# Sig Test **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 18, 2005, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/331574 "2005-11-18T00:18:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2005, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/331574/1 "2005-11-18T00:18:14Z")
Like the title says. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2005, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/331574/2 "2005-11-18T00:19:47Z")
:rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2005, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/331574/3 "2005-11-18T03:49:30Z")
> [@ultrafilter](#): > > :rolleyes: 😛 ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2005, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/331574/4 "2005-11-18T14:51:53Z")
ultrafilter, that sig file needs to be shortened. The rule here is 4 lines and/OR spaces, total. TubaDiva ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2005, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/331574/5 "2005-11-18T15:02:58Z")
It is four lines on my monitor. What resolution are you operating at? ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/331574/6 "2005-11-19T01:19:21Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > ultrafilter, that sig file needs to be shortened. The rule here is 4 lines and/OR spaces, total. > > TubaDiva [Picard] There. Are. Three. Lines. [/Picard] I have a 17" LCD monitor set at 1280 x 1024 pixels. ---
**Author:** ![scotandrsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@scotandrsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scotandrsn)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/331574/7 "2005-11-19T12:34:40Z")
> [@ultrafilter](#): > > It is four lines on my monitor. What resolution are you operating at? At 800x600, it’s at least 5. At 1024x768, it’s only 4 if you go full screen. I don’t have a higher resolution. Buy me a new monitor and I’ll let you know. 😃 The separation line you put in counts as a line, I assume you realize. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/331574/8 "2005-11-19T15:51:23Z")
The sig I have right now doesn’t take up more than four lines in a maximized browser window until I drop below 800 x 600. The monitor resolution needs to be added to the sig length rule, because there are gonna be a lot of us browsing the Dope with large monitors that can show a lot of pixels. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/331574/9 "2005-11-19T20:25:39Z")
It’s still awfully darn large (3 lines on my screen) compared with others on the board. You might want to lop out non-active categories and/or shrink the text size of possible. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/331574/10 "2005-11-20T19:54:20Z")
I’m seeing 3 lines at 800 x 600 pixels (I have an older computer and monitor). I’m pleased. Thank you very much. TubaDiva ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/331574/11 "2005-11-20T20:15:19Z")
So is the rule 4 lines at 800 x 600? That’s probably fair, cause anyone who browses the web with a lower resolution is going to have a miserable experience anyway. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/331574/12 "2005-11-20T20:33:18Z")
This is doubtless true. 🙂 Thank you for your compliance. TubaDiva