There have been a lot of "tech help" threads floating around, and I get quite a few PMs asking about simple requests, so I'm starting a tech "helpdesk" thread. Here's how it works:

Let's say you don't know how something works on the forums. First read the FAQ (http://forums.ichigos.com/index.php?act=boardrules) and the on-line IPB help (http://forums.ichigos.com/index.php?act=Help). If your question is not answered there, read through this thread to make sure noone has answered your question before.

If your question still hasn't been answered, post it here. If you know the answer to someone's question, quote it and provide the answer. If noone answers your question, you may bump it by quoting only once. If it still is not answered, that means that nobody knows the answer.

To keep this thread clean, please keep this thread to Q/A only; discussion, suggestions and other feedback have their own threads, and extraneous posts will be deleted. Thanks, and enjoy your stay at the Helpdesk!

speaking of which, why not start a tech help forum, for help with technology and such?

Originally posted by Sinbios Zefiris Ark@Dec 23 2004, 10:11 AM
speaking of which, why not start a tech help forum, for help with technology and such?
hey, this isn't a helpdesk question! it should go in suggestions

well, it's kinda related :P

feel free to move it.

where is the place where we can donate AVs?

Originally posted by Eternal@Dec 29 2004, 02:58 PM
where is the place where we can donate AVs?
What are "avs"?

I agree with Sinbios that there should be such a forum.

I think Eternal means avatars.

Just send them to Gand and he'll put them up.

yeah...I was getting lazy that day
Thanks Mr. Rayth! ^_^

Waaah, what's going on with the underline tags?

http://forums.ichigos.com/index.php?showto...indpost&p=89831 (http://forums.ichigos.com/index.php?showtopic=1960&view=findpost&p=89831)

Spiky's been having the same problem doing missions in the Metropolis.

<you>test</you>

And when I just posted that, it replaced the underline tags I typed with this:


&#60;you&#62;test&#60;/you&#62; and it didn&#39;t come up underlined.

And then on second edit it&#39;s actually showing those <you> tags in the post now, when I first posted it just said "test" with no underline.

Oddness&#33;

Another test as Spiky says it&#39;s fixed itself...

Ahh, so it has&#33; So what was that, then?

Edit: Problem solved - Angelic said someone was fiddling with the word filters ;)

I was trying to get rid of some of the "AOL speek" by filtering u to you... it was SUPPOSED to only match " u " (with spaces around it) but I guess not X_X

When/how do i change from a "new member" to a member/above?

XD

Once you get to so many posts (that does not include spamming) you become a member

Oh i see, and how many is that? Do you know the exact number, and where i can check how many messages i&#39;ve posted before?

You can&#39;t any more. It got taken down as everyone was discussing it and spamming just so they had more posts than other people (I think...correct if I&#39;, congused people&#33;)

Originally posted by Derek@Feb 6 2005, 02:31 AM
Oh i see, and how many is that? Do you know the exact number, and where i can check how many messages i&#39;ve posted before?
random_tangent is right, you can&#39;t check. The ability to check other&#39;s postcount was disabled from the beginning, and after a while we disabled the ability to see your own postcount because people were posting their counts.

And don&#39;t worry about it, the limit is an arbitrary number that&#39;s not too high, so you&#39;ll get there eventually just by being part of the forums. The only thing Members get over New Members is one extra forum, so it&#39;s not like your account is going to be deleted or anything like that.

every time i try it always says
"You are not allowed to upload that type of file as an avatar or personal photo"
whats this supposed to mean?

*this should be in "Site Announcements and Feedback"*

It means that you have to change the file type. You can see what kind of file it is by looking at the file extension= .JPG or .GIF for example. You&#39;re using a file type which isn&#39;t allowed, so change it in a graohics program to one you&#39;re allowed to use.

... oh ok
well im sorry about putting it in the wrong place

*sigh*
im really stupid.....
i still cant seem to get it up
mostly because i have not idea what a Graohics program is
*sigh* :(

XD Graphics program*
I tend not to correct my typos, I just assume people understand what I mean.

thats ok

i dont have one
*sigh*
:(

Oo Surely you have Paint...?

i have paint
but it still isnt working ......

What kind of file are you trying to post? Put up the full file name.

C:&#092;Documents and Settings&#092;Administrator&#092;My Documents&#092;My Pictures&#092;EphidelAv.bmp

Originally posted by Yoshinobu@Feb 10 2005, 11:01 AM
*this should be in "Site Announcements and Feedback"*
*merges*

You can&#39;t upload BMPs to Ichigos - they&#39;re usually too big. Open it in paint, and go to the File menu and click "Save as" - there&#39;s a little drop down menu underneath the box where you type your filename. Click that dropdown menu and select either *.JPEG/*.JPG, *.PNG, or *.GIF - PNG is the best quality one but if your resulting file size is over 50kb you&#39;ll have to change it to JPG, as Ichigos doesn&#39;t allow you to upload an avatar over 50kb :)

mine only has BMP and DIB (( i hink it was DIB.. ))

Naffness X_X Okay, I&#39;ve resaved it for you in my Paint program, but download this: http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/paint.net/

And see if that has the capacity to save BMP files as jpgs for when you need them in future :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v433/mad...6/EphidelSM.png (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v433/madmazda86/EphidelSM.png)

uh... wrong pic.. i&#39;ll work it out
thanx again
and im sorry for the inconvience

Oops, sorry, I had a blobby moment and took the one that was in your RP profile as you said you couldn&#39;t get that to post either >.<

Originally posted by madmazda86@Feb 12 2005, 09:45 PM
Oops, sorry, I had a blobby moment and took the one that was in your RP profile as you said you couldn&#39;t get that to post either >.<
sorry
lol
it happens

:o there are so many downloads on there...
Wich one do i do???

