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I've created a program that'll create minifig clothing stickers in any color
combination you'd like...
http://www.amyhughes.org/lego/stickers
Please let me know if it's useful, and if getting them to print the proper size
turns out to be a problem. I only have the suit-n-tie pattern right now, but
I'll have additional designs (sweaters, uniforms, t-shirts, etc) soon.
Amy
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In lugnet.build.minifigs, Amy Hughes writes:
> I've created a program that'll create minifig clothing stickers in any color
> combination you'd like...
>
> http://www.amyhughes.org/lego/stickers
>
> Please let me know if it's useful, and if getting them to print the proper size
> turns out to be a problem. I only have the suit-n-tie pattern right now, but
> I'll have additional designs (sweaters, uniforms, t-shirts, etc) soon.
>
> Amy
That's a great idea, Amy!
And it's really easy to use, to boot.
Now I HAVE to try printing some out. :)
(runs off to print himself up a half dozen "Men in Black" - and 1 Mr. Rogers)
Joel J
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Amy Hughes wrote in message ...
> I've created a program that'll create minifig clothing stickers in any • color
> combination you'd like...
Amy, that is VERY cool and very useful! I look forward to more clothing
designs.
My problem is, the resulting GIF file won't print. If I just print the page
of stickers from my browser I get a tiny box with a red X in it - the
placeholder for an image that isn't there or can't be read (although the
screen shows the page image just fine), and if I save the page image and try
and print it from Paint Shop Pro, I get "an error has occurred while trying
to read from the file". Maybe the file is too big... no, it's tiny, only
1KB. Looks like it's not getting saved properly. I'm trying to print to an
Epson Stylus 640 under Win 95, browser is IE 5.5. When I look at the
properties of the page image in IE, I see only 17 bytes as the size, I think
it is looking at the page (ms.cgi?840492466) rather than the graphic and
that's what's getting saved.
Kevin
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In lugnet.build.minifigs, Kevin Wilson writes:
> the resulting GIF file won't print. If I just print the page
> of stickers from my browser I get a tiny box with a red X in it
> ... and if I save the page image and try and print it from Paint
> Shop Pro, I get "an error has occurred while trying to read from
> the file"....Looks like it's not getting saved properly.
> ... I think it is looking at the page (ms.cgi?840492466) rather
> than the graphic and that's what's getting saved.
Ugh. Netscape does this, too. Seems they aren't able to save dynamically-
generated images. I can't test the printing since I don't have my printer
connected now, but I suspect it'll fail, too. A solution isn't volunteering
itself tonight, so I'll have to think about this...
BTW, FWIW, I added some rainbow suspenders.
Amy
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In a previous episode I wrote:
> In lugnet.build.minifigs, Kevin Wilson writes:
> > ... I think it is looking at the page (ms.cgi?840492466) rather
> > than the graphic and that's what's getting saved.
>
> ... Seems they aren't able to save dynamically-generated images.
I have more info now. You can save the individual images from the setup page
(including the ones you've changed, which *are* dynamically-generated). I think
what's happening is that images generated by sending data via the POST method on
a form (if that means anything to you) can't be printed or saved. I can get
around this by sending data another way, but that'll have to wait 'til
tomorrow...
Amy
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In lugnet.build.minifigs, Kevin Wilson writes:
> My problem is, the resulting GIF file won't print. If I just print the page • [Snip]
> properties of the page image in IE, I see only 17 bytes as the size, I think
> it is looking at the page (ms.cgi?840492466) rather than the graphic and
> that's what's getting saved.
Sounds like you are just saving a link to it. If you right click on the
picture and select "Save Picture As..." it should work, it does for me.
BTW. Very cool utility, any chance of giving out the information on what to
supply to you, so new sets can be added to the library. I know for example
that Kevin Hall has a lot of castle torso images that would fit in well with
this.
Martin
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In lugnet.build.minifigs, Kevin Wilson writes:
> the resulting GIF file won't print.
I've fixed this now. Please let me know if it's working for you, and if you need
to do anything special to get them to print the right size.
Amy
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In lugnet.build.minifigs, Martin Scragg writes:
> BTW. Very cool utility,
Thanks.
> any chance of giving out the information on what to supply to you, so
> new sets can be added to the library. I know for example that Kevin
> Hall has a lot of castle torso images that would fit in well with
> this.
I'd need GIF images sized to 213x180 pixels with very simple color schemes. For
example, a tie should be all one color, and not the many similar-but-not-exact
colors that a JPG-to-GIF conversion or a scan of a photo would have. If there
are lots of colors, I'd want help identifying items in the image (e.g. tie) by
their entry in the color map, and I could explain that if someone was actually
interested.
Note that if items should be colored independently I'd want them coded as
separate entries in the color table, even if by default they are the same color.
