@unknownuser said:

It is very easy to write a TIFF-writer, but very difficult to write a fully TIFF compliant reader.

http://home.earthlink.net/~ritter/tiff/

poster-Maggy

how about saving as png, gif or low compression jpg in PP? My guess they will work in PSP again
poster-Maggy

I've seen similar things several times. WordPerfect 5.1 was well known to do such things in the early 90's.

Which version of PSP are you using? Version 9 is the most buggy one I've ever seen.

Last night I tried to convert some .obj files created using Ogle 3d screencapture and Google Earth, using 3D object converter. I know that the resulting dxf's look horrible both in Sketchup as in 3D object converter. No idea if the .obj files were healthy, 3d object converter opened them with no error messages, while it opens the resulting dxf's with a zillion error messages.

S happens, just as much in cyberspace as IRL

regards
Maggy

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how about some shade on the belly of the copter and a bit of yellow sunshine on the higher parts?

P: Maggy

In the not too distant past, in the old forum era, lots of people reported problems with Ati cards and SU. I can't remember my personal experience, but I do know that I threw out my Ati and bought an NVidia.

[Maggy]

Never trust stock Intel coolers!

Regards

Maggy

[Maggy]

Microsoft will not release a DirectX 10 version for Windows XP.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/video/display/20060525104034.html
And as far as I know XP is still the best OS for SU.

Dual or quad core and 64bits all sound great, but AFAIK SU6 runs at its max on a single core 32 bits processor. Of course other software does benefit.

[Maggy]

Solar powered? It "only" uses 1200 Watts! about 10 kWh a day...

poster-Maggy

I love speed. My previous boot HD was a 32 GB 15000 RPM UltraSCSI.
The one I installed a few weeks ago is the fastest Seagate Sata I could find.
I was actually trying to find it in ESata but couldn't find it. Firewire and USB2 can do a lot, but I find them too slow as harddisk interface, maybe for backup.

I do have an USB2 2.5" harddisk with CF card interface to store my pictures on. When downloading some GB of pictures I always fall asleep before my computer does.

poster-Maggy

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poster-Maggy

Ross, I agree that "dominant" is essential in SU. It took me some time to figure that out.
Dominant turned off works much better in GE. I've never touched the controls of an airplane, not even a flight simulator, but in GE it feels like intuitive flight except for one control: I've never seen a plane fly backward.

In SU our generation is used to the single action controls, pan OR zoom OR rotate. Maybe the next generation of SUers can get used to Navigator control with dominant turned off.

The toe stuff is a bit like what I have in mind. But I like to have my shoes on and my toes are not that well trained. They're probably able to push the puck down, left, right, forward and tilt front, back, left and right. But pulling back or up is much harder and rotating looks impossible to my toes.

I am thinking about a construction around it that would allow it's full use with one foot, with shoe on. If I succeed, I'll post the .skp.

poster-Maggy

As I told y'all, I have a trackball with 11 buttons and a wheel, so no, I do not need my left hand on the keyboard. For those shortcut key combinations that I'm not able to make on my trackball, I use a small USB numerical keypad with redefined keys. Num lock on/off switches between numbers and shortcuts.

For typing text of course I do need a keyboard, so I use a very small one with no numerical part. If nobody else would ever use this computer, it would have Dvorak RH layout. Unfortunately I do have to share it.

My navigator arrived yesterday. After installing the driver, the setup launched GE and I was able to fly over the landscape like a true aviator, both right and left handed. No need to reconfigure. It is very sensitive and even the slightest touch makes it go in the right direction... in GE.

In SU it's an entirely different matter. I've been fighting with it for hours, changing settings to more sensitive, less sensitive, switching zoom/pan directions and so on. At first it felt like I should be able to use it with my left hand but after just 15 minutes it hurt like hell. Touching the device has an immediate effect (zoom/pan/rotate) so I should hover over it with my hand.

By putting it next to my trackball I can even control part of the movements with my thumb while keeping my fingers on the trackball.

Two tips:
-start using the Navigator in SU in a cloudy sky dome with opaque ground.
-use the views toolbar and create scenes (view tabs). A lot. An accidental motion of the navigator can send you to outer space or deep down under.

It'll take quite some fine tuning to get the same control in SU as it gives in GE. But it does give good control over zoom, pan and rotation without switching tools even for single handed sketching. I'll have to find a way to mount it to the desktop. It's heavy, but changing orientation can be a disaster. Someone who doesn't pay attention to the orientation of this very rounded object will probably never get used to it.

Fortunately the ugly blue led can be turned off.

My current settings in GE: default
in SU: reverse all directions, dominant on, pan fastest, zoom fast, other settings slower than default (some will probably change). Buttons zoom iso and zoom selected.

It is as useful device for single handed SU, but it'll take some time to learn how to handle and optimise it.

poster-Maggy

can still lift light stuff with my left hand. Zoom, pan and rotate do not require very accurate motions like sketching. We'll see. Currently I'm not able to move and pan at the same time. Last week I had to copy one component to 256 different places, requiring a lot of panning, hitting escape, continue moving and so on...

poster-Maggy

It's going to arrive next wednesday.
Ross or Mike, don't you want to sell yours to juju?

poster-Maggy

These things only work when you control it with your backbone. If you do not use them on a daily basis, you have to think over and over again "I want to zoom in, now I want to rotate" etc. You can't control a pen, a mouse, a keyboard that way. Your backbone controls 99% of your every day actions, the human brain is actually less smart than we think.

Years ago I had no mouse or trackball, just a tablet. In those days I was able to do fairly complex things with it, like using a virtual keyboard or lift my pen, jump to the exact area where I could click a menu or icon and so on. Very fast. I actually even did it while talking to a client, looking the client in the eye. click, click, click. Most people thought that I was just nervously clicking on random places till they either got a glimpse from my screen or saw their receipt roll out of the printer.
But since I have a trackball the poor tablet is just gathering dust... I would have to study it for weeks to get my old skills back.

poster-Maggy

3DConnection tells on its site that it's compatible with Sketchup. I ordered it today, so no I've not yet been able to test it. But I will and promise hereby to report my findings.

I'm very picky in this field. My left arm is handicapped, I'm not using it for typing hotkeys or holding shift, ctrl or alt while moving my cursor. That's also why I use te Kensington trackball with 11 buttons. With a standard mouse or 3 button trackball I would not be able to use Sketchup.

So IF my conclusion is that it's ideal, it must be great for someone with two healthy arms.
If not, than my next message will be "Space Navigator for sale".

poster-Maggy

3Dconnection Space Navigator, a device well known by the gourmet 3D designers is now cheaper than ever. The exact price depends on where you live. I ordered mine for 67 Euro's today, including 19% VAT and UPS from Germany to Amsterdam. Much older versions, with RS232 serial cable even held together with sticky tape, sell for more on Ebay.
http://www.3dconnexion.com/
and when you're ready to buy
http://www.3dconnexion.com/buy/6a.php

poster-Maggy

My guess is the poor girl has no hands at all and someone else is holding up the phone. Can't believe that could be actually her hand, even the skin tone is nothing like her face.

regards
Maggy

poster-Maggy

choto nihongo wakarimasen

poster-Maggy

cheers, thats one happy LiLi. I believe I can see in her eyes that this is not her first martini

poster-Maggy