[Accepted] Uploadable Avatars

[Joel]

I know at least a couple people made mods to do this on YSE, and I used my own implementation to allow users to upload an avatar. I'm OK with rewriting it when I convert to SMF, but I think it's a pretty simple and worthwhile option to add.

Thoughts?

[Jeff Lewis]

You're probably right, would be an easy enough feature to add in.

[[Unknown]]

I've always prefered this as a mod, but if enough people want it I can add it in.

I'll even put in "[ ] don't let other people use my avatar".

-[Unknown]

[Douglas]

I like that, and would WELCOME that!

* Douglas gets on the ground and starts brushing it off, lightly tossing rose petals in [Unknown]'s walking path

That give you any idea of how much I want this?

[sensovision]

I like that, and would WELCOME that!

* Douglas gets on the ground and starts brushing it off, lightly tossing rose petals in [Unknown]'s walking path

That give you any idea of how much I want this?

* senosvision take rose petals and join ceremony started by Douglas

[TheDel]

I would want this too!!

And the "[ ] don't let other people use my avatar".
id a huge bonus!

THANKS Unknown

[A.M.A]

me too

[Owdy]

I want it too  

[Tom]

I have Avatars disabled, so I wouldn't really care.

[BG_Ironclad]

I think it's a grand idea.  Any more room out there for another person throwing petals?

[Winters]

Petals, petals. Actually, it's just like with huge amounts of smileys: not my priority, but my users can't seem to live without it!

I'll even put in "[ ] don't let other people use my avatar".

Now, that's a great thing.

[Aoshi]

[ ] don't let other people use my avatar

Isn't that easy to bypass? Just save the avatar, and reupload it. It seems like it would waste the forum host's webspace.

[۞]

Also, people could just Right click on it, copy the URL and use it that way.

[[Unknown]]

Also, people could just Right click on it, copy the URL and use it that way.

No they couldn't....

But, I suppose they *could* save it and such... if it didn't make sure you're not uploading an avatar that already exists.... which it should.

Okay, so you change a pixel or resave it in a new format.  At least it makes it difficult.

-[Unknown]

[Joshua Dickerson]

or you could change the name but if you check by name what if 2 people have 'avatar.gif'. How would a php script (with gd lib) check if it is the same image? There is no possible way you could stop someone from stealing your avatar so long as you let them see it. I think this feature is going to be inevitably bugged. I like the allowing of people to upload avatars though.

[Benn]

No need to use gd groundup, all you need to do is compare the code within files, exactly the same as comparing text files, etc.

[Joshua Dickerson]

hmm.. true.

[Compuart]

ok, uploadable avatars are now a feature

[Compuart]

and how it looks from the profile panel

[Ben_S]

Looking good