaded my avatar, and ... nothing. Still only "User avatar". Waited an hour, did a refresh, and voilà it's back (with the "long form" URL)
I suspect it's something to do with board load and not displaying avatars when some limit is reached. But I'm clueless at this point. A cruise through the phpBB support board turned up several mentions of the exact same problem, but no solutions.
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Re: Avatars
hmm, I can get the long one to work but not the short.
So the view/index/logical/whatever that is used to retrieve the avatar id (and even if there isn't one named explicitly sql will create and reuse one) is having latency issues.
Yeah, I know.....I'll just go back to making snarky remarks about things that don't matter.
So the view/index/logical/whatever that is used to retrieve the avatar id (and even if there isn't one named explicitly sql will create and reuse one) is having latency issues.
Yeah, I know.....I'll just go back to making snarky remarks about things that don't matter.
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Re: Avatars
Looks like if it doesn't reappear within the next 48 hours I'll have to reload an image. Considering that the change over has been made, the chances seem slim.
Edit: Seems to be working now. Still has a short extension. download/file.php?avatar=2965.png
Edit: Seems to be working now. Still has a short extension. download/file.php?avatar=2965.png
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I'm having this problem too...so now it's not just Denny's avatar that is gone (although Denny's is back now). Lots of other ones are too. AND mine is missing, which is very sad. Now I'll need a new one. Quite a stretch for me...
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Re: Avatars
They all seem to be about now.
bit dodgy, at best, earlier
bit dodgy, at best, earlier
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I couldn't take the questionability of my avatar anymore.
Someday, everything is gonna be diff'rent
When I paint my masterpiece.
When I paint my masterpiece.
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so the current one is unquestionable?
he asks....
he asks....
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But of course. Unquestionably so.Denny wrote:so the current one is unquestionable?
he asks....
Someday, everything is gonna be diff'rent
When I paint my masterpiece.
When I paint my masterpiece.