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Since sig's seem to be such a popular topic, I have decided to put the info i have on the subject in one easy to find location.

Ok, How to make a sig 101.

First you need an image.
you can either make on or find one on the net.
Next, you need to have it hosted. You can link directly to the image if it is on the net, but this is frowned apon, its thought of as bandwidth theft. Also, you never know when the website your pulling it from may move or remove the file. To get your image hosted just email Ziroc, he will host it for you.
Third, you need to know the address. Addresses follow this format: http://www.domain.com/folder/image.gif. (note this is not a real link http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif).
Now, we can put it in your sig. Click on the "profile" link above. scroll down to the "signature" box. This is where you put n your image tag.
Your image tag will follow this format: [img]http://www.domain.com/folder/image.gif[/img]. (note it must start with [img] and end with [/img] and have no spaces)
Now, click "submit"
When ever you want your sig to show you will need to put a check mark in the box labeled "Show Signature". if you dont, it wont show http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif (dont worry, it gets to be a habit http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif)

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Ok, so now you know the basics of getting a sig to work, but i'm sure you have some questions, http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...les/tongue.gif

F.A.Q.
[list=1][*]"Where do you get those moving images for your sigs?"
There are 2 ways to get the animated gif's.
1) is to find one on the web that has already been done by somebody else.
Sir Tainly has put this list together: http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/No...ML/000437.html (please dont link your images directly to this site, it is hosted on angelfire and linking to it can cause it to be deleted, just pick one and send it to ziroc if you want to use one)
2) extract it from an infinity engine game yourself. to do this you will need Infinity Explorer. this will allow you to extract Gif's from the Bam files in any infinity engine game (planescape torment, baldursgate, baldursgate2, icewind dale). once you have extracted your gif, you will need to get an animated gif editor to let you loop it, slow it down, speed it up , or whatever. you can get a free trial of a good one at www.ulead.com . [*]Can i use colors (or change size of text) in my sig?
Technically, no.
html does not work in your sig. Some people have found that if you put html in your sig, and "edit" your post immediatly after you post it, the html will work.
this is due to the fact that when you "edit" your post, the "sig" portion becomes part of your message, which allows the html to work. I find this to be somewhat tedious. [*]"If I cant use html, how do I get colored text in my sig?"
to get colored text you will need to make a gif of your text. this will also allow you to make very cool text http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif. there are several people here who would be glad to do this for you: Moni, Sazerac, and many others have been known to help in this department.[*]"How big is too big?"
Ok, this is a grey(gray) area. IMHO, if i have to scroll a whole screen to get past your sig, its too big. If your image is larger than 120kb its to large of a file (this will take forever for 56k'rs to download)

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Well, thats all i can think of for now. I'm just hoping to make this the "one-stop-shop" for sig info.
Feel free to bump,
add any info i may have forgotten,
ask questions,
make requests,
test your sigs,
what ever.
With any luck we wont have to keep having sig tutorials all the time http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif
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Good Luck!

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KEWL i was just waiting for this. Now i can actually have graphics... well when i decide to make one anywayz http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif

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That's just my opinion, I could be wrong.

Hey SB! This is very useful info for people! http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...iles/smile.gif

I guess I need to hunt up all my various jpgs and get them together in one place! Poor Z is gonna be busy! http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...miles/wink.gif

Cloudy

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http://publish.hometown.aol.com/tobb...s/bestow~1.jpg Raindancer of the Laughing Hyenas Clan
Storm-Queen
StormCloud of the Black Knight
Heart Mind Soul Forever

But Slackerboy......YOUR images are over 120kb although together.

(Wah = being a smartass, whips out his calculator)

AHEM!!!

Image 1 = 46999 Bytes
Image 2 = 47744 Bytes
Image 3 = 53365 Bytes

46999 + 47744 + 53365 = SUM = SUM / 1024 = ANSWER

Quote:

Your total equals: 144.6 KBS

147 (rounded up) - 120 = 27 KBS OVER THE LIMIT (tut tut!http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif)

Don't hate me please Slackerboy, I promise, I won't do it again. http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...miles/hihi.gif

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Greetings Mortals. My Name Is Wah, Arch Lich Wah.

[This message has been edited by Wah (edited 06-03-2001).]

Update!!!
according to zirocs new rules on sigs:
you are allowed only one image in your sig.
it must be less than 120kb in file size.
And it must be less than 200x175 in resolution.
this will be effective as of June 29th 2001.
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Lord of the Screen Shot
Get My IronWorks Winamp skin

[This message has been edited by slackerboy (edited 06-22-2001).]

bump

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"The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his."
-General George Patton (1885-1945)
http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...amber5copy.jpg

Thanks Slackerboy for posting this. I am sure a lot of people will benefit by this information.

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Originally posted by slackerboy:
because given the choice of posting this or doing the dishes, guess which one i chose http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif

bet there's about over 7 month's worth of dirty dishes waiting to be cleaned in the kitchen sink.... http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...les/tongue.gif http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif

ok...but if the image is off this website...like from the graphics page...and which mine dont work...how do you get them to??? (this is the problem below) 

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"Well **sigh**...looks like I'm gonna hafta go on a killing spree." "I know I know...show me a target...and I'll smash it!"
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"To prosper is to condem the soul...1 can be not but a God."
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:diablo: :1drgat1: :monster4: I acn see what you see not,vision milky, then eyes rot. When you turn, they will be gonem whispering their hidden song. Then you see what cannot be, shadows move where light should be. Out of darkness, out of mind, cast down into the Halls of the Blind.
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:lightning: :bart: :homer: :lightning: Stupid is as death shall be... I've got probs, so dont ■■■■ with me!
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:1druid: Sarak of ok'Onar: Superior Lord General and Feared Leader of Amn
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Come join Puzuzu @ www.spellsandmagic.com

wait a minute.... are you going to use ONE of these phrases or ALL of them?

hopefully one.... http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/No...ons/icon23.gif

if all, that would be TOO many!

to add for test...
http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...les/DRUIDD.gif Sarak of ok'Onar: Superior Lord General and Feared Leader of Amn

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[This message has been edited by adam warlock (edited 06-05-2001).]

