UBB.Developers Forums UBB.classic V6 MultiHack Mods [6.0x] Avatar Hack Release

I didn't write that sorry !!

It was Chaos (page 6)

[ March 19, 2001: Message edited by: Chuck ]

Oooops ... it's too early in the morning for me. Sorry Chuck, je m'excuse.

Chaos, your name is in the install doc! Obviously you haven't read it because you were too lazy j/k

qasic

In the french section you can see the wordlets I use for your hack

qasic - it works! EXCELLENT!

[ March 19, 2001: Message edited by: SinatraEatsBeatles ]

Okay, I'm gonna try this hack out and see if it works, but I have a rather silly question:

"Create an avatar directory and a custom avatar directory"

Where do I create these folders? I am assuming inside the NONCGI folder but I just wanna make sure

Thanks in advance...

Has anyone used this hack in conjunction with ModPerl and/or PerlEx?

TIA!

OK, here's a problem I am having.
after entering the correct path in the avatar path and custom avatar path fields and click update, It changes the path to the following the next time I go in....

The paths I am entering are:
C:Inetpubwwwrootubbavatars
and
C:Inetpubwwwrootubbavatarscust_avatars


Also in the manage avatars cp, It shows this all the time.

Is there a problem with the coding or do I have permissions set wrong?
Also, like Canis Lupus says above, What would be the best folder to place the avatar and custom avatar folders in? CGI or non CGI?
Thank you...

[ March 19, 2001: Message edited by: DD ]

which line did it replace?

For your paths, you have to enter them UNIX style.

So enter them in as:

c:/Inetpub/wwwroot/ubb/avatars
and c:/Inetput/wwwroot/ubb/cust_avatars

That should solve your problem!

q_ware, it replaces this line:

if (($filename eq "$templine[1].gif") || ($filename eq "templine[1].jpg")

I missed the $ and it messed the .jpg detection!

qasic

Oh yeah, it seems to be standard to put avatars under the NonCGI directory and the custom avatar directory under your avatar directory but the script will work if you put them somewhere else as long as you set the settings correctly.

qasic

whoops, sorry 'bout that qasic, didnt even see my name there, but thats what i get for being really sick

Okay, finished installing it, and it seems to be working great! Dunno bout the Netscape bug tho, since I am yet to install Netscape on this computer, but in IE it looks flawless

Good job...

Thanks qasic, It works wonderful...
Now I just need to find some avatar images

Okay, the hacks works pretty good, but I see some sort of bug.

When those people I specified a custom avatar for tries to choose "CUSTOM" they get my admin avatar displayed instead, not theirs.

It usually fixes itself after I cleared the cache, but it still showed the wrong avatar when they first posted a message after changing it. I had to reply to the thread for it to change back.

Anyone else encounter this bug, or is it just me? TIA

I have the same problem and I know know how to fix it.

Ask your users to update their profile twice (the 2nd time should choose CUSTOM)

This is because the script called the member's data file line 23, which means [Profile last editted by whom]

Therefore, if u editted their profiles, they will use your pic instead of theirs. By asking them to update their own profiles twice, it will be solved.

Yeah, q_ware notified me of that bug. I'll be fixing that tonight ASAP. I got some ideas as to how to fix it

q_ware .. you won't mind if I used your server as a guinea pig right?

qasic

go ahead, but please make sure you don't mess up other hacks that I made into the scripts.

Ok folks, here's the bugfix release:

Name: Avatar Hack
Version: v0.0005 (v0.0003 - v0.0004 upgrade instructions included); highly recommended upgraded
Bugfixes:

• Custom Avatars *BUGFIX* (uses correct number via memberlist)
• 3 new Wordlets - select_none, select_custom, close_window (courtesy of Chuck)
• /Font Size fixed (in cp_manage_avatars.pl)
• Single Page *BUGFIX* in avatarlist.cgi

Download: http://www.qasic.com/ubbhacks.html

Note: If you've feel that you've contributed to this hack and have not been credited, please LMK.

Furthermore: I'm still waiting on feedback from mod_perl and/or PerlEx users. Any problmes?

qasic

[ March 19, 2001: Message edited by: qasic ]

Damn! You are just busting them out! I just got 4 in there! Darn....

