Oh, i was just commenting, if you read back from the beginning some have said they did it but never said how. Sure, i would love to see how you did it thanks.
Ahh ok, well it's simple actually but also might break something.. I haven't "tested" it thoroughly lol..
First what you need to do is create 2(Two) new templates and call them whatever you wish I named mine after the templates your going to copy.
For the 2 new templates you created you are going to copy and paste the following templates one into each of the new templates,
message_user_info and
message.
Mine are named "message_user_info_ads" and "message_ads" so that is what I will refer to.
At the top of your new template "message_ads" you will want to find the following:
Code:
<xen:include template="message_user_info">
<xen:map from="$message" to="$user" />
</xen:include>
Change it to:
Code:
<xen:include template="message_user_info_ads">
<xen:map from="$message" to="$user" />
</xen:include>
Save and your done with this template.
Next open your "message_user_info_ads" and again find this at the top:
Code:
<div class="avatarHolder">
<span class="helper"></span>
<xen:avatar user="$user" size="m" img="true" />
<!-- slot: message_user_info_avatar -->
</div>
You want to replace this line, with your own image:
Code:
<xen:avatar user="$user" size="m" img="true" />
Here is how mine currently looks:
Code:
<div class="avatarHolder">
<span class="helper"></span>
<img width="96" height="96" alt="UOFreeshards" src="styles/uo.jpg"></img>
<!-- slot: message_user_info_avatar -->
</div>
Of course adjust the size, alt and src to suit your needs.
Save and your done with this template.
The last template you need to modify is, rotating_ads_second_post.
Locate the following line near the top:
Code:
<xen:include template="message">
Change it to:
Code:
<xen:include template="message_ads">
Again this needs to match whatever you named your template.
Save and your done.
After that just refresh your page and it should show a custom avatar, the only downside is if you upgrade or add a mod that changes either of those templates you *might* have to recopy and modify your template files. As of right now this is the only way I have found to add in the custom avatar and it's sloppy but it works.