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A small typo slipped in... must have been cosmic rays, as I never make misteaks, just ask me. (...) this should read (...) Sorry about that. As of this post all the posters to this thread are against fixed size. But that is an totally unscientific (...) (23 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I *do* find it annoying when one tries to fit a legal size sheet of paper in a letter size folder, but that's beside the point. (...) I like to browse with the window maximized (at 1152x864 res) because it blocks out whatever other noise lurks (...) (23 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.publish.html)
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In lugnet.general, Matthew Gerber wrote: [snipped rant] (...) I think that webpages are in a different medium than print material, and the rules of one don't necessarily apply to the other. Forcing browser-window size changes is rude. Especially (...) (23 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Not sure what you mean by that and not going to dig into it but it doesn't sound right to me. (...) I'm not taking anything personally, and I hope you aren't either. So I'm not insulted. What I am, however, is *confused* about where you are (...) (23 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) The whole point of HTML is that it is not a static book or magazine, but a dynamic representation that is interpreted by the local style and preferences of the user. Much kludging has been done since the original DTD to try to allow marketing (...) (23 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) See below (...) See below (...) See below (...) See below (...) See below (...) Larry, you are truly the master of attributing your words and ideas to the wants/needs/desires/...ughts/etc. of others. If you have taken anything I have written (...) (23 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) You, in this case, asked for input. I gave it. Sorry that the input you asked for wasn't what you wanted to hear. But more importantly, there is value in complaining about things to the owners, even if that complaint is unsolicited. I complain (...) (23 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Ah, but no one is forcing you to view the material! You make a concious decision to partake of what is offered. (...) Here again though, I have chosen to participate, and should live with what is offered-their vision of what their site should (...) (23 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Web: Design vs. Use (was Re: LEGO Inspired Fonts For Macintosh And Windows)
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(...) And they ARE spiffy and thanks for sharing, let us not let that point get lost in the firestorm you are about to reap... (...) Yes, indeed, your perogative. And when you have something valuable to give away, you have a bit more leeway than (...) (23 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) If that were the case, there would still be nothing but monospaced text on the Internet. Why Java, Shockwave, Flash, DHTML, etc., but to give the designer even MORE tools to put forth the message/image/etc. that they desire? Just like any (...) (23 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Different medium. You are "printing" on my machine, not your own paper. That said, yes, I would (and have, and will) turn down physical things that were inappropriately sized. (...) I used to have this viewpoint as well, then I realised that I (...) (23 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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"MG" == Matthew Gerber <matthew@digitaliris.com> writes: (...) MG> Just as soon as someone comes up with a way to type at a diagonal to a MG> receeding horizon point. The physics just won't work in 2D space. No need for perspective projection, just (...) (23 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) (OK, you asked!) Ah, but as someone creating web pages, you aren't JUST a designer, you are a usability/interaction _creator_. The web is not a tangible medium as print is. Yes, you are right, in print, the designer chooses the sizing of the (...) (23 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) snip (...) built a DeLorean...out of _Legos_?!" --Electro-- (whose current sig is): ===...=== "Are you telling me that you built a Time Machine...out of a _DeLorean_?! -Marty McFly, Back To The Future, 1985 ===...=== (23 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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This post is obviously inspired from some of the MOCs I've seen be Shaun Sullivan. He has made some very cool WWII halftrack models. Ok, so a halftracked vehicle is usually a tracked one with ordinary steering wheels. What I don't understand is how (...) (23 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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If anyone wants to test the speed of their computer, this is the POV file to do it with: On my 933 MHz Pentium III with 384 MB of RAM using MegaPov, version 0.7, a 1280x1024, no AA render took: Time For Parse: 0 hours 0 minutes 14.0 seconds (14 (...) (23 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.cad)
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(...) At 200 dpi, I was able to do a 60x20" and a 48x16" plot using this method. The guy who runs the lab wanted a copy too :) Now where do I get 60" long frame parts.... --Bram Bram Lambrecht bram@cwru.edu (URL) (23 years ago, 9-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) But Kinko's isn't free! :) I'm using the Win95/98/NT driver for the HP DesignJet 750C D/A1. I finally got the plot to work by printing to file on my own machine (much faster than the machine hooked up to the plotter), with the "Use memory in (...) (23 years ago, 9-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Hey Bram, Sorry I didn't get into this thread before. What print driver are you using? Are you trying to spool the whole image over first, or printing while the file sends? Also, what program are you using to print from, and can you export to other (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) From some test prints, I saw that the DPI isn't going to matter very much, so I went with 250 DPI to save some rendering time. However, it's taking almost as long to print as it did to render. The image is about 200 MB (uncompressed), but the (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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