Re: Simple feature request/suggestion re: avatars

Posted by GregChapman on
URL: https://support.nabble.com/Simple-feature-request-suggestion-re-avatars-tp5976210p6005283.html

Transcix wrote

If I want to inform potential forum members on my site that they can click the +/- avatar icon to hide the avatar images--and I would have to inform them as it's not initially obvious (to the uninitiated, at least)--then it would certainly seem to them that I'm having to take an extra measure due to an inherent shortcoming in the forum software I'm using.

I understand that!

Of course, it may be you are more concerned about appearing "professional" than your audience. If you don't add an avatar, and your audience feel as you do then presumably no one will bother to add one and no problem! However, if people start adding them then clearly they don't feel it it demeans their professional status and it proves it's just your worry. Just a thought! No more!

Nevertheless, I was intrigued by the problem so I have been experimenting with:
OPTIONS > EDITOR > CHANGE APPEARANCE
and added some CSS to a "test" forum of mine:

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.nabble span#avatarA-hide, .nabble span#avatarA-show, .nabble span.avatarB, .nabble span#avatarB-hide, .nabble span#avatarB-show, .nabble div.avatar-outer {
        display: none;
}
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On my "test" forum this seems to remove all the avatars except the one associated with the "Created by" line. Because it's only turning off parts of the display it doesn't shift the text around to compensate, so I regard this as a "work around" rather than a full solution to your concern, but it may be enough for you.

Copy the code between the === lines and paste it after any code you already have in your "Look and Feel" box.

NOTE: I haven't tested it in all possible applications/pages generated by Nabble. If it doesn't work let me know the the URL of the pages where avatars appear and I'll see if a bit more CSS makes them as easy to remove as well.




LATE EDIT: The code above assumes that you are using large icons. The version below should also hide avatars on sites with small icons:
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.nabble span#avatarA-hide, .nabble span#avatarA-show, .nabble span.avatarB, .nabble span#avatarB-hide, .nabble span#avatarB-show, .nabble div.avatar-outer, .nabble img.avatar {
        display: none;
}
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