Pop Out Sigs

[teh33]

To make a sig that looks like this: (Click on FF if you're running on FireFox and Click on IE if you're running on Internet Explorer) FF (http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e69/teh33/6h458hf3n.png) IE (http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e69/teh33/1817b581.png)

1. Make an image that is 600 x 100 Pixels or however big you need the pop out sig to be.*

2. Take the Requtangular Marquee Tool (I think that's what it's called) and on the toolbar it should say Normal size or something. click on the "v" and then select Fixed-Size or something like that. Set it to 400 x 100 Then move the selection around intill you've found the spot that you want the pop out part to be.

3. make the sig within the selection.

when you host the image the image stays pop out for a while then it makes a gray taking up the pop out spot. It doesn't thoug hwhen you host it in the same browser that youy hosted it in.

Example: I host it in FF. A week later I go back in IE and it's not a pop out. Then I look at it in FF again and it's a pop out.**


* The new file needs to be transparent

** I think this is correct.

[Kya]

The real problem with "pop-out" sigs is that transparent images saved in .png format are only correctly viewable in Firefox. Internet Explorer only works with transparent images saved in .gif format.
So you'd have to make a choice if you want to make a "pop-out" signature. Do you want nice and smooth borders? Go for .png, but realise it won't be transparent in IE.
Do you want transparency in all browsers? Go for .gif, but realise you'll get ugly edges since .gif isn't able to view 'half-transparent' borders which give the smooth look in .png.

[teh33]

Thanks for telling us.

[Nanaki]

I just adjust it to teh forum...but thats kewl