Anyway, I want to say this thing freaking ROCKS! Allowing admin's a web-based interface for avatars is just KICK @$$!

okay, now for a possible NS4 fix..

Disman,

Thx for the suggestion. Unfortunately it didn't work

qasic

Could somebody please translate this for me?
1.
Voici tous les peintures disponsible dans notre UBB. Vous pouvez choisir seulement UNE peinture pour vous-même.
2.
Cliquez pour vour tous les avatars disponsible.
-----------------
thank you...

When I click on the Avatar List link in the profile, it gives me this error:

All my permissions are correct and that file does exist in that path...

sure here goes

1.
Voici tous les peintures disponsible dans notre UBB. Vous pouvez choisir seulement UNE peinture pour vous-même.

Here is all the avatars available on our UBB.You can choose only one avatar for yourself

2.
Cliquez pour *vour*(typo here should read VOIR not VOUR) tous les avatars disponsible.

Click here to see all the avatars available

here you go

[ March 20, 2001: Message edited by: Abyss ]

Thank you Abyss

Why is it in French anyway?

My bad , everything works fine

[ March 20, 2001: Message edited by: Chuck ]

woops....
i read someone post,thought he said "is it in french"

[ March 20, 2001: Message edited by: Abyss ]

Frech because - forces you to change your wordlets and read the documentation.

Chuck - okey dokey

DD - is it in your UBB CGI directory?

q

Hello the hack is a awsome kewl addition

i need help though @@

the hack works via the cp pannel as it should but when i try to wiew the custom one
i cant see it

i have cleared the catche all the hack installed perfectly!! i dont get eny errors
only custom pics dont work

plz help !

This installed and worked FLAWLESSLY for me, qasic!

VERY nice work.

V2k

Ummm .. unless I have a URL to your board I can only guess what the problem is (send it via PM if you need to):

1) Custom Directory not CHMOD correctly?
2) Custom graphics should be membernumber.gif or membernumber.jpg?

qasic

all working correct
tanx 4all

[ March 24, 2001: Message edited by: mad ]

Uhh .. mad,
http://prostoya.hypermart.net/ubb/avatar/custom/

There's no custom icons there! That's why there's no custom avatars available!

q

[ March 20, 2001: Message edited by: qasic ]

This is the hack my visitors have been anxiously waiting for.

The hack is doing something strange though. I renamed a custom hack to the user number and when I go into that user's profile it recognizes there is a custom avatar available. But when I select custom in the control panel, it returns a broken image.

All other avatars are showing up fine; it's just the custom avatars that are showing up as broken images.

Here's a link to one of the custom avatars. This link shows the graphic is there
http://www.twinstuff.com/ubb/avatars/custom/Aussie_Dee.gif

But again, when I rename that file to that user number and then save it in the same custom directory with that number, it recognizes that a custom avatar exists, but when I click on it, it returns a broken graphic.

Here's the broken graphic, just after I re-copied that graphic into the same directory, saving it as 1313.gif
http://www.twinstuff.com/ubb/avatars/custom/1313.gif

I see the file in my FTP directory and it's there, but it's a broken graphic in the control panel and as a URL link.

[ March 20, 2001: Message edited by: twinspin ]

http://www.twinstuff.com/ubb/avatars/custom/ ... does not show that the custom avatar is there (the numbered one at least).

Try this ... upload an image of 1111.gif into your avatar (not custom) directory. Is this displayed on the normal avatar list (and does the picture show up (i.e., preview?)?

qasic

[ March 20, 2001: Message edited by: qasic ]

[ March 20, 2001: Message edited by: qasic ]

Umm my contol panel upload does not work. When I try to upload I get a white page with the following on it. The rest of the hack works fine so I have no idea whats causing it. I'm on a windows server.

Avatar/Custom Avatar Directory must have RWXD permissions in NT. Check to make sure that's correct. Check your permissions too.

qasic

umm how do I check that? I use ws_ftp le as my ftp program.

CHMOD to 755 or 777. Try 755 if that doesn't work try 777

Umm how do I do that?