Improved Avatar Settings...

Please do the following before attempting to install:

1.) Backup your Files before doing anything
2.) Be aware that although I have tested this myself, there may still be problems...If you do not backup your files, I cannot condone your install of this hack...
3.) If you want to Backup your Database, You can - There shouldn't be any need to...

The file you should have is:

install_improved_avatar_settings_txt.php

Install Info:
Hack Version: 1.0
Files to edit: 1
Templates to add: 0
Templates to edit: 2
Queries to Run: 2
Time to install: Approx 2 Minutes

Credits
Requested by - Nobody
Beta tested by - assassingod, myself

Support - I am offering support, but only in THIS THREAD...I unfortunately cannot be here during the coming weeks (Mon-Fri), so therefore you will have to rely on others for assitance, should it be urgent...If you do require assitance, please - Only reply in this thread

Hack info

What does it do? - Instead of the primative single avatar dimension setting, you can now set a sperate height and width setting - Much more practical, and now you can set avatars to have a good height restriction and still keep the width restriction so that it does not mess up your posts

Live Demo/Screenshots

There are no screenshots, but there is a live demo!

Gamer Nation Forums (ignore the style - it is a temporary one i threw together until we get our designer to do a good one!)
You can login to test the avatars out as:

Username: vB.org
Password: vbdotorg

The avatar restrictions there are 80 pixels width, 110 pixels height

[high]Latest version[/high]

Due to an mis-read of a template name, a template you were meant to edit was incorrectly named - Please download the updated file

Enjoy!

Satan

[Chris M]

Lol...

Ah well - Instead of creating new files, I copy the files so I keep a regular format

I'll change it eventually

Satan

[Boofo]

Chris, I added this hack but the

Maximum Dimensions
Maximum width and height (in pixels) that the custom avatar image can be.

is still in the options. Do I need to remove this or is it used somewhere else that it needs to stay there for?

[Chris M]

@Boofo - Run this query:

[sql]UPDATE setting SET settinggroupid=26,title='Maximum Width',varname='avatarmaxwidth',value='80',descrip tion='Maximum width (in pixels) that the custom avatar image can be.',optioncode='',displayorder='5' WHERE settingid='139'[/sql]



Satan

[Boofo]

I ran that query and it is still there. What I need to know is do I need to leave it there or should I go into the setting.php and remove it?

[Chris M]

You need to change it to have the following attributes:

Title - Maximum Width
Variable Name - avatarmaxwidth
Value - However wide you want it!
Description - Maximum width (in pixels) that the custom avatar image can be.
Type of code thing - Leave it blank
Display order - 5



Satan

[Boofo]

Here's what I have for 5, 6, 7, 8:

Maximum Dimensions
Maximum width and height (in pixels) that the custom avatar image can be.

Maximum Width
Maximum width (in pixels) that the custom avatar image can be.

Maximum Height
Maximum height (in pixels) that the custom avatar image can be.

Maximum File Size
The maximum file size (in bytes) that an avatar can be. 1 KB = 1024 bytes 1 MB = 1048576 bytes

[Chris M]

Ok - Delete the top one

Satan

[Dark Shogun]

There is a template in your instructions that I don't have. That template would be: avatar_baddimensions. Do I make it or am I to delete something else?

Dark Shogun

[Verity]

05-19-03 at 04:04 AM Dark Shogun said this in Post #18
There is a template in your instructions that I don't have. That template would be: avatar_baddimensions. Do I make it or am I to delete something else?

Dark Shogun

Same here.

[Dark Shogun]

I just made the template and it seems to work fine.

Dark Shogun