Signatures - quick question

I was just wondering if the horizantal limit on image size for the sigpic could be increased so that we could have a picture that spans the width of the signature box. The height is fine the way it is, but I would like to see the width increased to maybe 600-800 pixels. Would that create any problems?

I know there really isn't any necessity for this, I'm just taking a shot in the dark. Something I would like to do is have a sigpic that is wide enough to include extraneous information about myself while perserving an acceptable height and wide, as I found providing a fair amount of textual info in a horizantal format is not possible with the limited BBcode tags (something which is simple to do with

I don't understand exactly what you're looking to do, but it's possible to place the signature image wherever you want by moving the "[noparse][sigpic][/sigpic][/noparse]" tags. However, you cannot vertical-align it with accompanying text.

You got me playing with signature pictures now. Seems like everyone has one anymore.

You can put words next to pictures by simply including them in with the picture like I just did for kicks. But if they won't be treated as text then (people can't copy and past a link, for example).

Okay, see how you have your text below your sigpic? Would I would like to be able to do is put that text to the right of my sigpic, but it only lets me put one single line.

Okay, see how you have your text below your sigpic? Would I would like to be able to do is put that text to the right of my sigpic, but it only lets me put one single line.

Well, if you're talking about your name, age, location, and so forth, I'm saying that you could put all that in your graphic right with your pictures. Just open your picture with a photo editor and insert the text. Then the text will actually be in your sig pic and you can place it whereever you want.

That's what I did with the words "World's Greatest, Pianist, Violinist, & Composer". It's on the same line with angel. I actaully did that with my links first, but then I realized that people won't be able to copy and paste them into their browser if they are embedded in a graphic.

The only thing you'd need to put below your pics is your web site address. Or if it's easy to type in just leave that as a graphic too. Then you wouldn't need any text beneath your photos at all.

Well, if you're talking about your name, age, location, and so forth, I'm saying that you could put all that in your graphic right with your pictures. Just open your picture with a photo editor and insert the text. Then the text will actually be in your sig pic and you can place it whereever you want.

Exactly. That's why I would like to be able to have wider images, so there's enough room to put information in.

Exactly. That's why I would like to be able to have wider images, so there's enough room to put information in.

Ok. I didn't realize there was a width limit on the images.

Look's like you'll have to live with a tall sig line.

I don't see the problem. Some people have 4 or 5 blocked quotes in their signatures. Those can easily take up a whole screen. And theirs aren't nearly as informative or as professional looking as yours.

If I were you, I’d just center all your info below your sig pic using a new line for each piece of information. It doesn’t take much to scroll past it. It’s no big deal. It would look a lot better that way, i think. :D

Some people have 4 or 5 blocked quotes in their signatures.

Show me someone with 5 quotes.

(I feel Shaver-ish just saying that :) )

I've raised the width limit by 200 pixels. That should be enough space to use for rudimentary personal information. :)

Tahnks, Mike!

Now I just have to work with the file size, my a gif image is 500px by 113px, and that would require a file 43kb in size (sigpic limit is 40kb), the same as jpeg would be 46kb. And I thought jpeg was smaller than gif. I'll just have to tweak...

Hey, Abracadabra, you like playing with images? If so, you should get GIMP. It's like Paint Shop Pro, only it's freeware. You can find it on MajorGeeks.com.

EDIT: Aahhh!! I got it down to 40.5kb, so close!

EDIT AGAIN: Haha! Now how's that!?

Why is age a vital piece of information? :closedeyes:

I think it is quite important, anyways. I like to know how old the people I'm interacting with are.

I know how to treat said people, knowing how experienced they are likely to be in various matters,

and how to take or interpret what they say. That's just how I am!

Haha! Now how's that!?

It looks great. Very professional looking. :closedeyes:

Just as a suggestion; you could use ampersands (&) in place of the word "and" to shorten your text lines up a bit.

I’ll look into the GIMP program. Thanks for the tip.

Edit: Just thought I'd also mention that professionals normally don't display their "age", however, if they wish to convey that information they'll put something like "Born: 1990". It looks more professional, plus it never needs to be updated. Your age changes every year, but your birth date never changes. That way you can use graphics at any time in the future without having to worry whether they are "up to date". You're birth date is timeless.

Yeah, well, this is just for YC, I'm not interested in looking professional... yet. But I do like to be taken seriously (sometimes :closedeyes: )

As for the age deal, same thing, it's just for YC, it's nice to see how old the people you are talking to are at a glance, especially for new people.

