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Re: Train Set Design (Help?)
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lugnet.trains
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Sun, 28 Nov 2004 19:08:52 GMT
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Mike Walsh wrote:
> I'd argue that what TrackDesigner provides is not really a zoom. It is
> simply a choice of 4 scales of which 2 are useless (.5 pixel per stud and
> .25 pixel per stud). When drawing a layout of any size or complexity the
> scale settings become a huge impediment.
I use a virtual resolution for that, also makes it very easy to do
screenshots so you can make GIF's or JPEG's of your layout. Virtual desktop
resolution is nearly unlimited, and with the 1 pixel/stud res I can do
quite large layouts. Our 9*4m layout for Rail2004 was done that way without
problems.
> Regarding Cary's choice of implementing TrackDraw with .Net which limits
> its
> portability, that discussion has been rehashed several times. I will
> concede that TrackDesigner may work better under WINE on Linux. TrackDraw
> wouldn't be the first application which only ran on Windows nor will it be
> the last.
True, but see below.
> What I do find somewhat surprising is how tightly many people continue to
> hold on to TrackDesigner when there is virtually ZERO chance of it ever
> being updated. I would think the Train Community would be working
> feverishly to make sure TrackDraw does everything we need it to but that
> doesn't seem to be the case.
I no longer have any machine with Windows, so that's my reason for not using
TrackDraw. Simple as that. It's a principle thing, being sick'n'tired of
the mess that is called Windows.
Don't get me wrong, TrackDraw is indeed technically in every way superior to
TrackDesigner, but due to it's requirements just not feasible for me (nor
for many others still running Win9x, AFAIK even Win98SE can't handle .NET
very well/at all)
--
Jan-Albert van Ree | http://www.vanree.net/brickpiles/
Brick Piles | Santa Fe B-unit
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| "Jan-Albert van Ree" <javanree@vanree.net> wrote in message news:I7w9Iu.wuF@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) [ ... snipped ... ] I'd argue that what TrackDesigner provides is not really a zoom. It is simply a choice of 4 scales of (...) (19 years ago, 28-Nov-04, to lugnet.trains)
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