[This message has been edited by adam warlock (edited 06-05-2001).]

ok ok...I WAS TESTING!!! thats all. i want a personal one though. Any help??? *a-hem* *cough-cough* *wink wink* *elbow-nudge, elbow-nudge* Adam warlock? i need help

[This message has been edited by Sarak of ok'Onar (edited 06-05-2001).]

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Originally posted by Sarak of ok'Onar:
 ok ok...I WAS TESTING!!! thats all. i want a personal one though. Any help??? *a-hem* *cough-cough* *wink wink* *elbow-nudge, elbow-nudge* Adam warlock? i need help

[This message has been edited by Sarak of ok'Onar (edited 06-05-2001).]

as for hosting the site.... http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...iles/smile.gif that's Ziroc's job
as for neat fonts, Moni and slackerboy had the programs that does neat animated fonts.... http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...miles/wink.gif I'm just an amateur to them....

[b]FYI, you can only have 25 images per post, (i'm probably one of the few who has actually found the limit http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif) this includes smilies, sigs, the message icon and any other images you have in your post.

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[This message has been edited by slackerboy (edited 06-05-2001).]

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Protector and Defender of Nature
Awake, Aware and Loving Life to the best of my abilities
Tracker of the fair Cleric Charean

<marquee direction='up' behavior='alternate'>BUMP</marquee>

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Originally posted by Ertai_OHF:
<marquee direction='up' behavior='alternate'>BUMP</marquee>

now THAT's is kewl! thanks for showing it to us!

How could anyone let this piece of treasure slip into the abyss?

Bumping this for those signature and new registered members, then you can go and try out your new sigs!

<marquee>Wahhttp://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...miles/hihi.gif</marquee>

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Bumping this up for anyone who needs it http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...iles/smile.gif

-Jafin

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http://hometown.aol.com/wolviejon/my..._signature.jpg
I may look like an old man now, but just you wait until I take off my fake beard and wig and show you Tiltowait!

Do Angelfire etc really delete the wole page? geez, i think i'll have to delete my sig then, wouldn't want to cause anything drastic (shiver).

HELP!
Slackerboy, I tried to give me a signature, but it doesn't work! I put some text inside and linked to a gif, but neither does appear! Am I doing something wrong?
I couldn't find an "activate signature" button or something like that. Is it activated automatically?
I am active in the W&W forum only, but I have seen enough others with signatures there. It must be possible!
Please help!

My sig looks like this:
Mama, gimme my medicine, it makes me feel like a tall tree!
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/4800/dragon24.gif

Hmm, I just noticed that the gif works inside the text body. But as I understand it, if I enter it inside the signature field, it should appear at the end of each of my postings automatically, right?

[This message has been edited by Elcid (edited 06-15-2001).]

Elcid, it probably doesn't show because you are linking from Geocities, and they don't allow that.
If I remember correctly, Ziroc will host your pic if you send it to him http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...iles/smile.gif

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Melusine, High Queen of Fluffies, Archbabe of the Order of the Holy Flame and the Laughing Hyenas, &
Official Entertainer Elf of the BG2 Bar
http://www.angelfire.com/anime2/memnoch/mel1.gif
Your voice is ambrosia

But the pure text line? It does not appear either.

You have to tick the box that says "Show Signature" when you reply. This box needs to be ticke every time you want your sig to show.

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Melusine, High Queen of Fluffies, Archbabe of the Order of the Holy Flame and the Laughing Hyenas, &
Official Entertainer Elf of the BG2 Bar
http://www.angelfire.com/anime2/memnoch/mel1.gif
Your voice is ambrosia

Ouch! Stupid me! I was searching for this box in the profile...

Thanks a lot Melusine and sorry to bother you with this!

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Mama, gimme my medicine, it makes me feel like a tall tree!
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/4800/dragon24.gif

Quote:

Originally posted by Elcid:
Ouch! Stupid me! I was searching for this box in the profile...

Thanks a lot Melusine and sorry to bother you with this!

No problem at all http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...iles/smile.gif Glad you've figured it out http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif

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Melusine, High Queen of Fluffies, Archbabe of the Order of the Holy Flame and the Laughing Hyenas, &
Official Entertainer Elf of the BG2 Bar
http://www.angelfire.com/anime2/memnoch/mel1.gif
Your voice is ambrosia

Good FAQ slackerboy for new comers very informative!!!!

PS Did you get that email I sent you!!!!!

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Legal question: If you want to link an image from a site into your sig, do you need to ask permision first?

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Originally posted by slackerboy:
thanks for the help there melusinehttp://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif

No problem http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...iles/smile.gif I just wish I was as good at it as you are http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...iles/frown.gif
http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif

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Melusine, High Queen of Fluffies, Archbabe of the Order of the Holy Flame and the Laughing Hyenas, &
Official Entertainer Elf of the BG2 Bar
http://www.angelfire.com/anime2/memnoch/mel1.gif
Your voice is ambrosia

PB - not sure.
dreamer128 - asking wouldn't hurt. but just to make it easier. host the image on your one site. or have ziroc host it. just copy the picture. and upload it to your own page. or email it to ziroc.

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