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Q: Custom Signature

I've regularly seen "custom" signatures by some of the regulars - handwriting, bouncing smileys, moving tiger, etc - and decided I'd like to have one. So, I designed one yesterday and, as a test, added it to a post. When I checked about 20 minutes later, it had disappeared; instead, it is showing a large grey lock:

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2743080

So, is it permitted to have a signature or not? Mine was my name in a fancy multi-colored font with shadow. Or is there a minimum age/points/whatever required?

27" 3.2 GHz iMac i3, 12 GB RAM, 13" white early '09 MB,, Mac OS X (10.6.6), LaCie d2 DVDRW, 2 LaCie d2 Quadra ext HD , Wacom tablet, Epson Artisan 810

Posted on Feb 4, 2011 8:20 AM

by ali brown,Solvedanswer
ali brown ali brown
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Hi Barbara!

I'm guessing it has something to do with the image at Skitch rather than the AD software.
(https://img.skitch.com/20110204-fhtsrgsefciyhmsjikgaaaabxm.png)

Is the image still available? If not repost the image at Skitch and try again.

ali b

Posted on Feb 4, 2011 8:47 AM

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  • by babowa,

    babowa babowa Feb 9, 2011 10:37 PM in response to Ralph Landry1
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    Feb 9, 2011 10:37 PM in response to Ralph Landry1
    +Sister in StL loves the new sig line+

    You're serious??? You actually mean the one I made up???

    We'll need to talk if you want that - one problem is that you can't just copy and paste it - at least to use here. And it'll need to be a bit smaller and a small color adjustment (I think the red has too much pink in it). And you really want the "iCR"????

  • by babowa,

    babowa babowa Feb 9, 2011 10:51 PM in response to littleshoulders
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    Feb 9, 2011 10:51 PM in response to littleshoulders
    That'a a cute little fella! But, I actually like the first one except I think he wouldn't look odd if he had both eyes open. But I agree, needs to be a bit smaller. That's what makes it difficult because you lose so much detail when decreasing the size.

    Trying a new one with a '.' behind the B - not sure I like it.



    5 copy

  • by Alancito,

    Alancito Alancito Feb 10, 2011 1:41 AM in response to Ralph Landry1
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    Feb 10, 2011 1:41 AM in response to Ralph Landry1
    Ralph Landry1 wrote:
    the new sig line (...) I just have figure out a fast way to save and copy and paste that thing.

    Ralph ~ Instead of copy & paste, you could create a "_text clipping_" on the Desktop which can then simply be dragged into the Compose window...

    Select (highlight) your sig line text:

    iCult Ralph (US), formerly known as Lame Platinum Blond Ralph (US)

    ...and drag it to the Desktop. Optionally change the name of the Clipping icon. Once that's done, whenever you want to post that sig line, simply drag the Clipping icon to the Compose window. The Clipping icon will remain on the Desktop for future use. Before posting, switch to Preview mode to make sure it looks okay.

    ~ Alancito

  • by ali brown,

    ali brown ali brown Feb 10, 2011 7:50 AM in response to babowa
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    Feb 10, 2011 7:50 AM in response to babowa
    Hi Again Barbara!

    "...one problem is that you can't just copy and paste it..."
    But it can be saved to the Desktop and then uploaded to an Image Hosting service.


    "...a bit smaller and a small color adjustment..."
    Something like
    maybe?

    And thank you very much for the !

    ali b

  • by WZZZ,

    WZZZ WZZZ Feb 10, 2011 8:00 AM in response to Ralph Landry1
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    Feb 10, 2011 8:00 AM in response to Ralph Landry1
    Ralph Landry1 wrote:
    Wow, LS...bet WZZZ will pay big bucks for that sig line to use when he is going for the points...


    smiley icons

  • by babowa,

    babowa babowa Feb 10, 2011 9:00 AM in response to ali brown
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    Feb 10, 2011 9:00 AM in response to ali brown
    ali,

    +But it can be saved to the Desktop and then uploaded to an Image Hosting service.+

    That is if that service can handle transparencies (.png) - correct? Otherwise he might wind up with a white border around it? If he was actually serious (at this point I'm not sure about that), I thought the best way would be for me to "fix" it whichever way he wants and then email it to him as an attachment. Then he can upload it.