Just the standard Paint.net :)

what version would that be???

this one here is sharper

http://www.rpgfan.com/pics/fire-emblem-rnk/art-022.jpg

I could fix the picture you are trying to fix just email it to me at brocku92@yahoo.com

um....I can&#39;t find the question anywhere else so I hope I&#39;m not doing anything wrong that&#39;s against the rules here. anyway here goes. Maybe it&#39;s just me but I don&#39;t know what an avatar is and what exactly is the signature thingy? sorry if its already been posted or answered... :cold:

The avatar shows up to the left of your post and the signature is what is underneath your post. You can set them from the Ucer Control Panel (on top of the page).

@others: cut down on the double posts, k?

how do you use an image strait from youre hard drive as youre signature?

Originally posted by piano_master@Apr 12 2005, 06:54 PM
how do you use an image strait from youre hard drive as youre signature?
You can&#39;t. You need up upload it to a hosting service such as photobucket.com. Also, you&#39;ll need to convert it to a supported format, such as JPG or GIF.

This Forum wont let me upload my avatar....its 100 x 100 Pixels, and is in the jpeg format...it works on every other Forum....so far this is the only one that said this "You are not allowed to upload that type of file as an avatar or personal photo"....know the problem? and also why isnt there a http avatar thing....so you can just use it as a hosted image...?

if it&#39;s .jpeg maybe renaming it to .jpg will help

I&#39;m sorry if this question is totally dumb, but I couldn&#39;t find anything in the Help. When and how can I change my Member Title?

Once you become a member you should be able to change it through your profile ^_^

Originally posted by Angelic@May 18 2005, 09:52 PM
if it&#39;s .jpeg maybe renaming it to .jpg will help
Already tried that, along with .gif, .png, etc....

Originally posted by random_tangent@May 19 2005, 08:53 AM
Once you become a member you should be able to change it through your profile ^_^
Thanks for the help.

Maybe an Admin could help...I&#39;ll give post the image...maybe they can try and see if it works?

http://server3.uploadit.org/files/ZeroXH-AvaFinal.jpg

:: ZeroXH :: Perhaps the avatar is over 20kb?


Uploaded avatars from your computer must be no larger than 20 KB.
Edit: Ah, yes. Looks like your avatar&#39;s 30kb ~ have to resize it then. :sorc:
Edit 2: or decrease quality -- resize the file size I meant. X_X

ohh.....darn, I guess maybe I could reduce the image&#39;s quality a little,...I dont like it small... :/

I try to change my avatar but it keeps my old one no matter what I try (Unless I get one from the gallery)
And it also enlarges my old one.
<--- See? It used to be super-tiny now its big and over-sized.

refresh your browsercache.

:: CooKieLord :: That&#39;s gotta be a cache problem. Try refreshing after clearing your cache.

Edit: What above said. ^^;

I have a problem with many of my images i try to up load. its not a picture but it says it is and it says im not alowed to use such an image

here it is, its a totoro / spirited away one. (http://www.nnanime.com/events/0209pixar/totoroOriginalSigned.jpg)

when you&#39;re trying to post it as an attachment?

Ah, theres my problem, its many KB over. I dont know what you mean by lower quality or resize it..so can any one do it for me and give me a link for somthing?

Originally posted by Dreams&#045;Creation@May 30 2005, 05:16 AM
Ah, theres my problem, its many KB over. I dont know what you mean by lower quality or resize it..so can any one do it for me and give me a link for somthing?
You can use a program, like Adobe Photoshop, to lower the quality (less colo res.) and you&#39;d able to resize it to make it smaller.

i tried changeing my avvy, but even if my pic is different and all, it still appears the same on the forum. just now, i changed my avvy from kenshin to sojiro. the forum said the change was successful, but my pic is still kenshin&#39;s. whuts happenin? can u see sojiro, and its only my comp thats skrewed, or do u only see kenshin like me? this has hhapened to me many times, not only with the avvyes but with the peronal photoes too. how can i resolve the matter?

just so u know, kenshin is a dude with an "x" shaped scar on his cheek, and sojiro is a kid with a healmet-head type haircut.

The same issue was brought up on this very same page.. look above.

Clear your webcache.

sorry&#33; dont kill me&#33; i want to live&#33; *goes histerical*

ill be more careful i proooomiiiiseeee&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;

I&#39;m just wondering, why is BMP not a supported sig extension? :unsure:

because BMP is uncompressed (unlike GIF, PNG and JPG) and for that reason way bigger than the same file would be in JPG or GIF format.

