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(...) Hmm. I should put my color patch .DAT file on the server somewhere... (...) That could be changed. But I think most people who profess a preference prefer the black edges, rather than colored edges. We could soften the black edges to a (...) (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Helicopter Trainer
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(...) Oops, I forgot to add this (URL) (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) This reminds me - has anyone built a fully functioning overhead rail electric train layout where the power is provided by the overhead wires like this: (URL) This would alleviate the need for powered rails and do away with the battery issue. (...) (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Just a quick note to let you know about my modified 8485 Helicopter. This includes an extra turntable so that the aircraft can rotate whilst hovering. I have also added a trainer seat with the foot pedals and joystick controlling the helicopters (...) (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Wow - I love the idea of using caterpillar/tank type track pieces for the sides of modern American car carriers as seen on page 31!! :-O If I still had a train layout, I would borrow that design and go on a spending spree on Blink to build at (...) (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.publish, FTX)
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(...) Yes, but wouldn't that be subverting Willy's diabolical plan to render everything with ldview? ;^) Don (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) I don't have a test case for all the colors, but the ones I did try look ok now. (...) It all looks odd to me with the black edge lines on all the bricks. Good for printed instructions, but not as pretty on screen. Oh well. I suppose it (...) (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) I could probably whip up a program that does the conversion fairly quickly (hour or two of work?) if you're interested. I have the advantage that I already have a full parser for ldconfig.ldr. Spitting out the ldliterc.dat file should be (...) (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Yeah we experimented with xvfb many years ago. (URL) was some weirdness with the aspect ratio that was probably caused by a bug in ldglite at the time. And there were some questions about large image sizes, but it should be a viable solution (...) (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Horoscopes - October 2007
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(URL) English> (URL) Français> (URL) het Nederlands> Enjoy, Jean-Marc (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.fun, FTX)
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(...) "Program"? I wish. It was a manual conversion, not all of the entries are amenable to programmatic conversion. (...) Doh! It should be fixed now, take a look. No wonder the orange switch on the PF box looked so odd... Steve (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) I just did a quick check on my own Linux box (a virtual machine, actually) with xvfb (X Virtual Frame Buffer), and that worked fine with LDView. Since xvfb is a standard part of the X distribution, it should be easy to install on most major (...) (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.cad)
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Snip (...) So, what about taking another route and simply approach one of the many model railroad companies to see their interest in making something more like what THEY already make that *could* suit our needs? I'd love to see some unofficial brass (...) (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Writing programs or operating systems requires only three things. Knowledge, creativity, and time. The creativity clearly isn't an issue for the AFOL community, and any true hobbyist will find time when and where possible. Knowledge is the (...) (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) I would need access to the server, yes. I think that if Xvnc were installed on the server, LDView could connect to that, and everything would then be happy. (Xvnc is an X Server that's designed to be connected to remotely via vnc. From (...) (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) convert ldconfig.ldr to ldliterc.dat. In the first set of colors on each line the blue value always seems to be the same as the green value. Don (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Mike, Excellent idea! I have read similar stories in tech magazines about how we might never need to plug a cell phone in to power again. Laying it on the surface of counter top with the power sending device mounted inside or underneath could (...) (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) OK, that wasn't so hard. The script should be fixed now. I've pushed through re-renders for 58119 and x919. All other parts are queued for re-rendering, all images should be updated in a short time. If anyone wants to look at the ldliterc.dat (...) (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.cad)
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Eric, I am considering buying stock in battery manufacturing. How about you? I have probably already spent a considerable sum of money on powering my Mindstorms robots. Maybe someone will design a butane based fuel cell that will work. Or perhaps a (...) (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hey Harvey, I think you missed the point in the original post by Steve. The next "Train" will have motors as well. What we do not know is if the motors will fit in existing locomotive designs allowing the trains to look realistic. If the new (...) (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains)
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