Top tip for viewing these fora in IE

[Crispy Duck]

I don't want to come across as a big meany, spoiling other people's fun, but I find animated avatars really really annoying. Why do they do it??

Anyway, I found a solution which doesn't require me to hit people with sticks. Just press 'Esc' (once the page has loaded) and the animations will stop.

This may also work in other browsers, I haven't tested it.

 

[tkingdoll]

Why do they do it??

You mean why do the avatars do it? Because they have more than one frame.

Or did you mean "why do you do it?"

Unless you thought that somehow magically only people without animated avatars would read this thread?

 

[kevin]

I don't want to come across as a big meany, spoiling other people's fun, but I find animated avatars really really annoying. Why do they do it??

Anyway, I found a solution which doesn't require me to hit people with sticks. Just press 'Esc' (once the page has loaded) and the animations will stop.

This may also work in other browsers, I haven't tested it.

Mac users with Camino can set a setting to play animations once, then stop. I set this more for ads than avatars.

of course my avatar is currently animated because it entertains me.

 

[kevin]

instructions i stole from another web site for disabling animations in firefox:
1. In a blank tab’s address bar, type about:config to display the configuration settings.
2. In the Filter field, type image. to search for the image configuration options.
3. Double-click the image.animation_mode entry.
4. In the Enter String Value dialog box, change ‘normal’ to ‘none’.
5. Click OK.

 

[alfaniner]

I've considered changing mine, but some people said they like it, so it stays for now.

Even so, I'm sometimes distracted by it when re-reading my own posts!

 

[Hagrok]

The only one I ever liked was Fowlsound's electric spine.

 

[DoubtingStephen]

I've considered changing mine, but some people said they like it, so it stays for now.

Add me to those that like it. I don't mind animated avatars myself, it gives the other Core something to do.

 

[MWare]

The animation of my gif is the foundation of my idiom.

 

[Jeff Wagg]

ESC works in FireFox too.

 

[El_Spectre]

ESC works in FireFox too.

Jeff knows all about animation... dude is the only person I've ever seen with an animated wardrobe

 

[Babylon Sister]

In IE, clicking the red X next to the refresh button does the same thing.

 

[Soapy Sam]

Or you could just turn them all off.

 

[tkingdoll]

Or you could just turn them all off.

What, and miss me winking?