Upload avatar from URL

[pissedoff]

I noticed that the avatar function requires you to upload an image from your computer, may I ask why we cant upload from a url?

[redsn0w]

I noticed that the avatar function requires you to upload an image from your computer, may I ask why we cant upload from a url?

I do not think that option it will be implemented, why don't you want to upload an avatar from your computer?

[SureLockLoans]

What would be the point of this? Its easy to download a image and upload and its not like its going to take forever has its a small resolution only image.

[unsoindovo]

I noticed that the avatar function requires you to upload an image from your computer, may I ask why we cant upload from a url?

why you are asking to implemnt this function when you can do all you need without it?
simply download the image from url to your desktop and then use it to uplod and use it in your avatar!!!
simply no?

[Muhammed Zakir]

Answer to both unsoindovo's and SureLockLoans' question: To reduce the work.

[BlueInCoin]

I noticed that the avatar function requires you to upload an image from your computer, may I ask why we cant upload from a url?

I do not think that option it will be implemented, why don't you want to upload an avatar from your computer?

I think, because uploading for our own computer is easier than uploading with url.

[unsoindovo]

Answer to both unsoindovo's and SureLockLoans' question: To reduce the work.

set or change avatar is an operation that is done only a few times.
I never saw an avatar change 10 times a day.
for me, the little additional work does not justify the implementazazione of this new feature.
I prefer that the devs work for develop the new forum software.
i hope it will be released soon.

[thebitcoinquiz.com]

I noticed that the avatar function requires you to upload an image from your computer, may I ask why we cant upload from a url?

I guess the avatar upload feature using your computer is the one that came built in the SMF. However you can request uploading avatar from the url feature in the new forum software.
Edit: Requested this feature here https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1056920

[erikalui]

I guess that someone had tried to attack the forum via the Avatar feature earlier and hence they do not allow to upload an image via a URL as one can upload a virus as well. The feature of uploading pictures via the PC makes it safer.

[Grand_Voyageur]

I guess that someone had tried to attack the forum via the Avatar feature earlier and hence they do not allow to upload an image via a URL as one can upload a virus as well. The feature of uploading pictures via the PC makes it safer.

+1. This is also the reason animated gifs seems to not be allowed as avatars or, at least, they're not working for me.

[notlist3d]

I guess that someone had tried to attack the forum via the Avatar feature earlier and hence they do not allow to upload an image via a URL as one can upload a virus as well. The feature of uploading pictures via the PC makes it safer.

It would seem the main reason for this would be it's a file someone did not want on their computer, virus or otherwise.

Thank you to the forums and all involved in turning them back on.  But in my little experience I had to download photos and make them a better size for avatars.  If you had a upload feature most images would not fit or fall within rules.  So it seems like it would take extra software on forums to edit pictures from urls.  Which is really extra money spent on the forum that most likely could be used for better things.