For example, in my image files the background and the shirt colors are
identified separately, even though they are both white by default.
Depending on how much luck people have scaling these to print correctly, I may
need 178x150 pixel images in addition to the 213x180 versions, for those with
printers with resolution multiples of 300 dpi.
Amy
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Amy Hughes wrote in message ...
> In lugnet.build.minifigs, Kevin Wilson writes:
> > the resulting GIF file won't print.
>
> I've fixed this now. Please let me know if it's working for you, and if you • need
> to do anything special to get them to print the right size.
Thanks Amy! It prints now, both from the browser and when I save the file as
a GIF, from Corel Paint. The browser prints a single sticker about 2"
square, though, and I can't see a place to tell it to print at 100% so it
comes out the right size. I can get it to come out the right size via Corel
paint so it's not critical.
I think this is a really excellent little utility, and lots of fun to play
with!
Kevin
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Brickbay Lego parts store: http://www.brickbay.com/store.asp?p=Kevinw1
eBay Lego auctions: http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/kevinw1/
The Guild of Bricksmiths: http://www.bricksmiths.com
Personal Lego Web page:
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/kwilson_tccs/lego.html
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They print out way too big on my computer to fit a minifig. Has anyone else
had this problem? What's a good size to resize the picture to?
Adam
In lugnet.build.minifigs, Amy Hughes writes:
> I've created a program that'll create minifig clothing stickers in any color
> combination you'd like...
>
> http://www.amyhughes.org/lego/stickers
>
> Please let me know if it's useful, and if getting them to print the proper size
> turns out to be a problem. I only have the suit-n-tie pattern right now, but
> I'll have additional designs (sweaters, uniforms, t-shirts, etc) soon.
>
> Amy
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In lugnet.build.minifigs, Adam Murtha writes:
> They print out way too big on my computer to fit a minifig. Has anyone
> else had this problem? What's a good size to resize the picture to?
They should be 1/2" tall. They're sized to scale well on printers with
resolution multiples of 360 dpi, which would be all epson inkjets. The images
are 213x180 pixels.
Web browsers won't give you control over scaling, so you'll likely have better
luck printing from a graphics program.
Amy
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My computer shows that the resolution of the images are 213x180 pixels, but
they still print huge for me, at about 2 inches by 2 inches. Would the
resolution I'm running my computer at have anything to do with that? Or my
printer, I couldn't find anywhere to change the resolution of my printer,
which is a HP Deskjet.
Adam
In lugnet.build.minifigs, Amy Hughes writes:
> In lugnet.build.minifigs, Adam Murtha writes:
> > They print out way too big on my computer to fit a minifig. Has anyone
> > else had this problem? What's a good size to resize the picture to?
>
> They should be 1/2" tall. They're sized to scale well on printers with
> resolution multiples of 360 dpi, which would be all epson inkjets. The images
> are 213x180 pixels.
>
> Web browsers won't give you control over scaling, so you'll likely have better
> luck printing from a graphics program.
>
> Amy
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In lugnet.build.minifigs, Adam Murtha writes:
> My computer shows that the resolution of the images are 213x180 pixels,
> but they still print huge for me, at about 2 inches by 2 inches.
I think your browser is trying to print the image the same size it appears on
screen, and it's assuming your screen is 72 or 100 dpi. The images were
designed to print at 360 dpi, so your browser will print them 4-5 times too
large.
If you have a graphics program of some sort I'd recommend saving the image and
printing through your graphics program.
Amy
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I did have the image in a graphics program, that's how I found out the
images were 213x180 pixels, but the images still printed out too big.
Adam
In lugnet.build.minifigs, Amy Hughes writes:
> In lugnet.build.minifigs, Adam Murtha writes:
> > My computer shows that the resolution of the images are 213x180 pixels,
> > but they still print huge for me, at about 2 inches by 2 inches.
>
> I think your browser is trying to print the image the same size it appears on
> screen, and it's assuming your screen is 72 or 100 dpi. The images were
> designed to print at 360 dpi, so your browser will print them 4-5 times too
> large.
>
> If you have a graphics program of some sort I'd recommend saving the image and
> printing through your graphics program.
>
> Amy
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Wow this is a great utility I used MGI photosuite to print the
stickers and they came out fine.
Any Chance on putting up some armor patterns? :-)
-Cj Catuogno-
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Amy,
I just recently tried this to visit your web page
for your sticker generator, but now, I get a "not
found" error message. Did you move your sticker
generator?
Thanks,
Franklin
In lugnet.build.minifigs, Amy Hughes writes:
> I've created a program that'll create minifig clothing
> stickers in any color combination you'd like...
> "http://www.amyhughes.org/lego/stickers"
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