Admin Posted September 12, 2016 Author Posted September 12, 2016 For others who would like to know this is simply what I did with a 3mb size photo and all I used was the Windows Paint Application that is in Windows by default: 1. Opened the picture by right clicking the file and clicking "Edit". This should open Windows Paint 2. Selected "File" and then "Properties. Changed either the width or height to the lowest one of the two so both are the same making it a square. Clicked ok 3. Clicked "resize" from the menu and in the box selected "Pixels. Entered 200 in either the Horizontal or Vertical box...the other one should automatically change to 200 also. Clicked OK 4. Saved the file. Checked the file size on the hard disk. 5. If the file size is greater than 56kb, open the picture again in Paint and save the file again as a jpeg (.jpg). It should be under 56kb now. Just upload the new avatar through your site settings
pylon500 Posted September 14, 2016 Posted September 14, 2016 Sorry Ian, don't like it. No need to follow modern trends (they will come back anyway), it's aimed at facebook and related rubbish to show mugshots, half of us have our planes instead. Planes fit in square holes...... 1
cherk Posted September 14, 2016 Posted September 14, 2016 That's a "plane"? It sure isn't a square hole !
Bats Posted September 14, 2016 Posted September 14, 2016 Oh lovely, after I spent some time finding an image I liked, cropping to fit the square format, resizing to fit the site requirement, someone goes and bollixes it up for me. I give up.... 1
Admin Posted September 14, 2016 Author Posted September 14, 2016 What you can do to make it very easy for you, simply upload the image into the Media Section and then you can click the button to make the image your avatar:
turboplanner Posted September 14, 2016 Posted September 14, 2016 It's clipped yours off too Ian, like looking through a ship's porthole.
Admin Posted September 14, 2016 Author Posted September 14, 2016 Mine looks ok...or are you referring to the Gazelle, if so that is a real close up picture with the picture itself being clipped
Admin Posted September 14, 2016 Author Posted September 14, 2016 Just to let you know that the site has been updated so you can now use animated gifs as your avatar. If you have any problems with it please let me know
Litespeed Posted September 14, 2016 Posted September 14, 2016 Ian, Keep up the good work mate- bugger the naysayers. I have always been a round peg in a square hole anyway. I like the Gif idea....................................but you appear to be doing a severe PIO- Pilot induced oscillation. Or is it shaken baby syndrome?
Admin Posted September 14, 2016 Author Posted September 14, 2016 That's how I feel by the time I get to bed
Marty_d Posted September 14, 2016 Posted September 14, 2016 I like the GIF idea too but the 25KB limit is killing me. Even a 1-second video grab at around 100x68, at 10 frames/sec, is about 150KB.
pylon500 Posted September 14, 2016 Posted September 14, 2016 I use this gif over on Homebuilt airplanes.com, but it would also lose out if stuck in a round hole. (I'm actually amazed I still had this in my computer somewhere!
Nobody Posted September 15, 2016 Posted September 15, 2016 I don't like the change to the port hole. I just can't see any benefits and it doesn't look as good when the site is viewed on a phone. 3
DWF Posted September 15, 2016 Posted September 15, 2016 Admin said: Round avatars - this has been a bit controversial with a handful however with the lack of comments from many I can only assume that most users are not fussed about having them or not. Maybe you should use the "Post a Poll" function and ask the questions specifically if you want to gauge reader opinion. My reading of the responses is that there are quite a few who would prefer to remain 'square'. I was going to suggest this a while ago but didn't get a Round Tuit. 1 1
Head in the clouds Posted September 15, 2016 Posted September 15, 2016 Admin said: Round avatars - this has been a bit controversial with a handful however with the lack of comments from many I can only assume that most users are not fussed about having them or not. Maybe you should use the "Post a Poll" function and ask the questions specifically if you want to gauge reader opinion. My reading of the responses is that there are quite a few who would prefer to remain 'square'. I was going to suggest this a while ago but didn't get a Round Tuit. I couldn't agree more Ian. I don't think you'll get the majority providing individual comment on each of these new suggested changes, but we/they are likely to cast a vote. 1
Admin Posted September 15, 2016 Author Posted September 15, 2016 I think now there is enough on the negative side to go rectangle 3
Head in the clouds Posted September 15, 2016 Posted September 15, 2016 I'd say so too. Might you consider that early TVs started out round? So round is actually a retro look, and then TVs/images went square and then 4:3 and now they're 16:9 and more .. boy that would suit the shape of aeroplane pics ...? 1
pylon500 Posted September 16, 2016 Posted September 16, 2016 I'd say so too. Might you consider that early TVs started out round? So round is actually a retro look, and then TVs/images went square and then 4:3 and now they're 16:9 and more .. boy that would suit the shape of aeroplane pics ...? Good point! When do we get w_i_d_e s_c_r_e_e_n avatars? 1
facthunter Posted September 17, 2016 Posted September 17, 2016 Square windows didn't work too well on the Comet. We have become used to making things fit in square boxes so why change? When I go to an art exhibition it looks a bit "regulated" to have most stuff in a square surround. But I don't grieve over it. Nev
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