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Front : Manual updates to signatures, but immediate results, and more possible options
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REKT Signature Generator, Mk2

#1
Alrighty, hold onto your tighty whities, it's about to get messy in here.

Currently the REKT signature generator needs a massive overhaul, it was made to be dirty and fast, and it's about time that I sort it out properly, as it's obviously taking off.

So, I am requesting ideas, features, things you want to see in it.
Below are a few examples of things I want to add.

Ideas from Talvieno's Patreon backers will have priority in implementation!
If you aren't backing him, and you have money, you maybe should. Every dollar is signifigant to Talvieno, and he gives you all this for free.

  • A front page, selecting stylistic choices, rather than silly URI modification!
  • Custom background uplift capacity! Likely by uploading to Imgur, and then posting the imgur link.
  • Support for Custom Insignias, less work for me :D
  • Support for Mirroring of the background image, in case you like right aligned text, and have a left aligned image.
  • Better event support, Josh's Birthday was awesome, and I want to replicate this for a few other events.
  • Support to store images on Imgur, this will help lower load on my server, and make images load faster.
  • Built in support for custom fonts.
Any ideas you guys come up with will be tossed into the mix, so please, do throw ideas in.
I need something to code this week. :monkey:


EDIT:: I realized that I could do this instead in JS with PIXI.js, this would give us FAR more options in customization, including manual placement of every element. *BUT* it would require that all images are uploaded to imgur, and therefore you would need to do manual updates of your signature.
I have an idea about making a custom link for each person, that you can register with my site to claim that can redirect to any image link you want, allowing you to only have to update your default signature on my server, instead of on the forums every update you do.
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Re: REKT Signature Generator, Mk2

#2
I don't get what that last paragraph means... what's the point of us having to upload our entire sig to your server and link it here instead of just uploading to imgur? That sounds like a step back rather than forward...

Other than that, I back Tal, but I can't find anything you haven't listed yet :ghost:
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Re: REKT Signature Generator, Mk2

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Dinosawer wrote:I don't get what that last paragraph means... what's the point of us having to upload our entire sig to your server and link it here instead of just uploading to imgur? That sounds like a step back rather than forward...

Other than that, I back Tal, but I can't find anything you haven't listed yet :ghost:

Let me try to explain better then.

The Front End option is doing the signature creation through Javascript and Pixi.
This gives me a lot of freedom with the things I can create, but requires me to upload the end result images to imgur.
Normally this would then require you to edit your profile every time you update your signature.

So I was thinking, what if I provide a redirect on my server.
You sign up, then put in your signature. <img>http://poxy.no-ip.org/rekt2?cornflakes</img>
The image returned is then controlled from my server, and can pick the imgur link that you uploaded latest automatically. (or one you select yourself)
Allowing you to just make changes to your signature whenever you want, and have near instant updates on the forums, without any changes to your signature.
This would remove the only problem with the front end idea that I can find, other than the automated updates if you choose the default image.
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<Cuisinart8> apparently without the demon driving him around Silver has the intelligence of a botched lobotomy patient ~ Mar 04 2020
console.log(`What's all ${this} ${Date.now()}`);
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Re: REKT Signature Generator, Mk2

#5
Dinosawer wrote:Aaaaaah.
Yeah, that sounds better. :thumbup: I think pretty much nobody uses the default background, to be honest (as default, not as bk=7 or whatever it is now).
Heh, yeah.
And I can still add the birthday stuff if people use the poxy site links.
As I can just redirect to the specific event image for the day. :P
(or add overlays :P)
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WebGL Spaceships and Trails
<Cuisinart8> apparently without the demon driving him around Silver has the intelligence of a botched lobotomy patient ~ Mar 04 2020
console.log(`What's all ${this} ${Date.now()}`);

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