But does anyone else find it a problem when making sigs/avs that when you save it into a JPG, the words and/or picture(s) become fuzzy or blurry? :unsure:

I did. Thats why you make it the right size when you make it. Like for the ava&#39;s, I used to use a 200x200/300x300 pixle area, so I had more room. But then it shrinks and becomes blocky, so I just use 100x100 now...

But for the sig, I dont know. Maybe its how you make it, or the file type. I use .jpg, what do you Ghnomie?

Originally posted by Gnomish@Jun 27 2005, 03:52 AM
But does anyone else find it a problem when making sigs/avs that when you save it into a JPG, the words and/or picture(s) become fuzzy or blurry? :unsure:
If you use Paint, that&#39;s the problem. Paint saves .jpg in very low quality. Programs like photoshop let you save in higher quality, reducing the fuzzyness of the picture.

Originally posted by Dreams&#045;Creation+Jun 26 2005, 07:21 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Dreams&#045;Creation &#064; Jun 26 2005, 07:21 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> I did. Thats why you make it the right size when you make it. Like for the ava&#39;s, I used to use a 200x200/300x300 pixle area, so I had more room. But then it shrinks and becomes blocky, so I just use 100x100 now...

But for the sig, I dont know. Maybe its how you make it, or the file type. I use .jpg, what do you Ghnomie? [/b]
I actually start by making them the actual size I want first, I don&#39;t just shrink it proportionately later on. But oh, well. I&#39;m happy enough with my new set. :P Btw, I use .jpg, as well. I believe it&#39;s a necessity, as .bmp doesn&#39;t work here.

<!--QuoteBegin-Angelic@Jun 26 2005, 11:40 PM
If you use Paint, that&#39;s the problem. Paint saves .jpg in very low quality. Programs like photoshop let you save in higher quality, reducing the fuzzyness of the picture. [/quote]

Well, I guess that&#39;s my problem. There isn&#39;t a way to have Paint save .jpg at higher quality?&#33; I do not have Photoshop, so that&#39;s not an option.

Anyway, I&#39;m happy enough. :) Thanks for taking time to reply, you guys&#33;

Actualy, I dont think paints the problem. I use paint only because I dont understand how to use photoshop compleatly, and look at my sig&#39;s&#33;

Originally posted by Gnomish@Jun 27 2005, 10:57 PM
Well, I guess that&#39;s my problem. There isn&#39;t a way to have Paint save .jpg at higher quality?&#33; I do not have Photoshop, so that&#39;s not an option.

Anyway, I&#39;m happy enough. :) Thanks for taking time to reply, you guys&#33;
maybe you can try Gimp, which is a freeware image editor like Photoshop.

Does the forum auto-refresh?

Does anyone else get this message after attempting to post an attachment?


There seems to have been a slight problem with the Ichigo's Forums database.
Please try again by pressing the refresh button in your browser.

An E-Mail has been dispatched to our Technical Staff, who you can also contact if the problem persists.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

When i was reading the sheetmusic part of the forum, there was no sticky on the guidelines of posting a request. I would like for it to be posted, or I will post it myself. Alot of people sometimes request sheet music without reading the rules, and i just want this to be a little reminder ^^

EDIT - I posted the guidelines in the sheet music requests forum. I hope I did okay on it.

Does anyone else get this message after attempting to post an attachment?

I can't attach stuff at all... It say's I can not attach files... As if I wasn't authorized or something...

Attachments work for me now, but when I try to open an MP3/MIDI, it fails to open within IE and only functions if I opt to save it to my hard drive. This is a huge hassle for me, as my computer is terribly slow at retrieving files and opening directories! Does anyone know how to revert it to how it used to be before the vBulletin conversion? It never used to prompt whether or not I'd like to open or save a file, and I liked it like that. How do I change this back?!

Edit: After having consulted Gand on the matter, he claimed it was client-side. In other words, it's something on my computer that I have to change. Does anyone know where such a setting is?

This is the lone reason for my lack of participation in the compositions forum of late, and I regret that deeply, but it is simply too much of a hindrance for me to be able to post feedback like I used to. :unsure:

Question: About the allowed size of the sig. Is it still the same plus I thought the max lines under the sig was 2. But it seems lots of people have more...

# Signature images must not exceed 500 pixels in width, 120 pixels in height, and 50kB file size.
# If you have an image, please include no more than 2 lines of text. If your signature is only text, please limit it to 6 lines.


Hasn't changed. But I know what you mean, there are some really bigs sigs with ridiculous amounts of text underneath them running around <_<

mine meets all those standards :D

Is there a way we can get an option for for the sigg edit and posting that allows you to check the length? We had one before, but it went bye-bye when we moved.

I count five lines of text and an image in your sign though.

# Signature images must not exceed 500 pixels in width, 120 pixels in height, and 50kB file size.
# If you have an image, please include no more than 2 lines of text. If your signature is only text, please limit it to 6 lines.

