Images in Signatures of Posts - Engraving Etc. Forum

From:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	25 Jun 2006
To:	Carl (CSEWELL)	13 of 24

4160.13 In reply to 4160.10
Carl, We just didn't want images in signatures to be too obtrusive, or distracting, in the posts. The same reason we don't allow animated signatures. As Harvey said, we will entertain special exceptions but the exisitng pixel dimensions provide a good baseline for what we'd like to see. David "The Stunt Engraver" Lavaneri DGL Engraving Port Hueneme, CA

From:	Carl (CSEWELL)	25 Jun 2006
To:	Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY)	14 of 24

4160.14 In reply to 4160.12
Harvey; Interesting. If I 'view' your signature image, Firefox reports it being 55 x 300, as does PhotoPaint, with a resolution of 96 dpi. If I resample it to 72 dpi (normal screen resolution?), it is then 41 x 225. Does the forum software automagically convert the images to 72 dpi (or something else)? Or is it possibly a function of my screen resolution? Gee, mine is 100 x 52 (tall), at 96 dpi anyway. It's less than that at 72 dpi. I guess I'll need to change my logo. Thanks for the information. Carl Guntersville Laser Engraving Guntersville, AL

From:	UncleSteve	25 Jun 2006
To:	Carl (CSEWELL)	15 of 24

4160.15 In reply to 4160.14
I get 240x44 for Harvey's in IE 6.... Odd! :S "Genius ain't anything more than elegant common sense." Josh Billings

From:	Carl (CSEWELL)	25 Jun 2006
To:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	16 of 24

4160.16 In reply to 4160.13
quote: We just didn't want images in signatures to be too obtrusive Just the facts! That's all that's needed. They do make it easy to identify posters. I don't have any problems with the dimensions/limitations. Carl Guntersville Laser Engraving Guntersville, AL http://www.guntersvillelaser.com

From:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	25 Jun 2006
To:	Carl (CSEWELL)	17 of 24

4160.17 In reply to 4160.16

Carl,

What happened to your signature image?

It wasn't obtrusive.

What's a little extra pixel height/width between friends? :-)

David "The Stunt Engraver" Lavaneri
DGL Engraving
Port Hueneme, CA

EDITED: 25 Jun 2006 by DGL

From:	Carl (CSEWELL)	25 Jun 2006
To:	UncleSteve	18 of 24

4160.18 In reply to 4160.15
quote: I get 240x44 for Harvey's in IE 6.... Yep, the HTML code restricts the size of Harvey's logo to 240 x 44. Firefox reports the same dimensions under Properties, but when you view it in a new TAB (or Window), it shows the image at the full size without the HTML imposed limitation. My logo doesn't (didn't) have the HTML coding to limit the size. Carl Guntersville Laser Engraving Guntersville, AL http://www.guntersvillelaser.com

From:	Carl (CSEWELL)	25 Jun 2006
To:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	19 of 24

4160.19 In reply to 4160.17
quote: What happened to your signature image? And where's yours? ;^) Carl Guntersville Laser Engraving Guntersville, AL http://www.guntersvillelaser.com

From:	Dave Jones (DAVERJ)	25 Jun 2006
To:	Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY)	20 of 24

4160.20 In reply to 4160.12
Harvey, do you realize that your sig logo would look better if you resized it in a paint program and upload that instead of having the browsers resize it? Browsers simply drop pixels, so resizing a small amount in a browser gives a coarse looking image. Plus it would be a bit crisper as a GIF.

From:	Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY)	25 Jun 2006
To:	Carl (CSEWELL)	21 of 24

4160.21 In reply to 4160.19

If you guys keep this up, I'll have to post my new logo. I switched to it just before we had a winner in the EE logo contest. It is very similar. It is really too similar to the EE logo and would cause confusion.

[Yes I received permission to use it by it's creator because it is a derivative work.]

Philadelphia, PA (Really Bensalem)

When you finally understand it completely... it changes.

From:	Carl (CSEWELL)	25 Jun 2006
To:	Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY)	22 of 24

4160.22 In reply to 4160.21
Oh, I thought you were going to say that it looks too much like a commercial work, like A1 (Aone), the steak sauce!! ;^) Carl Guntersville Laser Engraving Guntersville, AL http://www.guntersvillelaser.com

From:	Carl (CSEWELL)	26 Jun 2006
To:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	23 of 24

4160.23 In reply to 4160.17
Okay, since Harvey yelled at me (offline and nicely), I reluctantly restored the logo in my signature, this time according to the RULES. As you can see, I really didn't need the extra 7 pixels anyway. I even shortened the stack on my signature so it is even less obtrusive. We shouldn't be too free with those electrons! Pretty soon they'll be up to a nano-penny apiece. The rules also state that you can include text so long as it is not a book. Are books okay for the images, just not for the text? How about how I have my logo in this post (top-right corner)? It takes up virtually no EXTRA vertical space, although it does create more line(s) of text due to word wrap. Would this be acceptable for people with tall graphics that they want included in their posts as signatures? Carl Guntersville Laser Engraving Guntersville, AL http://www.guntersvillelaser.com

From:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	26 Jun 2006
To:	Carl (CSEWELL)	24 of 24

4160.24 In reply to 4160.23

Carl,

I like the size and orientation of your new signature.

I prefer all signatures at the bottom of the post window. If a little more height is necessary, in order for the more vertical images to be legible, I'm all for it, as long as it's not a "sore thumb" although an image of a sore thumb, or book will be allowed. :-)

David "The Stunt Engraver" Lavaneri
DGL Engraving
Port Hueneme, CA

EDITED: 26 Jun 2006 by DGL

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