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Signature Length Limit Enabled

PostPosted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 8:11 am
by Mithrandir
Hi everyone,

As I'm sure you've all noticed, users with signatures longer than 250 pixels will probably notice them scrolling now. The staff has take then list of "modifications to the CAA system" and paired it down to some doable and some not. We're still in the process, but this one seemed like it would be quick and (mostly) easy. Actually, I haven't seen a good example of this before, so was kinda guessing how it would work out.

Anyway, please report bugs/errors/etc (either via pm, the "report post" button, or simply replying to this thread).

Thanks!
- Mithrandir

PostPosted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 9:11 am
by Kawaiikneko
THANK YOU!!!!!!

PostPosted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 9:55 am
by ChristianKitsune
at first I thought my entire signature had just been cut...XD but I am really happy to see that it's just scrolling!!
I did take a few things out to save bandwidth though.

Thanks a bunch, Mith!

PostPosted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 10:30 am
by samuraidragon
Darn, I just fail the 250 pixel cutoff. Oh well, scrolling is okay I guess. Will this be a permanent of temporary fix Mith? Sorry that I PMed you, I should of seen the announcement [unless I sent it first])

PostPosted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 1:11 pm
by Debitt
^_^ Thanks Mith!

I actually don't know if it's a problem with my computer or if I'm just unobservant, because I don't see any scrolling going on with sigs, they're just shorter now. It doesn't bother me, but just thought I'd point it out.

PostPosted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 3:19 pm
by Kaligraphic
Yes! Mith, I love you!

*cough* In a manly, totally non-gay way, of course.

PostPosted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 3:43 pm
by Mithrandir
Well, I'm glad everyone likes. Anyway, I"m not sure how long this will last, or if it will even continue in it's current state. Consider it "temporary" for now.

PostPosted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 5:32 pm
by Mave
Teehee this feature is so good I almost want to request for a shorter pixel cutoff. XD

But I won't.

It's looking great, OldMith!

PostPosted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 10:54 pm
by Mr. SmartyPants
Kaligraphic wrote:Yes! Mith, I love you!

*cough* In a manly, totally non-gay way, of course.

It's supposed to go "Non-gay Man-to-man way!"

Cause it rhymes, 'ya know?



Anyway Mith. I actually do have a minor complaint I would like to address. I use the scroll-wheel on my mouse when browsing through threads, and when I see people with long signatures, my screen will stop moving in order to let the signature reach the bottom. Once that happens the screen continues scrolling again.

Not big of a deal, but the random stop is relatively annoying.

PostPosted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 11:26 am
by ChristianKitsune
I am not sure if Mith can fix that, Ryan, that's just using the computer...

maybe scroll outside of the posting area?

PostPosted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 11:42 am
by Radical Dreamer
ChristianRonin wrote:maybe scroll outside of the posting area?


That's what I've started doing. I just keep my mouse over where the names and avatars are; it eliminates that problem altogether.

PostPosted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 3:22 pm
by jon_jinn
Mr. SmartyPants wrote:Anyway Mith. I actually do have a minor complaint I would like to address. I use the scroll-wheel on my mouse when browsing through threads, and when I see people with long signatures, my screen will stop moving in order to let the signature reach the bottom. Once that happens the screen continues scrolling again.

Not big of a deal, but the random stop is relatively annoying.


same complaint here, but nothing that can't be solved. i actually like the new signature scrollbars. it's a brilliant idea.

PostPosted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 6:32 pm
by Mr. SmartyPants
ChristianRonin wrote:maybe scroll outside of the posting area?

....oh....

Okay I'm going to go hit myself for not realizing the obvious. XD

PostPosted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 6:39 pm
by Warrior 4 Jesus
I don't think sigs have to be longer than that anyway, but thanks Mith!

PostPosted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 8:43 pm
by Icarus
This is an awesome idea.

Thanks, guys.

PostPosted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 8:44 am
by Mithrandir
Mave wrote:Teehee this feature is so good I almost want to request for a shorter pixel cutoff. XD


Those of you who know me know how hard it was for me to resist the urge to make this a 50 px solution, instead of a 200 px solution. ;)


As for the scroll wheel, the solution provided by other members is the accepted work around. Either use the "space/page down" key on the keyboard or place the cursor on the far left/right edges of the screen.

PostPosted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 12:22 pm
by Jingo Jaden
One question, now that we have signature scrolling, could we have signature images as well? :)

PostPosted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 9:41 pm
by Mithrandir
We're still trying to figure that one out. Since the problem is bandwidth, and since the browser will still have to download the images, the prognosis doesn't look good.

PostPosted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 9:52 pm
by samuraidragon
Does it still suck bandwidth if we host our own images?

PostPosted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 11:11 pm
by ChristianKitsune
I think so, SD because the site still has to download all those pictures...^^;

PostPosted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 8:42 am
by samuraidragon
Is there any kind of workaround, Mith?

PostPosted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 4:44 pm
by Mithrandir
Not yet. Please be patient; this is on the list.

PostPosted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 6:09 pm
by Shao Feng-Li
I was wondering, since some of us have a lot of code, if the sig edit window could be wider...

PostPosted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 6:55 am
by Mithrandir
I would actually recommend using an external program (e.g., Window's Notepad or Mac's Text Edit) to build the code, then paste it in. You can pretty quickly do a "select-all, copy, paste" to move data back and forth.

PostPosted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 3:30 pm
by Shao Feng-Li
Thought about that... just too lazy XD

PostPosted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 5:45 pm
by Mithrandir
So let me make sure I've got this right...

You're lazy, so I should do more work around here...? Is that about the size of it?





;)

PostPosted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 7:04 pm
by Mr. SmartyPants
[quote="Mithrandir"]So let me make sure I've got this right...

You're lazy, so I should do more work around here...? Is that about the size of it?





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BRILLIANT!

Touche Mithrandir. Touche... XD

PostPosted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 8:46 pm
by ChristianKitsune
oooh...shao...I am sorry....I winced at that! >.o

PostPosted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 6:46 am
by samuraidragon
[quote="Mithrandir"]Not yet. Please be patient]I'm sorry if I sounded impatient; I was just curious.

PostPosted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 1:30 pm
by Shao Feng-Li
[quote="Mithrandir"]So let me make sure I've got this right...

You're lazy, so I should do more work around here...? Is that about the size of it?





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Yep! ^_^