I have 5 lines of text, and one line for the image, so 6 lines total. I could add a line of text if I wanted :)

I have 5 lines of text, and one line for the image, so 6 lines total. I could add a line of text if I wanted :)

Learn to read:

"If you have an image, please include no more than 2 lines of text."

Either nobody read my post or nobody has any ideas, because this thread sat idle for days -- and when it finally was bumped by someone, I find several replies, all of which do not pertain at all to my dilemma. :unsure:


Attachments work for me now, but when I try to open an MP3/MIDI, it fails to open within IE and only functions if I opt to save it to my hard drive. This is a huge hassle for me, as my computer is terribly slow at retrieving files and opening directories! Does anyone know how to revert it to how it used to be before the vBulletin conversion? It never used to prompt whether or not I'd like to open or save a file, and I liked it like that. How do I change this back?!

Edit: After having consulted Gand on the matter, he claimed it was client-side. In other words, it's something on my computer that I have to change. Does anyone know where such a setting is?

This is the lone reason for my lack of participation in the compositions forum of late, and I regret that deeply, but it is simply too much of a hindrance for me to be able to post feedback like I used to. :unsure:

:(

For some reason my signature will not show up on the forum. I made sure that it fit the requirements.

Edit: It began appearing just after I made this post. Nevermind, sorry for the trouble.

~GS

Either nobody read my post or nobody has any ideas, because this thread sat idle for days -- and when it finally was bumped by someone, I find several replies, all of which do not pertain at all to my dilemma. :unsure:
:(
I can't rememebr how to do this is IE, but in FF or Opera you can choose what happens for certain types of files. For example, when I click a MID file, it pops up a box asking if I want to open or save it. If I choose Open, it opens up in the associated program (winamp). I looked around IE but I can't find where it might be...

When I click open, it's supposed to open it using QuickTime (which I prefer for browsing internet audio), but instead it freezes and stays a blak, white window.

give it a try now... the content-type was set incorrectly and they may have been screwing things up.

^.^ IT WORKED!!!

Ichigo's, I'm back in business. :coolio:

hmm I just noticed a lumpy strawberry next to the ichigos URL it's so cute
When did it get there?

Where?!!! *looks everywhere for the strawberry*

When ever I'm on ichigos, at random times, my internet browser closes without any reason. It only seems to happen on ichigos too. I was wondering if anybody else had that happen to them, or if its just a problem with my computer.

Its nothing I can't live with, but it gets very inconvenient. I would just like to know if anyone can fill me in with what's happening.

I've never experienced that before. Virus/Spyware scan, perhaps?

When ever I'm on ichigos, at random times, my internet browser closes without any reason. It only seems to happen on ichigos too. I was wondering if anybody else had that happen to them, or if its just a problem with my computer.

Its nothing I can't live with, but it gets very inconvenient. I would just like to know if anyone can fill me in with what's happening.
I'd recommend Firefox or Opera to anyone experiencing weird browser issues.

Alright, thank you.

I just looked in the part that says Posting Rules (I suppose it pops up different for others), and it says that I can't post any attachments.

Is this true? :unsure:

Where's the sheet music rules?

Thay've gone and left me!

yea, its gone... I'll bump the topic i made a long time ago about the guidelines to requesting sheet music.

Some people's advatars are bigger than specifications. The problem is, i tried uploading a 101 x 101 and it says limited to 100 x 100. So how can some members have advatars that are 400 x 400 or etc.

As been said before (several times), if you uploaded an avatar that was too big on invision board, it would automatically resize it for you, so some avatars that were uploaded on invision are actually too big and vbulletin doesn't resize them anymore.

Where's the sheet music rules?

Thay've gone and left me!
fixed... the announcement had expired

How does an announcement expire? :blink:

You can set a date for them I believe

Yes you can, I think so.

Ok this could be a dumb question (sorry if it's already asked), but if you go to this site

http://ichigos.com/contact.shtml

and fill out the form and whatnot, who receives it? Is it one of the mods/admins of this forum? Or someone totaly different?

^ As far as I know Gand receives it, who is the admin, current webmaster and host. ^_^

Um...How do you change your name??

I cant get my signature to work, I made it so it does not exceed 500x120 and everything else but it still wont work. plz help :no:

EDIT: Its finally working. lol

Okay, as you can probably see, Signature problems... so far, It looks like this:


http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b205/FG2004/Minak2.gif

But whenever I try to correct it to the normal state, after 'saving' the signature, it changes back to what it looks like now...

HELP!

Okay, as you can probably see, Signature problems... so far, It looks like this:


http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b205/FG2004/Minak2.gif

But whenever I try to correct it to the normal state, after 'saving' the signature, it changes back to what it looks like now...

HELP!
It's over 500x120, and the automated script is going to keep editing the sig unless you fix it...

Ah... thanks for the help then...

EDIT: but it still does it if I only change it to text... :blink:

Ah... thanks for the help then...

EDIT: but it still does it if I only change it to text... :blink:
umm.. try removing it completely then re-doing it. If you're still having problems I can edit it for you.

finally busting out the oversized sigs huh? :lol:

finally busting out the oversized sigs huh? :lol:
Well I've had the script for a while, but now it runs automatically every night :torch:

No luck with removing it then putting it back in >__< I think this thing hates me...somehow :blink:

You could of course use a smaller signature =P

it doesn't work when I change it to text either... :blink:

cookie problem?

I edited the url and vbcode out for you...

Thanks... I dunno what's wrong with it, still won't edit :bleed:

Where do you go to see how many posts you have? It's not in my profile or on the member list *confused*

It's disabled, to discourage spamming.

Oh okay, that makes sense, good idea.
Thanks.

UPDATES

October 7th, 2005 - Note on transcriptions

I must take a second to stress that submitted transcriptions must be your work and your work alone!. I have removed the copy of Bleach - Life is Life a Boat because it was brought to my attention that it was copied from Josh's transcription of the song. If you would like the sheet music, please download it from Josh's website.

I'm still working on posting many transcriptions, stay tuned.

I think its "Life Is Like a Boat"

Typo

I was trying to pess Ctrl + V to copy some thing, but I pressed another button by accsedent and now all the text at the forums is bigger! Its like in a diffrent fount to now. Any help!?

er.. probably alt+v (basically the view tab) -> text size -> something bigger than its set to now

If you are using IE, you can probably just click "view" and then change the text size. :unsure:

Ah! I presses Alt + which makes things bigger. Thanks everyone!

I think its "Life Is Like a Boat"
yes, typo, fixed now. Thanks

Gaaand, is there any way you can give me hard-delete powers in the RP forums? Just, since the upgrade to vB 3.5 all those threads I labouriously invisiblised have reappeared and I can't get rid of them at all now :cry:

I sent you a pm about this too awhile ago.

moderation on the rp forums is all jacked up right now... I'll have some time to look at it soon I hope

Thankyou! *bribes with chocolate* :P

Still having the issue with my signature... it won't change, not even if I use a different browser... no error, just reverts back to it's old state :blink:

How do you make a poll? I see the checkbox but still unsure how to use it.

you need to add questions, if I remember right... :think:

EDIT: and options too...

...Indeed

But how do I do that?

you click on new thread, and near the bottom, just above submit, check the box that says "make this a poll" or something. then you just add the q and the diff. a's.

Still having the issue with my signature... it won't change, not even if I use a different browser... no error, just reverts back to it's old state :blink:
I have no idea.

I'll make it blank, maybe then you can edit it

Maybe the forum software doesn't like girly guys in signatures anymore :D

:lol2:

"serves ya right for ignoring the rules" XD

Maybe the forum software doesn't like girly guys in signatures anymore :D

New set, new sig... :rolleyes: no more girly guys, just one horrified guy who just lost his underwear...

I hate to point this out, but it won't change, even on a different computer :crybaby:

I hate to point this out, but it won't change, even on a different computer :crybaby:
you can't even change it to normal text? do you get any errors?

not even working with that, and I'm getting no errors o.O

did you make sure your sig was turned on?

Well it SEEMS that it's working now... all I had to do was change the WYSIWIG to Standard editing...

This has been bothering me for a while...

What the heck does the plus signs by the user name mean at the bottom of the fourms. I've seen it only of about 5 memebers (theshadowofdoubt, Madmazda, Darkmagican, I forget the rest)?

I believe that means they're your "buddies"

Don't know if this is normal for everyone else, but the music section is..somehow out of position.

here's a pic

http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/8229/untitled4og.jpg

Change your skin. Delete your cache if that doesn't work.

How does one put a link on their signature? I tried to deduce something like http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a342/Muffinmaster/guitar.jpg (http://www.last.fm/user/RealIllusion) and other combinations in that area. They didn't work out very well.

Edit: Uh.. Never mind. I seemed to have sussed it myself. Fluke.

I know that there is probably a grevious error on my part when attemping to do this but i just don't get it.

I have been trying to upload several avatars from various sites now, but each time i recive and "invalid url error message"?:unsure: And that is just avatars that provide the url, when i go to other sites that don't provide the url option I follow the directions and save the image to my computer, but can never manage to upload the image to this sight, would someone kindly explain it to me?

Any help would be greatly appreciated, i truly would like to know what i am doing wrong... Thanks very much.

it could be a referrer thing, or a number of other problems. Your best bet is to save the image to your computer (right click, save image as) then upload that as your avatar.

it could be a referrer thing, or a number of other problems. Your best bet is to save the image to your computer (right click, save image as) then upload that as your avatar.

that makes sense, thanks, but i am still not sure how to "upload" the image.:unsure: sorry, don't mean to be a bother.

that makes sense, thanks, but i am still not sure how to "upload" the image.:unsure: sorry, don't mean to be a bother.
no prob... right click on the image and save it, say, to your desktop. Then go into your profile, and click Edit Avatar. Scroll to the bottom where there is a box that says "Upload an Avatar From Your Computer:" and click the Choose button. Find the image that you just saved, select it and hit OK. Then click Save Changes at the bottom and you're set ^_^

thanks very much i'll try it.\

update: as you can see it worked yay:heh:

Intresting... Why is it that Animated GIF's are disabled (-to be honest, I'm confused because my Avy is still there, even though it is animated. So it's not like it is impossible to do)? Is it a bandwith problem? Can't you put a limit on the size like you did when we were on Invisionboards to help with that?

