How to post a picture by your Name... part II

Not often we get a 50 msg post here in the sand box. Use this thread to fiddle with pictures by your name - please feel free to ask for help if you get stuck. Part I of this thread is available here

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Ok kiddies, Marco has emerged from his lab in the FSB with a nifty trick. By now you've seen the ChiSox logo next to his name. Shazzam - how did he do it?

With HTML, of course.

Here's some sample code...

1. Go to your profile settings - via a link available at the upper right of most forum pages. Remember this? Its where you entered your name, town, interests, etc.

2. We're gonna use the space allotted for 'City State Country' to insert a picture.

3. Here's the sample code:



- replace the 'yourISP.com ... etc. with your own information.

- max size is 30x30 - if your picture/image is larger than that you can reduce it using the 'width' and 'height' parameters as shown in the example.

- max length of the string specifying your picture is 150 characters.

- if you exceed max size or max length, it won't work. (At least it didn't for me.)

Post your trials here - if you need more help, leave a message.

Also - the change does not appear immediately retroactive to prior messages.

Rgds,
Saint Reanimator

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Notes:
1. The IMG tag - which can be used just fine in messages - will not work to put a picture by your name. You need to use HTML - see the first message in this thread for an example.

2. The image you want to post needs to be accessible by a Web server. Typically, this will be some space set aside for you by whomever you connect with to get on the Internet - aka your ISP or Internet Service Provider. You must upload your image to this space. Check w/ your ISP on how to do this.

While *you* can see an image posted here where the file resides on your local hard disk, no one else can see these.

3. If you put a very long name in your Profile 'City Country' area - it will push the name column on the page out and reduce the size of the message area. This is a no no - we'd like to keep all pages looking the same. Hence the guidelines on length, width, and size.

4. Be careful - HTML requires the ANGLE brackets <...>
The SQUARE brackets [...] do not work for a picture next to your name.

Now - if you want to you can also include your location along with your picture. Here's sample code. Just change 'My Town' to where you want to use, otherwise cut n paste* as shown in blue - then modify as appropriate for your ISP and your image.


My Town


If you're having problems - put the code you're using in a message here and I'll try to help. Unlike regular Forum messages, I don't have straightforward access to your Profile area and thus can't debug there.

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ok is there an idiots version to the help section

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oh my gosh i did it

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here goes another

i want this one to work it is much prettier but may be to big?

ok it worked here but why not below my name?

here goes again

and again

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[i]A land lover but a light lover more!![i]

uh oh what did i do???

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lol

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A land lover but a light lover more!!

here goes again tried moving image so name would be shorter

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getting frustrated lol

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A land lover but a light lover more!!
[img]www.geocities.com/lainey1973/lhouse4.gif"width="30"height="30"[/img]

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http://www.harrythecat.com/graphics/k/lhouse4.gif
tim this is the link to my pic that i want to display what is next? And thanks!

Ok - here it is in a message.



The code I used to display it is as follows -just cut n paste for future use...



To put it by your name, follow the steps in the first message in this thread. See the words in red? Those are the equivalent of the code you just posted - except you must add the brackets at the front and the end. Also include the 'width' and 'length' as suggested in the above message.

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when i put in the width and length i think it makes it over 150 characters and it won't take it...is that right?

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A land lover but a light lover more!!
[img]http://www.geocities.com/lainey1973/lhouse4.gif"width="30"height="30"[/img]

Here's 40x40



If this works - just cut and paste it into your profile area...

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tim do you yahoo? or aol?

Lainey - please read the instructions in the first message of this thread and my notes further on down. You're attempting to use the IMG tag with square bracket and this does not work next to your name.

I try to stay as far away from AOL as possible. I do have a Yahoo E-mail account.

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test of Lainey's pic by signature

Ok - it works - I'm using your image on your server to do this. I won't keep it for long - just so you can see it works.

Do you see my message with 40x40 - a few up from this msg. Just copy the code there and put it in your profile.

Lainey - your are close

You Cannot Use Square Brackets.
You must Use the Angle Brackets.



Rgds,
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ok tim thanks will try again i went back to the first post and read i see u got it..lol

ok tim do u see what i put in last time is there something i am still missing?

OK - see the words in red about the brackets?

You're still using the square brackets. Try it with the angle brackets. Those are on the keys with the period and the comma. Press the shift key while pressing the comma for left angle bracket,,, etc.


Lainey - when testing - be sure you erase you previous Profile code before trying new code.

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ok i see it i took them out i was gonna tell you earlier that there are some great light house skins for yahoo

ok

Hooray - you did it !!!!

oh cool Tim thanks so much i have been here for hours!! LOL thank you for your patience I know it is hard teaching someone who doesn't have much computer knowledge...LOL

Look i made wacko status too!!
if u wouldn't have come along I would have made sainthood!! LOL

Congratulations on your Wacko status. Once again, perseverance pays off. :-)

Now - if you want to you can also include your location along with your picture. Here's sample code. Just change 'My Town' to where you want to use, otherwise cut n past *exactly* as shown in blue.



My Town



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Thanks!!

bigger

Lainey - I think you're missing that [br] (with the angle brackets) after your "Indiana".

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bigger?

yea i probaly deleted them when I was moving things..lol thanks I hadn't even noticed

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PERFECT! LOL

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A DAY ISN'T A DAY UNLESS YOU'VE SEEN A LIGHT!!
LAINEY

Adding space between your name and the smiley so it will appear...

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