Big graphics Multiple post are a waste of download time. Enough already!

[NorthDalal]

No need to point out who I'm talking about.
The pictures are (sometimes)cute or witty the first time and a boring waste of scrolling time and download time thereafter.
Let's stick to Cowboy news and quit junking up this great new site.

[Mike 1967]

No need to point out who I'm talking about.
The pictures are (sometimes)cute or witty the first time and a boring waste of scrolling time and download time thereafter.
Let's stick to Cowboy news and quit junking up this great new site.

Being one who as never posted a picture.....I can unbiasedly say that I like them.

[cowboyfan4life_mark]

No need to point out who I'm talking about.
The pictures are (sometimes)cute or witty the first time and a boring waste of scrolling time and download time thereafter.
Let's stick to Cowboy news and quit junking up this great new site.
Huh, try Roadrunner.


J/K :D

[Reef Engineer]

No need to point out who I'm talking about.
The pictures are (sometimes)cute or witty the first time and a boring waste of scrolling time and download time thereafter.
Let's stick to Cowboy news and quit junking up this great new site.

Your sig is too difficult to read/follow ... it annoys me ... fix it.

[D41lasCowboys31]

Yeah I hate those guys with pictures in their signature oops I mean "big graphics" I mean cmon are you that lazy to hold your mouse button down a little longer?

[BrAinPaiNt]

Yeah I hate those guys with pictures in their signature oops I mean "big graphics" I mean cmon are you that lazy to hold your mouse button down a little longer?


Actually you DO need to resize you picture.

LARGE and/or LONG pictures in the sigline are not needed....there is no need to have a sigline pic(s) that takes up a good deal of space vertically....or of horizontal length that requires the normal page to be scrolled left or right.

[D41lasCowboys31]

Actually you DO need to resize you picture.

LARGE and/or LONG pictures in the sigline are not needed....there is no since in having a sigline pic(s) that takes up a good deal of space vertically....or of horizontal length that requires the normal page to be scrolled left or right.

The normal page doesn't require to be scrolled left or right, not on my screen atleast, you must be using a small monitor.

[Rack Bauer]

MOds, there's a hack for some forums (don't know about this version) that lets you set it where each person's sig only shows up once per page/per thread. That would be helpful.

[Eric_Boyer]

No need to point out who I'm talking about.
The pictures are (sometimes)cute or witty the first time and a boring waste of scrolling time and download time thereafter.
Let's stick to Cowboy news and quit junking up this great new site.
I hear ya. Images in the signature are annoying as heck. It appears there is no way to disable them without disabling all images.

[Reef Engineer]

The normal page doesn't require to be scrolled left or right, not on my screen atleast, you must be using a small monitor.


I don't think yours needs to be scrolled left to right but he did mention vertical limits as well ... get on the ball, son

[BrAinPaiNt]

The normal page doesn't require to be scrolled left or right, not on my screen atleast, you must be using a small monitor.


NO I have seen some sig pics that have required that (horizontally)....your is too large Vertically.

You need to resize the Roy pic and then you can have the two pics (Roy and JJ) side by side to keep your sig line from being so big in a vertical way.

I also have seen a few others that I will have to address and will do so when I get some more time.

[BrAinPaiNt]

MOds, there's a hack for some forums (don't know about this version) that lets you set it where each person's sig only shows up once per page/per thread. That would be helpful.


I wil ask Reality to check that out.

Some of the hacks for the older VBul software do not work on the new software but I will ask him to look into it.

[jswalker1981]

I think the only thing that gets on my nerves is when someone "quote's" a big article just to write two sentences. I understand quoting someone else's opinion if you want to comment on it. But the entire article is alittle annoying. As for pictures, it shouldn't matter. The text is normally loaded first, if you don't want to see the picture, just keep scrolling down.

[Rack Bauer]

I wil ask Reality to check that out.

Some of the hacks for the older VBul software do not work on the new software but I will ask him to look into it.


Personally I have no problem with the sigs, but I understand why others do. And really, there's no need to have one sig pic show up multiple times on one page of a thread.

[BrAinPaiNt]

I hear ya. Images in the signature are annoying as heck. It appears there is no way to disable them without disabling all images.


The setup is different on this board then the other...I know you are thinking ..>DUH! :D

However there is a way you can disable all siglines and attached images if you desire.

Towards the top of the page on the Black tool bar.

Click on the User/CP link.

When the new page loads look to the Left side of the screen.

Click on the Edit Options Link.

Scroll down to the Thread Display Options.

There are three options you can uncheck.

Choose the ones you want in order to get rid of various images.

[Eric_Boyer]

The setup is different on this board then the other...I know you are thinking ..>DUH! :D

However there is a way you can disable all siglines and attached images if you desire.

Towards the top of the page on the Black tool bar.

Click on the User/CP link.

When the new page loads look to the Left side of the screen.

Click on the Edit Options Link.

Scroll down to the Thread Display Options.

There are three options you can uncheck.

Choose the ones you want in order to get rid of various images.