And yes, GIMP is good, real good. My sig is only the first thing I made with it, you can only imagine what it's really capable of.

I know how to treat said people

Shouldn't you treat everyone the same, regardless of age?

I know how to treat said people

Shouldn't you treat everyone the same, regardless of age?

Shouldn't you treat everyone the same, regardless of age?

The very name of this site seems to imply some kind of age favoritism. Although, on the home page they do invite people of all ages to join. I’m 58. Hardly a young composer. And to make matters worse, I’m not even a composer! I’m just a composer wannabe. :cool:

In fact, I’ve always been terrible with music, and I was never really drawn to it much. I could never dance, or move to a beat fluently, unless it’s a duple march with a heavy accent on every other beat.

I have no sense of tone, key, melody or harmony. I became involved in music when someone very close to me passed away. I had to do something to keep from going crazy, so I bought a piano, a violin, and a classical guitar and learned to play them. To me it was like mountain climbing. Just something to do to keep me occupied and take my mind off of reality. Something I could get lost in. Something I knew that I was terrible at so I could conquer it.

Well, that was about two years ago. Since then I’ve learned to play the piano, violin, and guitar to a fair degree. I play them “mechanically” though, rather than musically. I just don’t have a reason to sing or dance right now. In fact, I’m still not done mountain climbing. I just bought a flute and clarinet which I’ve only had for about a month, and I’m playing both of those instruments too already. I’m looking to buy a pocket trumpet and cello this fall. I’m still trying to down out reality. I’ll bury myself in instruments if I have to.

I figure if I continue to learn to play them mechanically, then someday if I ever feel like singing and dancing I’ll have somewhere for all that music to flow to.

So anyway, this has nothing to do with age, except that it shows that 58 year old fogies can still ramble. :w00t:

Shouldn't you treat everyone the same, regardless of age?

Yes, absolutely, but what I meant is how one should personally regard what other people say. Although there are very obviously exceptions, you can count on someone who is over, say, 23, to have more sense in what they say than, say, someone who is 13. Forgive me if that comes off as a bit crude.

The person who is 13 is likely to be less experieced (likely is the key, not always), and therefore it may be safer to second guess what they say, and one who is much older (and wiser, not necessarily more experienced) is someone you what not want to second guess as much. If I posted a piece and a twelve year old said he didn't like and QCCowboy happened to love it, it would be safe to assume they are both formulating their opinions on different bases. The younger just listen to how it sounds, while the older may be thinking on the basis of counterpoint, harmony, orchestration, utilization of instruments, color, idea, ect.

Make sense? Probably not :w00t: . I'm fighting an uphill battle here, aren't I?

I'm fighting an uphill battle here, aren't I?

Yeah you are.

Moreover, if a younger person doesn’t like your music, and Qccowboy thinks it’s great, it still may not go over very well in the public arena, because the buying customers are more likely to be the immature crowd anyway. Sometimes you need to just make noise that’s popular and forget about music. :w00t:

When it comes to music, it really is an art. If you are in a classical competition you need to satisfy the judges who are looking for specific things. But when you are writing music for the general public all the rules may often become completely irrelevant.

Art is funny like that, and music most certainly is an art form.

I gave up on trying to second guess people by age. I’ve met extremely young people, even pre-teens, that seem to have the insight and wisdom of a sage. On the other hand, I meet people near my age all the time that behave as though they are imbeciles. Probably because they are.

Anyway, age often has little to do with a person’s maturity or ability to give sound advice. Sometimes I think I was wiser when I was in my late teens than I am today. Perhaps senility is setting in? I dunno.

I gave up on trying to second guess people by age. I’ve met extremely young people, even pre-teens, that seem to have the insight and wisdom of a sage. On the other hand, I meet people near my age all the time that behave as though they are imbeciles. Probably because they are.

Hence I noted that there are obviously exceptions to what I was saying, which was pretty much all B.S. and B.C. anyways, as are most things I say.:w00t:

I just figure and trust that the (slightly) older folks who have been around music for a while will have seen a few things over time, such as any young, struggling composers such as myself who happen to limping about. Maybe I want to seek advice from them, considering they would more likely know what's going on in my case.

Well, my point is, I just plain like to know how old and how experienced the people around me are, so there! Enough with my B.C.!

I just plain like to know how old and how experienced the people around me are, so there!

Okay-dokey! :huh: