MistressVixen
New Member
hmmm
I'd say, 100x100 and allow anyone to make it smaller. 100x100 would be max size.
I'd say, 100x100 and allow anyone to make it smaller. 100x100 would be max size.
FA Avatar Sizes
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Re: hmmm
Actually, to keep everything uniform looking, Yaoi Gallery has this feature where it puts thumbnails up in the friends list of all the pics and they look all the same size,. And when you hover over them, the full size userpic shows up. Maybe we can do something like that!
MistressVixen said:
Actually, to keep everything uniform looking, Yaoi Gallery has this feature where it puts thumbnails up in the friends list of all the pics and they look all the same size,. And when you hover over them, the full size userpic shows up. Maybe we can do something like that!
Tabuu-Lion
Member
Keto said:
I suppose there's somewhat of a point in that, since no one wants to degrade and smoosh a good avatar at times. I just look at the comments/replies and see all that wasted space, though e.e
Tabuu-Lion said:Keto said:
I suppose there's somewhat of a point in that, since no one wants to degrade and smoosh a good avatar at times. I just look at the comments/replies and see all that wasted space, though e.e
Yeah, I do agree that looks tacky. If the larger icons are going to be put into use, is there any way to put the comments alongside of the avatars so that gap won't be there?
dave hyena
A wonderous moorhen
50 by 50 is good enough for me.
Though, perhaps one day it might be possible to abandon avatars entirely, and simply have naught but the text of a username.
I have no idea how much processing time or bandwidth that might save, but I'm sure it would be some.
Though, perhaps one day it might be possible to abandon avatars entirely, and simply have naught but the text of a username.
I have no idea how much processing time or bandwidth that might save, but I'm sure it would be some.
MistressLeathurkatt
New Member
The thing is, alot of furs like having an avatar, makes them easilly recognisable at a glance, as well as showing off an art sample in the process to get others interested in having a look-see... At least that's how I feel about it, others will invariably have their own view on it...
I'm gonna be honest on this topic and say I don't care. What I would like to see is some preset avatars for our levels, 'cause I'm really lazy and I don't like trying to actually find a nice avatar...
Like, for Lurker we have the mascot
for FA pup we find a cute* finalized anthro puppy
for FA posthound a finalized anthro hound and so on
*cute...can't define....I guess I mean not ugly?
Like, for Lurker we have the mascot
for FA pup we find a cute* finalized anthro puppy
for FA posthound a finalized anthro hound and so on
*cute...can't define....I guess I mean not ugly?
Ursus_Amplus
Member
Suule said:
*Starts up the stripper music and dances around a pole*
Seriously though, 50 is too small - you cant get enough detail, and 100 is too large - it hogs the screen. 75-80 is about right imho.
theFinalFlight
New Member
I voted 100x100, but I think any size over 50x50 is fine. I don't mind 50x50 so much, but it is very difficult to make a quality icon with that sizing (with the exception of those blessed with talent in pixel-art). Let's face it, avatars can be very important in getting a glimpse at an artist, be it their own personal style (if their own art is used), their identity (fursona), or even their thought process (witty phrases/slogans, etc). I can certainly agree with the complaints, though, that 100x100 can produce wasted space if the comment box is kept that way.
However, I'll take what I can get XD
However, I'll take what I can get XD
back a while ago i said 60x60, but now i like 100x100, quite frankly, i dont care what size it is aslong as everyone is forced to have the same size. It looks messy and unorganised if someone has a 100x100 avatar then someone else has like a 20x50 or a 70x70 or somthing. makes it look. bleh.
so i dont care aslong as its required to be the same size. otherwise my watched list looks like poop.
x3 thats all
so i dont care aslong as its required to be the same size. otherwise my watched list looks like poop.
x3 thats all
Can software be used to resize avatars?
If so, perhaps you could give us 100x100 for admin news/announcements and user page, shrunken down to 50x50 (and saved in a seperate directory, so the software is only invoked once per avatar) for fav lists, watchby lists, popups, and comments.
If so, perhaps you could give us 100x100 for admin news/announcements and user page, shrunken down to 50x50 (and saved in a seperate directory, so the software is only invoked once per avatar) for fav lists, watchby lists, popups, and comments.
Captain Oz
Member
I like the two avatar size idea. A large (100x100) for homepage/forum avatars and a smaller (50x50) for friends lists/watched by/ comments. It gives the user a chance to express themselves where it really counts (on their page) and doesn't take up extra space nor leave unused space on other people's pages.
i was pleased to see FA implement 100x100 avatars when i came back.
i'd always used 100x100 for thumbnail images in my own site as it gives plenty of room to convey the overall nature of a larger image.
... but after using that larger size for an avatar, i'd have to say that a 60x60 would be plenty for an avatar image. we're not trying to cram a 600 pixel-wide image into a tiny thumbnail. for anyone who uses methods better than "Image>ScaleImage" to create avatars, the size limitation shouldn't mean much.
i'd always used 100x100 for thumbnail images in my own site as it gives plenty of room to convey the overall nature of a larger image.
... but after using that larger size for an avatar, i'd have to say that a 60x60 would be plenty for an avatar image. we're not trying to cram a 600 pixel-wide image into a tiny thumbnail. for anyone who uses methods better than "Image>ScaleImage" to create avatars, the size limitation shouldn't mean much.
thinking more about it
and looking at how the avatars are already being scaled for watchlists,
i think the best method would be to have multiple files as was previously suggested. this would avoid probs with images that are not square or do not scale cleanly with the existing methods.
and looking at how the avatars are already being scaled for watchlists,
i think the best method would be to have multiple files as was previously suggested. this would avoid probs with images that are not square or do not scale cleanly with the existing methods.