Smillies

[pumpman]

How can we put new smillies into the system?

[Husker]

It is one thing we are 'looking' at doing.

We have to add the graphics and add the 'text' that is stored in the message (but converted to a graphic image by the forum).

If you know of a good source of 'free' smilies, please let us know.

H.

[pumpman]

Is it possable to copy from another site and send to you in a pm?I tried this on a thread and it did not work.

[Husker]

Is it possable to copy from another site and send to you in a pm?I tried this on a thread and it did not work.

I 'doubt it' The smilies are actually 'installed'. They are small graphic images on the file sytem of the board. Then there are magic bbcode thing (like colon : and close paren ) which make up the smiley )

The php code reads data data that was posted by the user, and instead of outputting that : and ) chars, it inserts a IMG link that shows the pic.

Thus, we need to have the graphics, and then do whatever 'setup' is needed to get the smiley code 'tied' to the php source. I know it can be done. I have not looked at how to do it exactly, but I am pretty sure it is something we 'can' do if we get some similes we want to use.

I am not sure we can get them from web sites. We 'might' be able to, simply by right clicking on the graphic, and doing a save. If it stores the animated gif file, then I think we can get the smiley added.

If you get some, send me a pm and we can see what we can do.

H

[Husker]

If you can find some drinking smilies, and some drunk smilies, I would LOVE to see that

[Husker]

I found out how to turn 'on' some smilies that were already there. I also found some smilies that fit in well with phpbb. I will try to upload those.

It will take more, as I have to setup width/height of each one, do the uploads, and then 'link' them to the page. But now that I have found where it is done, I am pretty sure I can add more.

All of the ones after 'mr-green' are new ones (at this time). This has been something I have wanted to do for a while (more smilies makes for making more jovial posts, IMHO). I just have not taken the time to figger out how the F to do it until now.

H.

[pumpman]

http://outdoorsbest.zeroforum.com/post? ... d=10874418" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow
This is another forum I go on and they have some good ones.

[Husker]

They have to be 'built' into a smilies pack, and then uploaded to the site. I am working on what is 'needed'. The ones added were already 'loaded', but had never been 'attached'. I think UJ was looking at this at one time. I have downloaded a couple smiley packs, and understand them. I can build the *.pak file needed by hand (will take a little, but I can do it), once I get the smilies.

Arbitrary larger smiley images will not be put. They do not fit into the current look and feel of the site. Smilies that are a little larger are no problem (say 2 smilies clinking mugs together, but same 'sized' smiley people).

This will not be done overnight, but I will work on it.
H.

[pumpman]

Thanx Husk you are the man.

Would an internal im system be going to far.
I know. I'm a pain.

[LWTCS]

BTW,
Thanks for the house keeping.
I'm pretty sure I like the new formatting.

I think you fellers do a dern good job of keeping things,,,,,,,,,,,,

Sure do appreciate this place.
Thanks
Larry