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Re: Train Set Design (Help?)
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lugnet.trains
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Sun, 28 Nov 2004 15:54:59 GMT
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"Jan-Albert van Ree" <javanree@vanree.net> wrote in message
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> Mike Walsh wrote:
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> TrackDesigner has a (somewhat limited though) zoom function. And it's
> biggest plus : it will work under Linux (and probably MacOS X) using WINE,
> which is definately not the case for TrackDraw :(
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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.
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.
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.
Mike
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Mike Walsh - mike_walsh at mindspring.com
http://www.ncltc.cc - North Carolina LEGO Train Club
http://www.carolinatrainbuilders.com - Carolina Train Builders
http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=mpw - CTB/Brick Depot
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| (...) I love TrackDraw. Every time I get a new copy of it, I marvel at how it's gotten even better. I play with it I marvel at how great it is and at the plethora of great features and gadgets it has. It never ceases to amaze me. Yet I still used (...) (20 years ago, 28-Nov-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) 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 (...) (20 years ago, 28-Nov-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) TrackDesigner has a (somewhat limited though) zoom function. And it's biggest plus : it will work under Linux (and probably MacOS X) using WINE, which is definately not the case for TrackDraw :( (20 years ago, 28-Nov-04, to lugnet.trains)
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