When configuring the View, click the + item under fields. Find content: field Avatar and add it. This will bring you to the configuration of the field. At the bottom, there will be a display setting. Click the down arrow and choose “Thickbox: Thumb Image”. You must have the thickbox module installed and used the imachecache module to configure a thumb image like in the book. Let me know if this clears things up any for you.

Hi.

I find the whole section of "showing the avatar" very confusing, it does not explain things to the full and I really cant guess what to do here...

for one, "add a panel pane display" i cant chose this display. I have only the following options:

Attachment
Block
Content pane
datobrowser
feed
node

what should I choose then? and why cant i choose what the book says?

2. "filter on the "profile" node type, and "node is published" <-- I have no idea what to do here.

The next step "display 1 item only" i cant figure that out either...

Is it possible to get this whole section of showing the avatar in a more detailed version? or is this book meant for ppl that already know all about views? should I find tutorials for that before I work with this book?

/duddimai.

How does one add the empty text (<?php echo '; ?>) to the default avatar image?

You fill it in in the empty text field in the view. Look for it in the left column.

I did that, but I'm still running into errors with the view. I've sent you screen shots of the view configuration screen including the php that I inserted to your contact email address.

Hi, That error message does not seem related to the default avatar.

Can you delete the empty text, and does it still show?