How the F do I get an animated Avatar? (detailed answer inside)

[Drftpretty]

Heres the code.

<a href="http://avatarfarm.com/"><img src="http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/3042/vwpimpride9od.gif" border="0" width="150" alt="VW Un Pimp Your Ride" /></a>

Now how do I make it my avatar?

Im so lost :(

[Renegade_]

http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/3042/vwpimpride9od.gif

You upload it as though it was an image under the avatar option. Type in the URL which is

http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/3042/vwpimpride9od.gif

*edit* Thats a bit long, but no doubt you can pull it out of the HTML

[Drftpretty]

Fuk it, I give up.

lol

Thanks anyway

This is the one I wanted.

<a href="http://avatarfarm.com/"><img src="http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/606/chatsession8mr.gif" border="0" width="100" alt="Chat Session" /></a>

[S4toSTI]

Is it on your computer or online?

[Drftpretty]

online. Do I need to save it to my pc at work?

[Renegade_]

it's online, you're looking at it. Just type in the address under avatar address

[Drftpretty]

Im getting invalid file everytime I try to put

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/606/chatsession8mr.gif" border="0" width="100" alt="Chat Session

in the url address box in the avatar screen

[Drftpretty]

^I just tried putting it in my address box on my ISP and my work's firewall wont let me view it. Would that be giving me the invalid file type in TST?

[Renegade_]

thats not the address, the address is

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/606/chatsession8mr.gif

[Renegade_]

the other stuff is HTML for viewing it on webpages

[Drftpretty]

Where the fart knocker beefstick did you get that?

[Renegade_]

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/606/chatsession8mr.gif" border="0" width="100" alt="Chat Session

The rest is junk

[Drftpretty]

lol now I get:

Upload failed due to failure writing temporary file.

[Renegade_]

erm, ok, let me try changeing mine, hold up.

[Renegade_]

gay, i got same error, but I got an idea, gimme a minute

[Renegade_]

it worked

Ok, do this

Save the gif on your computer

Right click --> Save Target as or Save As

Then save it somewhere

Then go to your avatar and click upload from computer, find it, and upload it.

[Drftpretty]

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/606/chatsession8mr.gif" border="0" width="100" alt="Chat Session

The rest is junk


Now im getting it. Thanks!

[Renegade_]

alright, save it to your computer first, then upload it from there, i dont know if Imageshack will allow remote retrieval like what we were trying to do earlier.

[Drftpretty]

Got it!

Thanks a ton for your help!

[Renegade_]

sure np

[TROLL]

sweet, thanks for the tuturial, i'll mark it accordlingly ;)

[Drftpretty]

lol It was my pleasure being the moron who now looks like a freakin tard :)