My damn Sig isnt showing up! Help someone T_T

EDIT: Nevermind, Photobucket was just acting up once agian..

Is it possible for anyone to remove the character poste requirement in the rp? It is really annoying and inconvient. I've run into it twice where I had a normal amount of text, but it wouldn't let me post because I didn't have enough characters.

Thanks for the help.

Is it possible for anyone to remove the character poste requirement in the rp? It is really annoying and inconvient. I've run into it twice where I had a normal amount of text, but it wouldn't let me post because I didn't have enough characters.

Thanks for the help.
You need at least 1 character or it will complain. If it's not letting your for some reason (like a quote or something), just add "x" or something like that at the end and you shoulnd't have a problem. There's no way to completely disable it.

[Vbulletin stinks like rotten eggs sometimes =P]

edit: it didn't complain, normally it does when putting things in brackets, omg Oo

I see, so its that brackets.


Damn, those things. Thanks.

Yesterday I couldn't get on Ichigos at all.
Not the main site or the forum, did something happen or was it just my computer?

There's an announcement about that, Eternal :) It should be at the top of all the forums and it says announcement. In short, the site's having downs cos of Sagonet.

top of all the forums....
where??? Huh? What's a Sagonet?
Is it a forum provider?

edit: oops I found it. x_x

i already read the FAQ on this matter but i cannot find the [browse] button?
pls help
thanks

is there ranks like new member to members than to staff something like that?

nope.

ranking (based on number of posts) encourages spamming.

EDIT: not that we dont do it :whistle:

EDIT EDIT: you can pretty much tell hte old fogies by their join date.

New members get turned into Members after a certain amount of posts, although now that the private forum is gone I don't think it makes a difference. Just a way to to distinguish the newbies :D

I keep trying to post an MP3 on my thread in the Compositions Forum, but it won't post it for some reason. I can still upload other songs, but no matter what I name it, it won't post. I even tried compressing it and it still didn't work. I tried re-recording it as a different file, and it didn't work.

[...] although now that the private forum is gone I don't think it makes a difference. Just a way to to distinguish the newbies :D

Wait... Isn't the light-hearted chat private?! o_O *might have to edit a few of his posts*

Light-hearted or spam-prone topics go here, but general rules still apply here.
Note: Only for registered members

=] No worries, M.

I keep trying to post an MP3 on my thread in the Compositions Forum, but it won't post it for some reason. I can still upload other songs, but no matter what I name it, it won't post. I even tried compressing it and it still didn't work. I tried re-recording it as a different file, and it didn't work.

I think Gand made it so we cant post MP3's due to copyright.. *I think*

On the composition forums?! I don't think so!

I keep trying to post an MP3 on my thread in the Compositions Forum, but it won't post it for some reason. I can still upload other songs, but no matter what I name it, it won't post. I even tried compressing it and it still didn't work. I tried re-recording it as a different file, and it didn't work.
seems to work fine...
http://forums.ichigos.com/showthread.php?p=226126#post226126

Make sure your mp3 isn't over 5 MB. If it is try to re-code it with a lower bitrate.

You should use yousendit.com, megaupload.com or rapidshare.de to upload stuff then put a link to it.

Saves the forum's bandwidth that way.

Erm..."Quicklinks" isn't working for me. There's some kind of error on the page.

Which skin are you using? Which browser?

Ichigo's Blue, and IE.

i read up this topic, and i saw that we didnt get to know our numbers of post for anty-spam reasons and stuff. but what if you want to know how many times youve posted to compare it with the number of poststhat you have on other forums to see witch on is your most used or something... i shure would like to know my post number -.-

we got rid of them because it created elitism i think, plus people were compairing post counts. we dont need to know realy thus we dont know...angelic knows them.

Why do you want to know how much you use a forum?

PFT is correct. People will start spamming in order to achieve the highest post count, which is just annoying. And indeed, why would you care if you have more posts on one forum than you have on another? In the end it's all about the fun you have while posting there isn't it?

once you've lost count, you've spammed enough.

When/how do i change from a "new member" to a member/above?

XD
are you stupid? go to your profile:bleh: :bleh: :bleh:

wrong. XD
once you reach a certain amount of posts you become a member, there is nothing higher.

you go to your profile to edit your user title

Posts and time you've been here (so spamming a million messages day 1 wont do it)

The forumula is a secret :whistle:

But really, there's no more difference between Members and New Members except the title at this time...

At this time...? Is there something in the works?

Maybe. Maybe not. It's kind of a leftover from old times that sticked. I think at old ichigos or project-eva (actually I think it was PE) we had a "hit and run" rank for people with less than five posts or something.

Heh, funny.

At this time...? Is there something in the works?
"New Members" and Guests will see non-obtrusive text-based Google ads between the first and second posts to help defray the forum costs. Once a New Member becomes a Member due to posts and time then they will no longer see the ads.

Gand: take a look at my user title - Japanese is broken.

You shouldn't really use it anyway.

