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getting_started2009-05-02 10:03 am
facetofcathy) wrote in getting_started2009-05-02 10:03 am
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Icon creation tool
I noticed the Icon creation tool--the page that comes up when you try to import a picture larger than 100x100 pixels--wasn't working. I ran into a note in a news post that it is a know issue, and it's being worked on.
In the interim, a tip for making Icons if you don't want to resize the image in another program:
If you have icon space on Livejournal or another similar service that makes 100x100 icons, or if you can temporarily delete one you alread have to make space, you can make the icon there and then copy the resulting URL of the new icon into Dreamwidth's Icon importer page in the From URL box. I've tried this and it works fine.
In Firefox you right-click on an image and select properties to view the URL, I think IE is the same.
In the interim, a tip for making Icons if you don't want to resize the image in another program:
If you have icon space on Livejournal or another similar service that makes 100x100 icons, or if you can temporarily delete one you alread have to make space, you can make the icon there and then copy the resulting URL of the new icon into Dreamwidth's Icon importer page in the From URL box. I've tried this and it works fine.
In Firefox you right-click on an image and select properties to view the URL, I think IE is the same.
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Yet another reason to use Firefox.:)