topic Re: My signature in Community Site Feedback

My signature

NorthEasterner — Sat, 19 Oct 2013 22:21:52 GMT

I'm getting PMs saying there are complaints re my signature. What's wrong I have changed it but it's all messed up now as I did on my iPhone.
Would appreciate if you let me know whats wrong

Re: My signature

jelv — Sat, 19 Oct 2013 22:53:08 GMT

I think yours was the signature that originally didn't have the image scaled to a maximum height of 100 pixels.

Re: My signature

Anonymous — Sat, 19 Oct 2013 23:10:39 GMT

I recently got instructed by the moderators to reduce the size of my signature, mainly because it had become too wide.

The forum rule http://community.plus.net/forum/index.php/topic,218.0.html#post_avatar, states -

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Signatures should use no more space than 5 lines of standard sized text would, this includes any blank lines and images you choose to use. Image based signatures should be limited to 100 x 560 pixels

Currently your signature is about 741x97 pixels, so is nearly 200 pixels too wide (about the same as mine was)
After spending a lot of time rescaling my signature images and moving text around, mine is now within a few pixels of 560x100.
If you can alter your signature overall width and height to be the same or less than mine, then it will be about right. !
I hope that helps !

Personally I think the signatures should be expanded to 750x120 pixels, and would like to see the number of characters available for BBCode scripting raised (from 600) to perhaps 2000 to make the coding of clickable images and hyperlinks (like mine) easier.
Unfortunately a some of the BBCode character allowance is currently wasted by the inefficient image scaling implementation used by this forum, as I documented here - http://community.plus.net/forum/index.php/topic,116560.0.html.

Re: My signature

Oldjim — Sun, 20 Oct 2013 09:19:03 GMT

The reason for the width limit is that when the signature is wider than that specified it causes the appearance of a side scroll band at the bottom of the post due to the minimum defined widths when viewing in a narrow window
I show below a screen shot showing the effect (I made a temporary change to my sig)
In the case of the OP the way it is formatted means that it doesn't exhibit this effect as the text wraps as the window is narrowed and as such it breaks the letter but not the intent of the Forum Rule.
To change the sig so it doesn't break the letter of the rule is to change the text to the following

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I have BT Total Broadband option 2 and Eve and Weekend calls
I use a BT HomeHub 4 Type A and I have 2 MacBooks and a Mac Mini.
I got my BT service on 10th September
My speed result which is being upgraded to infinity opt 1 unlimited
via CAT6E ethernet

Edit - the new sig is even worse as it breaks the depth rule as well

Re: My signature

shalom2010 — Sun, 20 Oct 2013 10:29:51 GMT

I think mine is okay?

Re: My signature

NorthEasterner — Sun, 20 Oct 2013 10:45:11 GMT

Quote from: Oldjim
The reason for the width limit is that when the signature is wider than that specified it causes the appearance of a side scroll band at the bottom of the post due to the minimum defined widths when viewing in a narrow window
I show below a screen shot showing the effect (I made a temporary change to my sig)
In the case of the OP the way it is formatted means that it doesn't exhibit this effect as the text wraps as the window is narrowed and as such it breaks the letter but not the intent of the Forum Rule.
To change the sig so it doesn't break the letter of the rule is to change the text to the following
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I have BT Total Broadband option 2 and Eve and Weekend calls
I use a BT HomeHub 4 Type A and I have 2 MacBooks and a Mac Mini.
I got my BT service on 10th September
My speed result which is being upgraded to infinity opt 1 unlimited
via CAT6E ethernet

Edit - the new sig is even worse as it breaks the depth rule as well

Well if it so bad why don't you change it!

Re: My signature

Oldjim — Sun, 20 Oct 2013 11:00:08 GMT

Done as requested

Re: My signature

NorthEasterner — Sun, 20 Oct 2013 11:18:24 GMT

Whats changed?
EDIT: I see the speedtest.net result has moved to the upper right

Re: My signature

jelv — Sun, 20 Oct 2013 12:31:55 GMT

The patience of the moderators on these forums never ceases to amaze me. I can think of forums where the moderators wouldn't have fixed the signature for you they'd have just deleted it entirely!

Re: My signature

Anonymous — Sun, 20 Oct 2013 14:25:36 GMT

@'NorthEasterner' - That signature looks much better now ! - Great job, LOL !

Re: My signature

Oldjim — Sun, 20 Oct 2013 14:43:22 GMT

Except it is now too deep - I suggest that you try again

Re: My signature

NorthEasterner — Sun, 20 Oct 2013 14:49:00 GMT

@OldJim Moved 'Signature made by Purleigh'
Is that better?

Re: My signature

Oldjim — Sun, 20 Oct 2013 14:58:34 GMT

Yup - just right

Re: My signature

NorthEasterner — Sun, 20 Oct 2013 15:00:10 GMT

SCORE FINALLY

Re: My signature

Anonymous — Sun, 20 Oct 2013 15:16:39 GMT

@'NorthEasterner' - Watch out with those multiple 'emoticons'
as 'Oldjim' might enforce this forum rule - http://community.plus.net/forum/index.php/topic,218.0.html#post_emoticons
[quote=Forum Rules]
Too many emoticons

Some people get over-enthusiastic with emoticons. There should be no need for more than two or three emoticons together in a post.

You could brighten your new signature with an 'emoticons' at the start of each line ?

Re: My signature

NorthEasterner — Sun, 20 Oct 2013 17:52:49 GMT

People are so fussy on what gets posted on the community forums