Welcome!

Hello everyone. I'll just put in another "congrats" on the new forum format. I'm hoping it'll also be more readable on my PDA, which didn't like frames all that much.

Andrew, for what it's worth, I'm sending this from my Blackberry.

[Robin Garr]

...my PDA, which didn't like frames all that much.

As noted in the previous post, this forum will definitely work on a Web-enabled handheld.

Moreover, on the wine forums, we have an optional alternate "style" or "skin" that's specifically designed for PDAs. Basically, it's just a highly streamlined format that drops a lot of the icons, bells and whistles in exchange for speed of use. I'll look into whether it's possible to offer it for an option here.

Ethan, I just thumbnailed a high res photo for my avatar and its working fine.

[Robin Garr]

I've been playing with an image in photoshop cs2, converting it to grayscale, dropping all color data, and 50x80 pixels... and i can't even get it close.

Another option: E-mail it over to me at rgarr@louisvillehotbytes.com - I'll tinker with it for you, and if I can get it down to size, I'll send it back and tell you how I did it.

Ethan, I just thumbnailed a high res photo for my avatar and its working fine.

Leah, how'd you manage that? I've got a number of tiny icon files that I usually use as avatars, and they all range in size from 24k to 60k -- which I always thought would be small enough for anything!

Oh, FYI for anyone who's offering me advice -- I'm at work and trapped on a Mac. Help a PC girl out (I only know how to tinker on my home PC; the Mac leaves me dazed and frustrated)!

[Robin Garr]

Leah, how'd you manage that? I've got a number of tiny icon files that I usually use as avatars, and they all range in size from 24k to 60k -- which I always thought would be small enough for anything!

That's not really all that small for a tiny graphic, Laura. Same offer I made Ethan: If you like, send me the image you want to use for an avatar. I'll try to bring it down to size, and if I succeed, I'll send it back to you and tell you what I did.

E-mail:

rgarr@louisvillehotbytes.com

That's not really all that small for a tiny graphic, Laura. Same offer I made Ethan

Thanks Robin! I was just joking though -- and I'd like to take a crack at figuring it out myself when I've got a few moments. If I hit a wall, though, I may take you up on that offer! If I figure out a method, I'll post it here.

Let's see how the new system works.

THE NEW SITE ROCKS!!!!!

sorry, couldn't help myself.

[Robin Garr]

THE NEW SITE ROCKS!!!!!

sorry, couldn't help myself.

I COULDN'T EVEN WAIT UNTIL I GOT OUT OF THE PARKING LOT TO POST!

Laura,
I just went into my photobucket account and clicked on thumbnail.

Now we are in the 21st century.

An 80x80 picture is only 6400 pixels... it should be easy to get that under 6k. A 100-quality 24-bit-color JPG at 80x80 should only be 7k or so! (at 8.25 bits per pixel)

As a lurker on your previous site, this has prompted me to register and say "well done"! Looking forward to adding to the discussions and interacting with the 'regulars' who seem like 'old friends'.

[Robin Garr]

As a lurker on your previous site, this has prompted me to register and say "well done"! Looking forward to adding to the discussions and interacting with the 'regulars' who seem like 'old friends'.

Welcome, Elaine! I'm glad the new forum brought you out of the woodwork, and hope you'll stay.