Thanks BP but I checked it before I wrote what I did. I wish to only disable images from signatures, not the signatures themselves and not all images.

Images in signatures just clutter things too much. Yours doesn't because it is the same height as a couple lines of text so that's not a problem. Most images require too much height to stay in proportion yet still stay recognizable.

It's just a personal thing but I like to see peoples opinions, not the same picture 30 times a day.

[D41lasCowboys31]

BP, how do I re-size the Roy pic I am not quite sure how to do it.

[Rack Bauer]

BP, how do I re-size the Roy pic I am not quite sure how to do it.


You know, it would be ok (IMO anyway) if you just set the JJ image right next to the Roy image instead of under it.

[Sarge]

You know, it would be ok (IMO anyway) if you just set the JJ image right next to the Roy image instead of under it.

.........:D

[Rack Bauer]

.........:D



I know I'm suppose to be getting something here.... but I'm not getting it.


:eek:

[BrAinPaiNt]

BP, how do I re-size the Roy pic I am not quite sure how to do it.


You can use this one...

http://webpages.charter.net/brainpaint/RWJJ.jpg

[Juke99]

Actually you DO need to resize you picture.

LARGE and/or LONG pictures in the sigline are not needed....there is no need to have a sigline pic(s) that takes up a good deal of space vertically....or of horizontal length that requires the normal page to be scrolled left or right.


Pretty snazzy sig pic BP...is that a BP Photoshop special?

[D41lasCowboys31]

Thanks, BP

[BrAinPaiNt]

Pretty snazzy sig pic BP...is that a BP Photoshop special?

That is a 2 minutes special :D

I made another that I thought looked great...until I seen them on the site...too dark.

http://webpages.charter.net/brainpaint/CZ3.jpg

[BrAinPaiNt]

Thanks, BP


No Problem.

Let me give you some advice.

Go into your sig line and add these codes on each side of your existing codes/address.

{center} before all of it and then after it put {/center}

Of course you will use the []'s instead of {}'s

That will center your pic if you want it that way.

[Juke99]

That is a 2 minutes special :D

I made another that I thought looked great...until I seen them on the site...too dark.

http://webpages.charter.net/brainpaint/CZ3.jpg


Yeah, I was KILLING myself getting the back ground in the one below to match the background here...

Fun stuff though...its a great way to kill time.

[Juke99]

That is a 2 minutes special :D

I made another that I thought looked great...until I seen them on the site...too dark.

http://webpages.charter.net/brainpaint/CZ3.jpg

I started messing around with this but then got distracted...

http://soiuser.hyperchat.com/johnv/zone3.jpg

I wanted something a bit more conservative...but I need to dress this up a bit...

Hey does Reality pay us for this??? :D

[Bach]

Yeah, I was KILLING myself getting the back ground in the one below to match the background here...

Fun stuff though...its a great way to kill time.

Can you make one with a light blue background to match my background? :D

[BrAinPaiNt]

I started messing around with this but then got distracted...

http://soiuser.hyperchat.com/johnv/zone3.jpg

I wanted something a bit more conservative...but I need to dress this up a bit...

Hey does Reality pay us for this??? :D


I like that one...thought of using the extended Z myself but will mess some more later.

As far as getting the colors to match....Do you have Paint Shop Pro?

If so you can use the screen capture tool to get the exact same color.

[Juke99]

I like that one...thought of using the extended Z myself but will mess some more later.

As far as getting the colors to match....Do you have Paint Shop Pro?

If so you can use the screen capture tool to get the exact same color.


I do all my stuff in PhotoShop...I was looking for an area of the background to clip here but I couldn't find anything so I did it by eye....I was cross eyed before I was done. :)

[Juke99]

Can you make one with a light blue background to match my background? :D

Sure...which light blue background are you referring to?

[BrAinPaiNt]

I do all my stuff in PhotoShop...I was looking for an area of the background to clip here but I couldn't find anything so I did it by eye....I was cross eyed before I was done. :)


I can not eye ball it...I have to use the screen capture tool in PSP.

However have you tried doing a transparent gif?

[Juke99]

I can not eye ball it...I have to use the screen capture tool in PSP.

However have you tried doing a transparent gif?


Yep...use transparent backgrounds...but the gif files, for whatever reason, seem to be of less quality than a jpeg file....

Usually I work in a tiff file, just in case by accident I create something really good where I would want to have a hi-res file....then I simply "save as" from there...

Interesting, we both went for a metallic look on one...and a more "astronomical" one in the other.....ah, great minds.

[BrAinPaiNt]

Yep...use transparent backgrounds...but the gif files, for whatever reason, seem to be of less quality than a jpeg file....

Usually I work in a tiff file, just in case by accident I create something really good where I would want to have a hi-res file....then I simply "save as" from there...

Interesting, we both went for a metallic look on one...and a more "astronomical" one in the other.....ah, great minds.


I am a chrome junkie so I am always using chrome.

I saw the pic of the dark helmet I found and thought it would look good in a spacey type background.

