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i know this isnt very computer related, but how can i change my avatar. i accidently clicked use identicon and now it won't let me use any other avatar

Posted 8 months ago #

whs

Posts: 6599

Click on "view your profile" on the top right of this page. There you can change it. Click on avatar (right top again)

Posted 8 months ago #

nburrell11

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when i find an image to upload, it just gives me a blank page and then when i go to the homepage and go to the forums it isnt changed. so how can i stop using the identicon?

Posted 8 months ago #

whs

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Did you uncheck the box "use identicon instead"?

Posted 8 months ago #

The Geek

Posts: 1694

I think there was a system problem, actually. Looks like the file permissions didn't get straightened out during the server move last weekend, so some of the avatars weren't writable by the server.

Problem should hopefully be resolved now.

Posted 8 months ago #

firbec

Posts: 29

I also have problems with no possibility to change avatar. Does anybody know, when this mistake will be solved ?

Posted 8 months ago #

The Geek

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I just changed the permissions on the files again... I'm not sure what is going on... I'll have it sorted out.

You should be able to upload an avatar now.

Posted 8 months ago #

firbec

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still nothing. When I press UPLOAD AVATAR, nothing happened, just white screen and DONE at the bottom...

Posted 8 months ago #

The Geek

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Ah, I figured it out. There's some issue with resizing jpg files which I'll have to fix.

Save your avatar file as a PNG file first, and then it will work.

Posted 8 months ago #

firbec

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he he, you´re really GEEK THE GREAT.

thx and have a nice day...

Posted 8 months ago #

The Geek

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I think I fixed the problem with jpeg avatars now as well.

Posted 8 months ago #

Aleeve

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Posted 8 months ago #

jack7h3r1pp3r

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cool cool

Posted 8 months ago #

xenomex

Posts: 124

I used to have the same problem, but the only soloution was to convert my image using photoshop to 50x50.

Posted 8 months ago #

jack7h3r1pp3r

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@xenomex really i have never had that problem and i tried a 1024x768 and it worked just fine so that is kinda wierd?

Posted 8 months ago #

xenomex

Posts: 124

KWL! i tried 320x240 and it just left be with a blank page, i thought it was a browser problem, but it wasn't,
by the way, when was it that you put up tha avatar JAck?

Posted 8 months ago #