Why is that? The rules specifically state to post only in English, whereas the user title is not a post and contain meaningless information anyway.

Ah true, you have to show of your elite Japanese reading abilities.

Way to get around rules because of a technicality.

A little while ago, I switched over my message editor interface over to Full WYSIWYG mode, and numbers enclosed in the font tag "San Serif" randomly appeared after posting / editing a message.

I'm almost certain that is isn't a error on my end (I have never used the "San Serif" font in tags here before). I had to switch back to the Standard Editor to rectify the problem. Any comments / suggestions?

Way to get around rules because of a technicality.

Gand lectured me about being technical when I say Ni Hao :china: (hullo~)

I'm having trouble with putting images in my sig. When I use the IMG code, it just shows up as a link! I desperately need help!

EDIT: Yay! I fixed it! Forget I ever made this post!

i don't know if this question has been asked yet...but can someone tell me how to get pictures on your signature when their saved to the computer?

You can't. You have to upload your image to a image hoster and get a link to place it in an [IMG] tag to show it in your signature. Getting it from your computer is not available.

oh...ok thanx for the advice Hiei!! i'll try that...

Well, i'm entirely certain this isn't much to do with ichigos, since it happens occasionally on other forums too, but does anyone know how to stop runtime errors occuring? It keeps wanting me to debug.. and it's getting BAD, as in I can't navigate anywhere without it happening.

You must be using Internet Explorer.

I got those errors a long time ago and I couldn't figure out how to stop them from comming, so I disabled them in entirity.

If you have Windows Service Pack One:
Tools->Internet Options…->Advanced | check the box [..] Disable Script Debugging

If you have Windows Serice Pack Two:

Tools->Internet Options…->Advanced | Check the box [..] Disable Script Debugging (Internet Explorer)
and
Tools->Internet Options…->Advanced | Check the box [..] Disable Script Debugging (other)

It should be turned off by default, but somehow your's must have turned itself on (windows is like that sometimes).

Thanks M :D It was bugging me mightily.. and I blame it on my father installing Microsoft Office 2003, seeing as it started when we did that.

i can't seem to upload PDF files does anyone else experiance this problem?

Are we SUPPOSED to be able to upload PDFs? :blink:

sorry i didn't make it clear enough. I am unable to attach PDF files in the sheet music request section (the piano solo request thread). the other file types work like midis and MUS but not PDF for some reason can anyone help me?

I just tested it with my test user... either your pdf is too lasrge (5MB max) or something is wrong with your computer... :unsure:

-.- its probably my comp well thanks for takign the time to test it

Just out of curiosity, why has Ichigos Forums turned off and disabled HTML code? Or am I missing something that does activate it?

HTML can be used for malicious code so for safety purposes it's been disabled. I can't really think of anything you could do on the forums that requires HTML and can't be done with BB code.

Just out of curiosity, why has Ichigos Forums turned off and disabled HTML code? Or am I missing something that does activate it?

to be honest i didnt even notice it...
how'd you find out?

Maybe by trying to type in HTML code?

The fact that when I added HTML tags that it didn't automagically work (as it should), the lack of "This post uses HTML" when making a submission, and because of this...

http://img506.imageshack.us/img506/9659/omg1ef9.jpg

EDIT: Darn you Maestrosetti! Posting before I explain myself!

HTML can be used for malicious code so for safety purposes it's been disabled. I can't really think of anything you could do on the forums that requires HTML and can't be done with BB code.

Well, there could be some useful additions for RP:

<span class="rp_character_name">character dialogue</span>
<a href="#" onclick="return false;" class="rp_ability">ability name<span class="tooltip">reminder about what the ability does</span></a>

The former could save a little bit of trouble in looking up the color of the speaker (as well as allowing someone to change the color of everything that speaker said, if such a change were necessary for administrative reasons), and the latter might be nice for casual readers (like me :P) who are unwilling to go and look up every single ability name that gets shouted out in battle (especially since there are many abilities that aren't in English or easily Anglicized).

But maybe this would be better as custom BBCode?

what post?

Why, in the "contact" section, when I try to send a transcription, it's written : "The message was not sent ?"

Thanks by advance,

--
Jill-Jênn

Ichigo's isn't currently accepting transcriptions right now. Although, it may be because the site recently changed its layout, so there's probably still some bugs.

first reason was correct. it gives the reason the message was not sent right below:

Ichigo's is not currently accepting transcription submissions from the public. However, the Sheet Music Request forum on Ichigo's Forums is always looking for active transcribers.

0_0 Just checked calander 0_0

There is no 2007!!!!

fixed

I tried to post a new thread and got some message about "... your post will be invisible..." and browser redirected back to forum so fast that I had to go back twice to understand why was my message treated so badly :) Hope it wasn't posted 3 times.

I understand the measure, it's good against spam. But I think that the pause should be longer for such important messages, at least 5 seconds. By the way, I don't remember reading anything about this in rules.

uh.. is there a way to change the thread name?

Yes... ask a mod to do it!

oh well i was thinking about changing the title of my thread everytime i added sheet music for it so people would know when i had new things :)

As long as you put it in a reply everyone will know. You do know about the button at the top of the page 'new posts' don't you? If not give it a try.

