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Variable/changing Avatar
How do you get the Avatar to keep changing when you refresh a page? I know how to change the avatar for a fixed change, but don't know how some of the posters on here get the avatar with different pics.......
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13th Feb 2008 3:26 pm
heine
Member Since: 07 Feb 2007
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I think the avatar itself is an animated bmp file (or was that gif)
13th Feb 2008 6:47 pm
PaulP
Member Since: 04 May 2007
Location: Barcelona
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It isn't an animated image file....the avatar simply links to an off-site server that serves a different image every time a webpage (in this case a disco3.co.uk forum page) requests said image....
Bodsy.....you could try asking a site moderator for help....
(sorry...I meant to say that you could try asking him again for more details )
Slimer....despite not helping Bodsy much, your reply was pretty damn funny 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE AutoBuckingham Blue 2007 Golf GT DSG
13th Feb 2008 7:08 pm
ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
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PaulP wrote:
Bodsy.....you could try asking a site moderator for help....
(sorry...I meant to say that you could try asking him again for more details )
Slimer....despite not helping Bodsy much, your reply was pretty damn funny
Yeah, changed his approach ...normally says .."do a search'
TBH you will find the answer if you do a search as someone worked it out a while back
Paul is right though, it's served off-site, you just need some webspace, some basic Apache and PHP skills and then Bob's your random avatar The End
13th Feb 2008 8:17 pm
TazDaz
Member Since: 07 May 2007
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I worked it out myself plus I didn't need any real skills as it's already out there ... mind you, I could do with some decent pics for mine
13th Feb 2008 10:34 pm
Shrinky
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13th Feb 2008 10:53 pm
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13th Feb 2008 11:11 pm
Martin Site Admin and Owner
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Pleeeeeeease can we all not jump in and do this 06 D3 SE / 15 LR D90 XS SW / 88 LR 90 Td5 / 68 BMW 2000 ti
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14th Feb 2008 9:41 am
ronp
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Martin wrote:
Pleeeeeeease can we all not jump in and do this
I've scaled down to black and white ... if that helps.
14th Feb 2008 9:45 am
PaulP
Member Since: 04 May 2007
Location: Barcelona
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Martin wrote:
Pleeeeeeease can we all not jump in and do this
I wasn't going to , but just out of curiosity.....why not?
Surely for you it's better (i.e. cheaper) that as many images and files are pulled from outside servers as possible?
Or are you just saying it so that it doesn't get annoying with everyone's avatars changing on every page?
Just curious that's all 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE AutoBuckingham Blue 2007 Golf GT DSG
14th Feb 2008 9:55 am
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I'm with Martin on this but probably for different reasons. When it comes to signatures. The posts on this forum are really easy to read and identify, unlike some forums where people have pointlessly large signatures and their posts are virtually unidentifiableIn the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
14th Feb 2008 9:59 am
Martin Site Admin and Owner
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PaulP wrote:
Martin wrote:
Pleeeeeeease can we all not jump in and do this
I wasn't going to , but just out of curiosity.....why not?
Surely for you it's better (i.e. cheaper) that as many images and files are pulled from outside servers as possible?
Or are you just saying it so that it doesn't get annoying with everyone's avatars changing on every page?
Just curious that's all
The second reason, it's annoying and difficult to identify people (as Andrew says) if their avatars all keep changing.
It's no cheaper to link in files from off-site as this server has a certain allowance of bandwidth and storage which we are nowhere near. I don't get a discount for not using it.... 06 D3 SE / 15 LR D90 XS SW / 88 LR 90 Td5 / 68 BMW 2000 ti
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plus I didn't need any real skills as it's already out there ... mind you, I could do with some decent pics for mine 
