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Thanks Shiri "Shiri Dori" <shirid@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:FwDyEp.2Dw@lugnet.com... (...) in (...) them (...) post (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.faq)
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Hey guys, just thought you'd be interested that LA finally got it's place in the Acronym FAQ... alongside with Los Angeles, just in case omeone gets them confused. :-) (URL) Todd, can you please change the link on the FAQ page, from the V1.3 post (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.faq)
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| | Re: Who is the REAL Susan Williams? (Re: New Motor from Susan W. (was: Bad motor in ZNAP set!))
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(...) Fake people can't have voice mail? :) (24 years ago, 17-Jun-00, to lugnet.faq)
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| | Re: Who is the REAL Susan Williams? (Re: New Motor from Susan W. (was: Bad motor in ZNAP set!))
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(...) Yep, I found that one out a few years ago in my dealings with S@H/CA. (...) Well, I've actually ended up leaving a message at his voice mail, when I needed to contact TLG rather quickly (regarding CD sales at Legoland), so I would believe him (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jun-00, to lugnet.faq)
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| | Re: Who is the REAL Susan Williams? (Re: New Motor from Susan W. (was: Bad motor in ZNAP set!))
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(...) She isn't real -- she's just a pseudonym for Consumer Affairs. There is some speculation that Brad Justus isn't real either. :) [ -> lugnet.faq ] (24 years ago, 17-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.general, lugnet.znap, lugnet.faq)
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| | Acronym FAQ - FTX version
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Fiddling around with the FTX stuff today, here's what I came up with: (URL) to Richard Franks who suggested this long ago :-) The only problem I had was with the bulleted list... it didn't seem to work. No biggie, tho'. `-Shiri (as I have to write (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.faq, lugnet.announce) !
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| | Re: Color chart
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Hey, you could always take the color in question down to your local hardware or paint store and ask them to stick it into their computerized color matcher, that would be about as accurate as you can get using today's technology!! I've seen them (...) (24 years ago, 30-May-00, to lugnet.faq, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) to (...) you (...) simple? (...) Sorry. I was really talking about TLC, and how they match coulour. I very much doubt they use swatches, as was suggested. Scott A (...) (24 years ago, 30-May-00, to lugnet.faq, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Not really; there's reflective components to colour as well, although I'd imagine that Lego, being made of a single type of plastic for the most part, is fairly consistent in this respect. F'r'instance, paint is sold with a 'gloss' and (...) (24 years ago, 30-May-00, to lugnet.faq, lugnet.lego.direct)
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[xposted to lugnet.cad, because I get caddy at the end] [FUT set to lugnet.faq] (...) The official, or recommended, LDraw color codes are listed at: (URL). You might also check a page I put together awhile ago, with some color information for LDraw. (...) (24 years ago, 30-May-00, to lugnet.faq, lugnet.cad)
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(...) sure (...) Most graphics types use pantone as a standard - see : www.pantone.com. I'd imagine a colour / color standard based on the wavelength would also be simple? Scott A (24 years ago, 30-May-00, to lugnet.faq, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) sure (...) Well, your sweetie knows more about this than I do, but my understanding is that if you want really really precise matches, only a sample of the actual thing in question will do. Anything that's done with other pigments may not be (...) (24 years ago, 30-May-00, to lugnet.faq, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) end (...) I'll be interested to see how the images print out. Printing my screen capture resulted in a very poor picture (though some blame may lie with my printer, I just have an HP 660Cse). The green and blue-green rows printed in the same (...) (24 years ago, 30-May-00, to lugnet.faq)
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(...) I appreciate the low useage of Javascript on Lugnet. At work, I use Netscape 3.01, and if I don't disable Javascript, it crashes on a regular basis. Also, many people disable Javascript for security reasons. Fortunately for a site like Lugnet, (...) (24 years ago, 30-May-00, to lugnet.faq)
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In lugnet.faq, Cary Clark writes: [...]Suzanne, have you considered (...) On the contrary, this is a very good idea! I'll have to try it. (...) [...] (...) Oh darn. I didn't even think of that. Other folks may not understand why it doesn't print (...) (24 years ago, 30-May-00, to lugnet.faq)
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(...) No, I just don't trust it completely, and I hate to rely on it. I do like it, and I use it frequently, and there are even places[1] on LUGNET which make use of it. I think JavaScript is a great way to enhance a page after the base- (...) (24 years ago, 30-May-00, to lugnet.faq)
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So Todd hates Javascript. I wrote a Javascript compiler for a dedicated web browser, and it was/is used by many hackers to break in the system, so I understand why. But here's another fly for the soup. Suzanne, have you considered replacing the (...) (24 years ago, 30-May-00, to lugnet.faq)
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(...) like (...) specs (...) Hmm, just found one disadvantage of this... IE 4.0 doesn't print the backgrounds.... Guess I'll have to do a screen capture to print the chart. Frank (24 years ago, 30-May-00, to lugnet.faq)
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(...) I'm not sure they're all missing--obviously, the chromeized elements fall outside the usual pale, but the yellow-green was pretty much on the mark for the transparent elements as far as I'm concerned. Transparent elements might require a (...) (24 years ago, 30-May-00, to lugnet.faq)
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(...) cool! (...) Actually, I have a dual monitor setup here. Running OS 9.0.4, I have two main calibration settings saved. One for a PC view on my iMacSE screen (gamma 2.2) and the other is set up for mirroring over to my ViewSonic PT775 (which has (...) (24 years ago, 29-May-00, to lugnet.faq)
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