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]

@Dark Shogun - I am sure that is a vB default template

Satan

[Verity]

Today at 10:30 PM hellsatan said this in Post #21
@Dark Shogun - I am sure that is a vB default template

Satan

Where would you find that then?

Thanks for helping,
Verity

[Chris M]

Perhaps it may be an error template which I forgot to add the "error_" in front of...

Satan

[Chris M]

Ah yes

Please clear your cache, and re-download the file in the first post

Satan

[Verity]

Perfect hack!! Works like a charm.

Thanks!

[xug]

It doesn't work on my vb2.3.0

it looks like that the code don't pick up the values of both fields :

That image is too large. The maximum dimensions are by pixels.

$avatarmaxwidth by $avatarmaxheight stay empty, while i see the right numbers in my panel.

[Chris M]

Can you check your database, and confirm that the settings are present please?

If they are, try replacing (temporarily) the $avatarmaxheight variable with:

$maximages

This is another vBulletin Options variable...

If this variable is parsed, so the code becomes (10 being vB's default setting for the maximum number of images per post/signature)

That image is too large. The maximum dimensions are by 10 pixels.

then there is a problem with this hack which I will try and investigate...

If you get

That image is too large. The maximum dimensions are by pixels.

then there is a problem with your board and the way it parses the variables stored in the vBulletin Options

Hopefully, whatever the problem, it can be corrected

Satan

[xug]

Hey Hellsatan, thanks for the support.

I changed the $avatarmaxheight with $maximages

and the screen say after trying to upload an avatar:

That image is too large. The maximum dimensions are by pixels.

To give you some extra info, when I did run the first time the SQL queries i did run them as the original with the your dimensions, then I realized I didn't want these dimensions and change the queries to my dimensions and run the two queries again.
Has this second move any influence on the working of the hack?

I also have checked again the database and here I have attached a screencopy to show they are in place.

For me to run my board normal, I have put the original member.php back in place.

If you want access to my site and database, please PM me your email and I will send you the info.

[csidlernet]

Thanks very much. i'm installing iT!

[Chris M]

@xug - You should remove the "avatarmaxsize" setting as that is no longer required

That might have affected it, as the settings do not know which to choose...

The fact that a global variable did not work surprises me alot - $maximages should have displayed a number, even when set to 0 it will display 0 when called...

Maybe this is a bug induced by an edit to your global.php file? If I were you, I would try uploading a fresh global.php, then re-adding any hacks you have added one by one, each time checking if the $avatarmaxwidth and $avatarmaxheight variables will work

Satan