I have also thought it would be kind of cool to find a cool pic of an astronaut in space and have the star reflecting on his visor....but to be honest I know I would screw it up so just let go of the idea.

However that may be a cool one for you to try...your work is a lot cleaner then mine.

[Juke99]

I am a chrome junkie so I am always using chrome.

I saw the pic of the dark helmet I found and thought it would look good in a spacey type background.

I have also thought it would be kind of cool to find a cool pic of an astronaut in space and have the star reflecting on his visor....but to be honest I know I would screw it up so just let go of the idea.

However that may be a cool one for you to try...your work is a lot cleaner then mine.


Thanks for the kind words....we should collaborate on one. :)

Once in a while, I use "Eye Candy" but it feels like a cheat.

Hmmmmmm....astronauts with Cowboy stars reflected...thanks for ruining my night's sleep.

Then after that, we need to record a Cowboyszone theme song....I have a 16 track studio in my house.

[BrAinPaiNt]

Thanks for the kind words....we should collaborate on one. :)

Once in a while, I use "Eye Candy" but it feels like a cheat.

Hmmmmmm....astronauts with Cowboy stars reflected...thanks for ruining my night's sleep.

Then after that, we need to record a Cowboyszone theme song....I have a 16 track studio in my house.


Ahh yes...I have been thinking about getting a this thing...close as I will ever come to a track studio...
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/sid=040427172000066168162209065680/g=home/search/detail/base_pid/150198/

Pedal board and recorder in one.

Oh I like eye candy and Xenofex


One more thing....


This might help you if you need to copy the color of the sig background color.

http://webpages.charter.net/brainpaint/Color.jpg

Had to put it in a white background just so you could see it to download.

[Juke99]

Ahh yes...I have been thinking about getting a this thing...close as I will ever come to a track studio...
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/sid=040427172000066168162209065680/g=home/search/detail/base_pid/150198/

Pedal board and recorder in one.

Oh I like eye candy and Xenofex


One more thing....


This might help you if you need to copy the color of the sig background color.

http://webpages.charter.net/brainpaint/Color.jpg

Had to put it in a white background just so you could see it to download.



Musician's friend is anything but...they make it too easy to spend money there. :)

I've never seen that little gizmo...sounds like a pretty cool little unit. Do you play the guitar on a regular basis?

I've got an AW4416....a really nice preamp...a few voice modelers...some drum machines (I don't use loops or programs...too stale)...assortment of keyboards...and of course an army of guitars....

Not familiar with Xenofex....I'll check it out...but the "globe" thingie in my sig, I decided to make it from scratch...really stupid idea...one click of a button and I could have had it done...but NOOOOOOO...let's spend a full hour instead...DUH.

Thanks MUCHO for the color clip...

[BrAinPaiNt]

Musician's friend is anything but...they make it too easy to spend money there. :)

I've never seen that little gizmo...sounds like a pretty cool little unit. Do you play the guitar on a regular basis?

I've got an AW4416....a really nice preamp...a few voice modelers...some drum machines (I don't use loops or programs...too stale)...assortment of keyboards...and of course an army of guitars....

Not familiar with Xenofex....I'll check it out...but the "globe" thingie in my sig, I decided to make it from scratch...really stupid idea...one click of a button and I could have had it done...but NOOOOOOO...let's spend a full hour instead...DUH.

Thanks MUCHO for the color clip...


Play guitar on a semi Regular basis.

Just have a cheap Peavy amp, couple of drum machines, Squire (cheap fender brand) Bass and Fender Amp.

I have that Jackson guitar and have an older Charvel/Jackson.

I might visit the pawn shops soon and see if I can trade my small amp and the charvel to get a decent amp.


About your orb....one click from the stamper tool in PSP would make that...sorry :p

[Juke99]

Play guitar on a semi Regular basis.

Just have a cheap Peavy amp, couple of drum machines, Squire (cheap fender brand) Bass and Fender Amp.

I have that Jackson guitar and have an older Charvel/Jackson.

I might visit the pawn shops soon and see if I can trade my small amp and the charvel to get a decent amp.


About your orb....one click from the stamper tool in PSP would make that...sorry :p


Well, whatever you do, DON'T stop playing.

The Fender amps are cool...I have an old Fender tube amp....and one of my all time favs was the Twin.

Yeah yeah....one click...but would I be able to respect myself in the morning? ;)

[Bach]

Sure...which light blue background are you referring to?

I was just kidding....I've got my site set up on the "light setting" - so I have a light bluish/gray background.

BTW, nice job of the graphic

[Juke99]

I was just kidding....I've got my site set up on the "light setting" - so I have a light bluish/gray background.

BTW, nice job of the graphic




Oh...sorry. You have to be more direct with me while I am dealing with these kidney stones...the pain killers have dulled my senses a bit...but they sure have made life alot more enjoyable... :o

Email me any graphic you'd like me to work on.

And thanks for the compliment. :D

[BrAinPaiNt]

I like ....I like A LOT.