Super Duper Suggestion

[Penny Cromwell]

I was wondering if you would consider allowing us to have an increased avatar size on the forum?

I would suggest, how most IF sites do, to have the size limit be increased to 150 by 200. That would just be an extra fifty pixels in width and an extra hundred pixels in length.

Length (is up and down) so the size increase to that doesn't affect the way posts look at all and the extra fifty in width only would change the way posts look in a very slight manner or none at all because of the way the profiles are set up.

There is extra space on the side where avatars sit *points right now to the side where my avatar is* so not much of a change to posts will occur. Plus people tend to use blockquotes, double blockquotes or triple blockquotes so nothing will be greatly affected by this except people can get a little bit more creative/expressive avatars.

The avatar size 150 by 200 looks like this:



Here is the code:


Global Footer:

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
/* Remove avatar size limits for everyone by california */
var img=document.getElementsByTagName("img");
if(location.href.match(/=(display|viewprofile|search2|pmview|recent)/)){
for(i=0;i<img.length;i++){
if(img.alt=="[avatar]"){
var t=img.parentNode;
var s=t.innerHTML.replace(/width=.?\d+?.?/i,'');
t.innerHTML=s.replace(/height=.?\d+?.?/i,'');
}
}
}
// -->
</script>


If you want to increase the avatar size limit (100x100) instead of removing it completely, put this code in the Global Footer, below the code above.

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
/* avatar size limit by california */

var maxWidth=150;
var maxHeight=200;

var img=document.getElementsByTagName("img");
for(i=0;i<img.length;i++){
if(img.width>maxWidth && img.alt.match(/\[avatar\]/i)){
img.style.height=""+(img.height*maxWidth/img.width)+"px";
img.style.width=""+maxWidth+"px";
}
if(img.height>maxHeight && img.alt.match(/\[avatar\]/i)){
img.style.width=""+(img.width*maxHeight/img.height)+"px";
img.style.height=""+maxHeight+"px";
}
}
// -->
</script>

[aya]

I've toyed around with the different miniprofile options, never really been a fan of this one... don't like the way it looks with the forum is all.

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[Penny Cromwell]

Dec 7, 2010 15:12:51 GMT -5 aya said:

I've toyed around with the different miniprofile options, never really been a fan of this one... don't like the way it looks with the forum is all.

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^-^

Is that your way of saying no?

[aya]

You are quite correct.

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[Penny Cromwell]

That is very anticlimactic my dear Aya! May I sway your mind in any way? Give you useless facts about sites who have similar settings and look beautiful, or stress that at most it would be a 5 pixel change wider to the way the side profile looks now, based on how big it is currently.

*Goes back to my corner and turns off the lights*

Thanks for reading.

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[Penny Cromwell]

I had a strange dream last night and it has left me not wanting to give up on my ideas so easily. Just because I'm the only one on the planet who likes this idea doesn't necessarily mean it's not a good idea. That being said I popped onto a couple sites that were set up similar in skinning to ours width and length wise to try and reopen the idea.

Sort of like these sites that are somewhat similar to our own. I say somewhat because the length wise of their sites is a bit smaller than ours and the avatar sizes used are a bit different in the second one than what I am suggesting.

Example One

Example Two

An example of smaller ones on an IF site.

Example Three

Lastly, please take a second to look toward the side of my post at my avatar and the side profile thing it's in. The open space is a good 50 to 60 pixels wider so adding a 150 by 200 avatar would really not change the way this site looks in the slightest. All it will do is allow those who want to have a longer avatar to use them and those who don't don't have to. I'm always for more options rather than less.

Anyways that is all. Pile on the Penny. I can take the hate. *eyes Semper with love*

[aya]

It's not going to happen; those are more for sites with single-character-per-account and the etc. It's unnecessary, and to be honest I really don't like the way it looks. Awkward dimensions really irritate my sense of order; squares are much more visibly appealing.

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