Glitch in my Forum signature file

ZOMBIE USER 14998 · Post by **ZOMBIE USER 14998** » Sun Dec 28, 2003 4:14 pm

A problem has cropped up in my signature file here on the Forum. (The signature file is whatever gets listed below that short line at the bottom of peoples' posts. If you didn't know this, you probably can't help me...)

As you can probably see below, when I try to use the "img src" command (or any HTML command) inside of an HTML link, The System insists on converting any <> marks that are present to "visible" mode, that is to say, replacing them with the short string of symbols that tells a computer to "show this particular mark on the viewer's monitor, instead of using it as part of a behind-the-scenes HTML command". Thus instead of showing the indicated picture in the banners directory, you see the line of HTML code which tries to point to that picture. The link works like it is supposed to, and the banner is still there; it turns up fine if I type in the address directly.

No one else appears to be having this problem. It seems to have kicked in when I changed to a new avatar pic, but I can't see how doing that effected anything. I did not change anything in the sig file.

Any thoughts, anyone?

EDIT: I finally thought to try what Yarpsdat suggests in a post below, and it seems to have worked. Thanks muchly to Yarps, but that still doesn't explain why the problem suddenly cropped up...

YarpsDat · Post by **YarpsDat** » Sun Dec 28, 2003 5:11 pm

try bb code
[img]http://whatever.com/whatever.gif[/img]

Moonshadow · Post by **Moonshadow** » Sun Dec 28, 2003 8:50 pm

What does one do when that doesn't work right either? I'm starting to get fed up with my sig... all the bb code should be right, since I copiued it right out of the bb code instructions, so I'm lost right now.

Faub · Post by **Faub** » Sun Dec 28, 2003 10:34 pm

On the left of your signature block what text do you have?

This is what I have and my sig uses all BBcode.
HTML is ON
BBCode is ON
Smilies are ON

ZOMBIE USER 14998 · Post by **ZOMBIE USER 14998** » Mon Dec 29, 2003 10:47 am

faub wrote:On the left of your signature block what text do you have?

This is what I have and my sig uses all BBcode.
HTML is ON
BBCode is ON
Smilies are ON

It says that the HTML is on. (And the fact that the actual link to my comic still works would back that up...)

Asarea · Post by **Asarea** » Mon Dec 29, 2003 10:49 am

Hm have you tried to load your banner on another webspace and link to the pic there? I know, there is no counting of hits then .. but maybe there's a problem with the file itself on keenspace.

Brockway · Post by **Brockway** » Mon Dec 29, 2003 10:52 am

Nope, the picture address definitely works, just checked it.

Moonshadow · Post by **Moonshadow** » Mon Dec 29, 2003 9:36 pm

Well, I'm not sure if the replies are for me or geoduck, but for what it's worth I have:

HTML is ON
BBCode is ON
Smilies are OFF

in my profile, and all on in my posting.

As far as I know the image works, since it's the one I have in the guide, and my author tells me it's there. My connection's too slow to actually load the guide.

And if any of the suggestions are directed at me, I appreciate it. ^^

Plothole · Post by **Plothole** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 12:48 am

moonshadow's sig wrote:

Theres a space between the bbcode img tag and the url. Getting rid of it should do the trick.

EDIT:

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[img]http://guide.keenspace.com/images/banners/1083.gif[/img]

YarpsDat · Post by **YarpsDat** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 6:28 am

geoduck wrote: EDIT: I finally thought to try what Yarpsdat suggests in a post below, and it seems to have worked. Thanks muchly to Yarps, but that still doesn't explain why the problem suddenly cropped up...

Simple: <img> html tag got disabled some time ago.
If you browse the old forum archives (I mean the really old ones), you'll notice they could use more html before: they could even use tables!
We can't:
<table><tr><td>or can we?</td><td>I dont' think so.</td></tr></table>
I think that left the forum vunerable to exploits, and hence the HTML is gradualy reduced, and replaced with BB code.
The <img> tag seems safe... but replacing it with [img] can only improve the security.

Moonshadow · Post by **Moonshadow** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 10:39 pm

Higamigokoro wrote:Theres a space between the bbcode img tag and the url. Getting rid of it should do the trick.

Yay, I've moved up to a Red X! Thanks, I never noticed that, it's where the line wraps anyway so I missed it every time. It's a step in the right direction, I appreciate it. ^_^

Faub · Post by **Faub** » Wed Dec 31, 2003 9:35 am

use http://guide2.keenspace.com/images/banners/1083.gif instead and it'll, work.

Moonshadow · Post by **Moonshadow** » Thu Jan 01, 2004 10:37 am

Thank you very much! ^_^

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