Is it just me, or does the Search button on the top of the page does the same thing as the New Post button?

Is it just me, or does the Search button on the top of the page does the same thing as the New Post button?

Just you. I get a search thingy ma jig that goes to advanced search.

Works for me on Firefox, Opera, and IE. I'd clean out your browser internet cache and try again (funky stuff is saved there sometimes).

It's my Opera - Ichigo's works fine on my Firefox. Also, clearing out the cache did not fix the problem.

Also, .gif's are not playing at all on all of my browsers, but I guess that's another question on another thread. Thankfully I can still access the Search function via http://forums.ichigos.com/search.php?

OMG! gifs never play for me either ! :(

As long as you put it in a reply everyone will know. You do know about the button at the top of the page 'new posts' don't you? If not give it a try.

um....

i already posted days ago... uh... that would be double posting wouldnt it?

oh and if anyone can
please change the title of this thread (mine)

http://forums.ichigos.com/showthread.php?t=8661

to "Transcribing Songs =)"

Thanks
and uh... would it be too troublesome for a mod to change the title every few days? (since i constantly upload new transcribtions_

~jonathan

Generally, we'll allow double posting in your own thread, as long as it's updating the stuff that in in there (ie. New transcriptions). And, I suspect that the Global Mods have better things to do than check if you've updated your thread so they can change the title.

Enormously tedious would be the best descriptor. Unless someone wants to pick up that task, I don't think renaming the thread every few days is going to happen.

And multiple posting with good reason is allowed (ie posting new transcriptions/compositions after a duration of time without replies). Just make sure you use your head when doing it. Ask yourself "Does this really need the extra post with a bump, or could it make do with an edit?"

got it :)

thanks

How come the links of my posts (to navigate through my long thread @_@ ) don't work? It would make it easier...

http://forums.ichigos.com/showthread.php?t=8060&page=23

I'm referring to the first post of this page, after the words "Current List".

That'd be because the url target is literally http://forums.ichigos.com/showpost.p...&postcount=221

Those dots are right in the URL target, which will lead you to nowhere. Try right clicking the valid post links and selecting copy link location rather than copy, or use the vB tag for linking to posts (ie globalPostNumber)

I did notice that, but when I paste the link (Copy>Paste) and post it up, it adds the dots :huh: . Is there a way to stop this from happening? It even happens when I type it manually...


Try right clicking the valid post links and selecting copy link location rather than copy, or use the vB tag for linking to posts (ie globalPostNumber)

I've done the copy link location, but I never heard of the post number code... I'll try it.

... and it works.

EDIT: Or not. It only works on the first time... and only if I edit the post. When I press the Edit button, then press save, it works for some reason, then after I click any of the links in the post, it just adds the ...

Just remember that it's the global number and not the thread post number (for instance this post number is not 237, rather 327249). You can find the number by looking at the link for the local post number (highlight 236 and look at the link text). Right after the ? there is p="number"&pos that's the number you're looking for.

So to link to this post I would type 327249.
That gives...

327249


It's a little technical, but it looks cleaner than long url formatting.


Have you tried a refresh of the page after making the edits?

Oh... I see the problem. The new link must be opened in a new tab/window for some reason. If I try to access the link through the same window where I clicked the link, it won't work. (If this seems confusing, what I mean is:

*After I click the link, I must open a new window.

The following will not work:

*Open the new link in a new tab/window.
*Use that same tab/window to open another link at that same post.

But I doubt I'll ever need to do it :P .

Opening in the same window and a new tab works just fine on my side. (firefox)

Um... Scuse me.
I'm having trouble getting everyone to upload my sets from my set shop mainly because everyone is getting confused with how to put up sigs without using personal image upload. In addition no one is reading my instruction or maybe they're just too confusing.

If it's not too much trouble can an Admin/Mod please post a pinned thread with clear instructions for newbies and older members regarding how to put up sets?

The easiest and fastest way is to use the signature image upload section of the user profile. Click Profile, then Edit Signature, then look at the bottom where it says "Upload Signature Picture". Click Browse and find your signature file. You don't have to mess with an image host or uploading it anywhere.

edit: updated the signature sizes of the upload to match the sizes in the rules

Um so now the signature size for the image uploads are the same and it's also 50k now right? 500x120~

Thank you Gand :)

Something I've wondered about:

While viewing profiles, it mentions something about "Public Group(s)". What is this about?...

Something we don't use :)

...I've never seen the point of public groups. >_>

We should make a Narutard group, throw all Naruto fans in there and ban them from the anime forums.

Same for FF fans :halo:

I second that statement.

How many votes do we need to get this law passed? You've got three so far Angelic. XD

We should make a Narutard group, throw all Naruto fans in there and ban them from the anime forums.

Same for FF fans :halo:

and Inu-Yasha.

We should make a Narutard group, throw all Naruto fans in there and ban them from the anime forums.

Same for FF fans :halo:

With the FF thing...b

If by fans you mean players then no.

If you mean cosplayers/fanboys then YES.