Step 1:
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create a transparent image 1x1 pixel and save it as pic.gif
upload it in the root-dir of your forum (where index.php is)

Step 2:
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In Admin-CP
->User profile fields
-->Add
--->Title "userpic - 60x60 gif"
--->Description:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxx
Your imagename has to end with pic.gif !
Your imagesize has to be 60 x 60 px !
Example:
Image url: http://myserver/mypic.gif
Use: http://myserver/my (url without pic.gif )
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxx

Step 3:
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Find in postbit and announcebit template:

insert between the lines:

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in "[field5]" the "5" depends on your other "User profile fields"
they are counted from 1 to x ..
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what happens:
if there is no link in the User profile field "userpic":

=> a transparent image with 60x60 is "displayed"

if images are not 60x60 sized:
they are diplayed with 60x60 in any case and the tables don't get out of order

that's all folks

spocky