[lierduh]

How to make an avatar in the chat program:

1)Upload your shrinked down avatar to the /img/ directory, the size can be around 20x20. eg. sally.gif
2)Change your templates:
vbxirc_index and vbxirc_small
Add the following line to the existing smiley lines:

<param name="style:smiley29" value="_eye_ img/sally.gif">

The number value (eg. 29) must be greater than the previous one.

Now, after connect, change your nick name to _eye_
Your nick name area will be presented with the avatar. Basically you will see the smiley as your avatar. Naturally type _eye_ will produce an smiley as well.

One thing to note, a nick name can not start with ":", so you can't name the shortcut for your avatar smiley as :eye:

You can even combine your nick with avatar + nick. eg. as above:

change your nick to: _eye_EYE
will see an avatar before your nick of EYE.

Enjoy.