SF Folding@Home Graphical Sig

[Clocker]

http://forum.folding-community.org/viewtopic.php?t=4506&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

I don't know enough about this stuff to understand how to make it work.

Would it be possible to implement something like this on the SF server so that we can display our SF stats here or in other forums?

C

 

[Handruin]

Do you want to try our own, or use someone elses? I think I can get that script to work, or we can use a generator from another site such as the one you see below:

 

[Handruin]

I looked through the script you linked to and it looks fairly straight forward. I'm going to try it out and I will post the results here. Since this person has done the leg work, I think it might be possible to enhance it.

 

[Clocker]

Well, our own custom one with the SF logo/name would be excellent but I'm not sure how difficult that would be.

The instructions in the link above were unclear to me. DId you just make that sig following their procedure? If yes, just let me know and I will re-read it until it sinks in...

Thanks,
C

 

[Handruin]

The signature I made was from another site. They had a web based GUI to build the sig and I copied the URL into my post.

I'm setting up the link you sent me and I will have an example in a few minutes. (maybe 10 to 15 minutes)

 

[Clocker]

You Roxors! (or however the 'net punks do it) :wink:

 

[Handruin]

THis was a pretty easy script to setup.

Use the following format and enter your name into the path where mine is outlined in blue. Make sure to change h**p to http.

h**p://www.storageforum.net/fah/fahsig.php?user=handruin&bg=0

 

[Clocker]

Cool. Is there anything I can do to help cusomize the look? I've seen some pretty sweet ones at the Folding forum. Liquid Ninjas come to mind...

C

 

[Handruin]

If you would like to help, how about making a static image with the data you would like to see in the signature.

I will then customize the script to fit your style and we can go from there. Eventually we can put together different backgrounds for other people and also provide a way to custimize the output.

The script gives us the basic setup that we need and it seems to work good so far, except that it is very large.

 

[Clocker]

OK..so I should make an image with dimensions that are roughly the same as the stats box (maybe a little smaller)?

I'll work on that..I just have to get PS working again...

C

 

[Handruin]

It's up to you if you'd like to make up the signature graphic. You don't need to make it the same size, the one they give you is rather large for a signature. I will play around with some designs, but I figured if you wanted it to look a certain way, now's the time.

 

[Fushigi]

testing...

 

[Handruin]

testing...

How about this:

 

[Fushigi]

Another attempt, this time with my sig turned on in my profile.

 

[Fushigi]

OK, so what am I doing wrong? I pasted the http line in as my sig. What should I be doing in stead?

 

[Handruin]

Try putting the "

 

[Handruin]

Yup, that worked...

Place this in your profile...

[img]http://www.storageforum.net/fah/fahsig.php?user=fushigi&bg=0[/img]

 

[blakerwry]

I liked the 1st one you posted handy... the background I use on the forum is blue... and those images just look like hell without a transparent background.

 

[Handruin]

Which image looks like hell, the big white one? If so, I completely agree. That's what I was asking Clocker about. I'd like to design a nice one and then have that as the default background.

The white one is a test at this point until we get the script working the way we like.

 

[blakerwry]

yeah big and white = hell

 

[Fushigi]

Yup, that worked...

Place this in your profile...

[img]http://www.storageforum.net/fah/fahsig.php?user=fushigi&bg=0[/img]

Bit chin.

The image is too large and all, but it's a good starting point. I'd suggest an image with the SF logo & a DNA strand. Make it wider but much shorter; I'm sure few people here use less than 800x600. I'd offer to help but I suck at image editing.

 

[Handruin]

I'll take a stab at making a graphic tomorrow night, I need to catch some Z's right now.

I have a bunch of ideas for this script, more on that tomorrow. Let me know if you have any other ideas. I'll try to incorporate them.

 

[Clocker]

Maybe this is a good start?

 

[blakerwry]

i could live with putting the text ontop of that

 

[Fushigi]

I think it'd have to be a lighter shade unless you're going to bold the text.

 

[Clocker]

Feel free to modify it if you want guys :wink:

 

[Buck]

Testing

 

[Buck]

I think I'll skip the graphics.

 

[Handruin]

How's this look?

 

[Clocker]

Looking good to me!

 

[blakerwry]

 

[Handruin]

I take it you don't like the slanted edge to the left of the name?

 

[Handruin]

It's going to take me some time to get the data to display on the image. Let me give you a run-down of how this thing works.

The script takes the base image and calculates the dimensions in pixels and assign the X and Y coordinates into an array.

From those dimensions a png file is generated of the same size as an overlay.

The script then creates text into the image using the data from the database. My job is to plug in the numbers so that each piece of information is at the correct location on the graphic using X and Y coordinates in pixels.

So far we have the available options to be placed on the image:

Username
User Score
User WUs
Rank in Team
User Rank

Team Name (not really needed because of image)
Team Score
Team WUs
Overal Team Rank
Total Team Members

Since space can be limited (we all don't like large signatures) which of the above data sets would you guys like to see on the signature?

I'll have to do it this way until I can design a system that allows each user to create their own customize signature.

 

[blakerwry]

Username... User Rank... Team Rank...

um, the salnt has been overdone... nah really, it's OK. I just thoguht a gradient looked better, I tried a horizontal gradient that kept the slant but it didn't blend as well. 6 of one, half a dozen of the other.

 

[Handruin]

Here is the new one. I'm sure it will require a bit more tweaking, but it's a little better than the big white one.

I also have he task of figuring out how to create a cron job to make the stats update every three hours. Right now it only updates when I run the script, so there may be a slight delay in stats information.

[img]http://www.storageforum.net/fah/version2/fahsig.php?user=handruin&bg=3[/img]

 

[Handruin]

This is a test. This is a test. This is a test. This is a test. This is a test. This is a test. This is a test. This is a test.

 

[Handruin]

The image seems large even though it is smaller than the other one. I'm going to work on a much thinner version tomorrow.

For now I'm off to bed.

 

[Jake the Dog]

testing:

 

[Jake the Dog]

handy work there Handy and a clap for Clippy for telling us about it

 

[Clocker]

test