Why isn't my avatar updating?

Norfleet · #1 March 16th, 2004, 11:18 AM

I'm not sure, but I don't think you can use BMPs as image files. Generally it's JPG or GIF. It may very well simply be rejecting your extension.

Arryn · #2 March 16th, 2004, 11:33 AM

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Originally posted by Norfleet:
I'm not sure, but I don't think you can use BMPs as image files. Generally it's JPG or GIF. It may very well simply be rejecting your extension.

That's another good point. BMP is not an accepted Web format. Only JPG/PNG/GIF are.

Leif_- · #3 March 16th, 2004, 11:46 AM

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Originally posted by Norfleet:
I'm not sure, but I don't think you can use BMPs as image files. Generally it's JPG or GIF. It may very well simply be rejecting your extension.

Which, of course, they certainly should be doing. BMP files, even for small pictures, are just too large to be used on the web.

Argitoth · #4 March 16th, 2004, 12:55 PM

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Originally posted by Arryn:

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Originally posted by Karacan:
Most likely your provider does not allow remote-linking.

Or a parental control on his PC that he doesn't know about. Or a firewall issue.

Umm... these causes are actually impossible.

I've tried JPG, PNG, and GIF. The file format is not the problem. The problem is my link not staying active after I update my profile. Oh, look at that. A shrapnel avatar works.

[ March 16, 2004, 10:57: Message edited by: Argitoth ]

Leif_- · #5 March 16th, 2004, 12:59 PM

[quote]Originally posted by Argitoth:

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I've tried JPG, PNG, and GIF. The file format is not the problem. The problem is my link not staying active after I update my profile. Oh, look at that. A shrapnel avatar works.

What's the size of the picture you're trying to use? Maybe that's the problem?

Argitoth · #6 March 16th, 2004, 01:04 PM

it's a few bytes more than a kilobye: 1,036 bytes

Oh hey look at that, I figured out the problem.

[ March 16, 2004, 11:05: Message edited by: Argitoth ]

Argitoth · #7 March 16th, 2004, 01:18 PM

The problem was that when I updated the link, it made everything lowercase.

The link was http://www.azbanjo.com/argitoth/Pictures/Shrapnel.GIF

But shrapnel kept changing it to this when I updated: http://www.azbanjo.com/argitoth/pictures/shrapnel.gif

I realized this because I'm just that intuitive.

And the #1 thing I hate about asking for help: people always giving stupid answers, I don't want to name names, but oh... here's one, "Arryn".

Now Arryn, is it nice to be mean to me when I did nothing wrong to you? Wait, I can answer this one. That would be a no. So get off my damn back, seriosly. I'm tired of your harrassment.

[ March 16, 2004, 11:23: Message edited by: Argitoth ]