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Re: PDF Instructions!
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lugnet.publish
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Thu, 17 Jul 2003 17:07:24 GMT
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In lugnet.announce.brickshelf, Kevin Loch wrote:
> I have great news! By special arrangement, LEGO has made PDF versions
> of building instructions available through Brickshelf.com. Initially,
> this includes all pdf instructions through 2000, and we hope to
> receive newer instructions at appropriate times in the future.
> These are mostly vector based for perfect scaling, and of course without
> scanning artifacts. The existing scans will not be affected by these
> new files, and we will continue to accept new scan submissions. If you
> would like to submit any instruction or catalog scans, send them as
> email attachments to submit@brickshelf.com.
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> Another major development, is the conversion of the Instruction Library
> to use the Brickshelf Gallery software. This means there is now a database
> backend to enable searching and other features. It also allows for remote
> maintenance of files in the Library. A special thanks goes out to Dan Boger for
> helping with the transition. Dan is also working on exporting images from the
> PDF files to use for browsing.
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> To search the Brickshelf Library, visit the home page:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/
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> On that page there are also links to recent updates and random folders.
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> KL
How about a thumbnail image to go along with the scan? Everything is fine if I'm
browsing through LUGNET, but I like to browse the building instructions too.
-Duane
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| (...) Actually, we plan on exporting every page of the pdfs to jpegs, similar to the scans for online viewing. We are still working out the bugs in that process, but I diddn't want that to delay getting the pdf's themselves online. KL (21 years ago, 17-Jul-03, to lugnet.publish)
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