Re: TML nightly: Msgs 7081-7090 V70#20

James T Perkins [email removed] writes:
> Peter H. Brenton [email removed] writes:
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> > I am using Microsoft Excel and have (in about 6 hours of work) made a
> > reasonably presentable small arms design template (conventional only) and
> > will post at least the test design in the next few days.
>
> DOn't just post, upload it to ftp.engrg.uwo.ca.  If you cannot, get
> after me to do it for you.

Anyone out there using Quattro Pro for Windows?  if so I have a
finished small arms design worksheet that includes CPR slug throwers,
gauss small arms and grenade launchers.  *Most* of the noticable bugs
are fixed but NO gurentees.  I beleive Excel can translate it into
smoething it can understand, if not I can try to port it over.  (This
is starting to sound like a practical problem for you language folks
out there :)) E-mail me privately ifinterested and I'd upload it to
ftp.engrg.uwo.ca if there sufficient interest.

> > Has anyone tried to use one of these home floorplan design programs to do
> > deckplans? I am considering laying out the $40-60 on such aproduct for
> > just such a purpose and would like a reccomendation.

used one over chrismas...can't remember the name...but I didn't run
down the street jumping for joy. :(

> Mark Cook has used a drawing program and cme up with some of the best
> deck plans I've ever seen. Check out the Elissa, Alcyon, and other deck
> plans on ftp.engrg.uwo.ca, under the pbem directory. Also there are a
> few more in the vehicles directory.
>
> > Isit possible that we could come to some internal (to the TML)
> > informal standard which would allow al of us to exchange deck plans? I
> > have several (all of the hand-drawn variety) which I am rather happy
> > about, bu have not been able to find a suitable medium for putting
> > them in a computer.
>
> The best image format, that the greatest number of people can view and
> manipulate, remains GIF.  A far second is, perhaps, MS-Windows MP.
If so perhaps we should make available some shareware Gif/BMP viewers
at ftp.engrg.uwo.ca.  BTW how would one go about editing GIF images?

Adios!

- -Ed F.