Please add support for avatar hostingservices like gravatar
Moderator: ScummVM Team
Please add support for avatar hostingservices like gravatar
Or at least enable direct URL's (without requiring the URL to end with a image extension like .png or jpg) to the avatar
I personally would not be happy having direct URLs. People could link to anything using direct URLs (Javascript, Flash and the like). This would be a gaping security hole, and a highly annoying "feature" for the rest of the users (hey, why not put flash movies with music as avatars? Cool huh? No...).
You can use services like imageshack.us or xs.to to host your avatar
You can use services like imageshack.us or xs.to to host your avatar
Web browsers will only treat images withing the HTML tag <img> as images, the browser won't "run" the image, just display the image if it is a valid imageformat.md5 wrote:I personally would not be happy having direct URLs. People could link to anything using direct URLs (Javascript, Flash and the like). This would be a gaping security hole, and a highly annoying "feature" for the rest of the users (hey, why not put flash movies with music as avatars?
Cool huh? No...).
When speaking of security: what is the different from hosting the avatar at gravatar and other websites?md5 wrote:You can use services like imageshack.us or xs.to to host your avatar
Also, it's not possible to use external URL's for two reasons:
- The ScummVM forum will copy the avatar into it's server (very unsecure), so when I decide to change avatar at gravatar, I'll also have to manage all the sites that doesn't support gravatar or proper remote URL's to the avatar.
The ScummVM forum requires the URL to have a image extension, extensions aren't reliable and shouldn't be relied upon.
There are numerous ways of exporting properly compressed PNG files. The PNGOut plug-in that's a part of IrfanView is a good alternative as well. It allows you to manipulate the chunk data, just like pngcrush does.
There are also multiple plug-ins for Photoshop and other image editing programs. Like SuperPNG for example, which doesn't allow you to specify the compression method by hand, but does achieve pretty small files.
All that aside, what's the point of having a fancy shmancy avatar anyway? I've been using my avatar ever since I registered an account on my very first phpBB board ever.
I chose it and I kept it that way. I know there are people who like to change their avatar depending on what movie they have just seen or what game they've played, but quite frankly, that's their problem. Forums are not the place where you shine because of your cool avatar - They're about what you have to say.
If a person is eager to display their avatar and signature "bling", they'll find themselves at home at GameSpot forums, where signatures can take up to half of the screen and nobody cares.
I think we've already established that the avatar situation is not going to change here. Not anytime soon at least.
There are also multiple plug-ins for Photoshop and other image editing programs. Like SuperPNG for example, which doesn't allow you to specify the compression method by hand, but does achieve pretty small files.
All that aside, what's the point of having a fancy shmancy avatar anyway? I've been using my avatar ever since I registered an account on my very first phpBB board ever.
I chose it and I kept it that way. I know there are people who like to change their avatar depending on what movie they have just seen or what game they've played, but quite frankly, that's their problem. Forums are not the place where you shine because of your cool avatar - They're about what you have to say.
If a person is eager to display their avatar and signature "bling", they'll find themselves at home at GameSpot forums, where signatures can take up to half of the screen and nobody cares.
I think we've already established that the avatar situation is not going to change here. Not anytime soon at least.
Amazing how a significant percentage of your post count relates to this one subject. Ignore the avatar and add to the community instead which I'm sure readers would appreciate more than your online pic!SlimG wrote:Avatars represent people, people change, so does avatars.
Fwiw pushing the sizelimit in phpBB2 is quick&easy:
Admisitrative panel -> General Configuration -> Avatar Size (Change from 10000 to 15000)
Enabling remote avatars should be equally quick&easy.