Poor forum response

by **SPNA** » Tue May 13, 2008 4:45 pm

Anyone else experiencing real slow performance from this forum. The old one was pretty quick. The new one moves like cold oil.

Also the read latest post in a thread is not working for me. Instead of opening the thread to the lasted unread post, it opens at the first post. Any suggestion. This worked on the old forum.

by **Alan Cheak** » Tue May 13, 2008 6:18 pm

Don't know if the performance is that much slower but the fact that I can't put up an avatar is really ticking me off.

Alan Cheak

by **Dave Fitzgerald** » Tue May 13, 2008 6:19 pm

Thanks for your post Craig. I not sure why, but the server seems to have slowed down the last few days. I will see if I can find the reason and get it fixed. I will also look into the "read last post" issue.

by **ics-12766** » Tue May 13, 2008 6:36 pm

FWIW, on my end the forum response looks "normal". I use the "View unread posts" and it, too, seems OK. Haven't tried an avatar, my old one survived

by **Dave Fitzgerald** » Tue May 13, 2008 6:44 pm

Thanks Rich, I am glad to here it working ok on you end.

Alan, I not sure what's going on with the avatars. Mine worked ok but I have one other member that is having difficulty also. I am working on that now. I will get back to you as soon as I can figure it out??

by **Dan Johnson** » Tue May 13, 2008 8:02 pm

Alan,
I had the same problem until I went into my computer and opened the picture I wanted to post. At the top in the toolbar click on "picture", the tool bar will drop down. Click on "compress picture" and it will open a box. Select the "compress for email" option. Apply it and the picture will compress to 11k im my case. I think the limit is 12k. Then it uploaded to the avatar fine. I made a back up copy of the original picture first just in case I messed it up. Hope this helps.
Dan

by **Monica Rehkopf** » Tue May 13, 2008 9:55 pm

That's correct Dan.

Alan, if you click on "Profile" and read your profile page very carefully, you will notice that in the Avatar Control Panel it says:

"Displays a small graphic image below your details in posts. Only one image can be displayed at a time, its width can be no greater than 200 pixels, the height no greater than 200 pixels, and the file size no more than 12 KB."

If you design the picture that you would like to use as an avatar to those specifications, it will upload without any problems.

Monica

by **Paul Eckenroth** » Wed May 14, 2008 12:27 am

Anybody know how to do the avatar on a MAC

by **Dave Fitzgerald** » Wed May 14, 2008 1:10 am

Hi Paul

Once you're on the forum go to "Profile" up near the top and open it. Then down toward the bottom there is a place to add a picture. Tag the place where it says "Browse" and then go to where the picture is on your computer. It needs to be no more than 12KB. Hope this helps

by **Paul Eckenroth** » Wed May 14, 2008 2:17 am

Thanks Dave. I get that part. Dan was talking about compressing a pic to less then 12K. I'm pretty new to MAC and don't know how to do that. Wasn't it Eve that offered the "Apple" to Adam. It's all her fault.

by **Alan Cheak** » Wed May 14, 2008 4:02 am

Got it to work......... Thanks DAN

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by **Charlie Tripp** » Fri May 16, 2008 8:11 pm

Hi Dave,

Back when Bill H first got the Avatar going the limit was also somewhere around 12KB. This is not a problem when characters/drawings are used as Avatars however compressing a picture of a plane to 12KB for use as an Avatar results in a somewhat fuzzy picture. I remember talking with him about increasing the limit to 35-37KB which I think he did. The 200 x 200 pixel limit does not create a problem. Just a suggestion to improve Avatar quality.

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