  • by babowa,

    babowa babowa Feb 10, 2011 9:04 AM in response to Alancito
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    Feb 10, 2011 9:04 AM in response to Alancito
    Alancito,

    I learned something new - didn't realize you could just save a text clipping in a browser and insert it elsewhere. Thanks!

  • by littleshoulders,

    littleshoulders littleshoulders Feb 10, 2011 9:22 AM in response to babowa
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    Feb 10, 2011 9:22 AM in response to babowa
    Hi Barbara,

    All the ones I have been posting here I posted to PhotoBucket as a .png file. They work fine as far as I can tell:



    I like the size now and am pretty happy with the design but I think that the eyes just need to be a tad smaller. Heh folks, give me a break....I'm doing this on an iMac G3 350 in an ancient version of Photoshop When I get a 30 inch monitor then you can critique it

    LS

  • by babowa,

    babowa babowa Feb 10, 2011 10:07 AM in response to littleshoulders
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    Feb 10, 2011 10:07 AM in response to littleshoulders
    I agree about the eyes - but this is really cool! That would be perfect as a last post when you're handing out stars!

  • by littleshoulders,

    littleshoulders littleshoulders Feb 10, 2011 10:14 AM in response to littleshoulders
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    Feb 10, 2011 10:14 AM in response to littleshoulders


    A little better. Size is better but still not happy with the face on the smilie head

    littleshoulders

  • by Klaus1,

    Klaus1 Klaus1 Feb 10, 2011 10:20 AM in response to littleshoulders
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    Feb 10, 2011 10:20 AM in response to littleshoulders
    Not hugely impressed with your Gingerbread Man in a green suit!

  • by littleshoulders,

    littleshoulders littleshoulders Feb 10, 2011 10:37 AM in response to babowa
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    Feb 10, 2011 10:37 AM in response to babowa


    How's this one Barbara? I think it's not too weird with the small smilie type eyes now. Not sure if I like it with the green starman on the "platter" or along side the "platter" of gold stars?

    littleshoulders

    edit: Might be fun to make an animated gif out of it. Perhaps the starman could be catching the gold star or tossing the gold star in the air and falling onto the "platter"! Hmmm, just takes time and energy. I think I need to take a break for a few and get back at it later

    Message was edited by: littleshoulders

  • by littleshoulders,

    littleshoulders littleshoulders Feb 10, 2011 10:41 AM in response to Klaus1
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    Feb 10, 2011 10:41 AM in response to Klaus1
    Klaus, does he not look enough like the green star? Gingerbread? Hadn't thought of that but now I'm getting hungry! Why is it that every time you post in the Feedback forum we start talking about food

    I do like the smaller eyes on the smilie head now, though. What don't you like about my Starman? Is it too amateur looking or look too much like a cookie

    LS

  • by Klaus1,

    Klaus1 Klaus1 Feb 10, 2011 10:52 AM in response to littleshoulders
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    Feb 10, 2011 10:52 AM in response to littleshoulders
    Yep, a Gingerbread Man is a 'cookie'!

    Not generally keen on bandwidth-reducing ego-tripical (new word) signatures, least of all those that move.

    Custom avatars are a different matter - I like those and hope they will be available in the new forums.

  • by Ralph Johns (UK),

    Ralph Johns (UK) Ralph Johns (UK) Feb 10, 2011 11:24 AM in response to Alancito
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    Feb 10, 2011 11:24 AM in response to Alancito
    Hi,

    As I have said elsewhere on this I use TextExpander (version 2.8.1) There is a later version (Intel Only) which costs a bit more than I am willing to pay with features I don't use)

    This can store "Snippets" which are in fact what you would enter anyway but then you add shorter "code" that you would type to invoke the Snippet from TextExpander

    It has some presets for Date and Time.

    My Signature post snippet is the URL for the Sig Pic, a new line and then the date and time items, then the HTML and text to post the added iChat Log bit ( I sometimes forget to remove) in green (and Apple Chancery).

    I then have a four letter set of characters that makes it add to anything.

    (If you were doing it in Word or Pages or in fact anything on your Mac then the actual pic can be put in Text Edit.)



    7:24 PM Thursday; February 10, 2011

    Please, if posting Logs, do not post any Log info after the line "Binary Images for iChat"
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