Author Topic: Cover experiment (Read 3853 times)

Red Pins · « **on:** 06 December 2023, 00:24:54 »

Sooo. Perhaps a little overeager. But its pretty!

namar13766 · « **Reply #1 on:** 06 December 2023, 09:02:43 »

I’m guessing that’s a bushwhacker. is this related to the New Clans or is it a separate project?

Red Pins · « **Reply #2 on:** 06 December 2023, 17:00:11 »

Separate. My own is floundering on the redesigned Deva - my gosh, it's so annoying, but I think I got it figured out.

Maingunnery · « **Reply #3 on:** 06 December 2023, 18:50:50 »

It is a very good start, I just do not know about the color.
With the Bushwacker I would have expected either green (typical bushwacker main camo color) or red (reference to TRO 3058 original cover).

Red Pins · « **Reply #4 on:** 06 December 2023, 19:19:19 »

Not up to me.

Can't wait till he sees it tonight!

Red Pins · « **Reply #5 on:** 08 December 2023, 22:35:58 »

He didn't know if he wanted to try portrait or landscape. Holy Cow!

I liked the landscape - but I think I like this MORE!

ringringlingling · « **Reply #6 on:** 09 December 2023, 02:36:34 »

Okay I uploaded all my stuff to dropbox, let me know when you get it.

Red Pins · « **Reply #7 on:** 09 December 2023, 11:25:58 »

PM sent.

Red Pins · « **Reply #8 on:** 12 December 2023, 01:16:23 »

Ring, whatcha think? Sorry, this is just easier to do than the whole dropbox thing.

*Remember I said it was like catnip? Well - fell down the rabbit hole again.

Daryk · « **Reply #9 on:** 13 December 2023, 04:16:47 »

The grid is just a formatting artifact, right?

Red Pins · « **Reply #10 on:** 13 December 2023, 07:46:40 »

Yeah, it's view->grid, comes and goes with a single button. SO useful.

Daryk · « **Reply #11 on:** 13 December 2023, 17:44:26 »

Glad to hear it! :)

Wrangler · « **Reply #12 on:** 16 December 2023, 14:57:30 »

I think it looks good. I think white should be changed. I wish mech was wider, it seems to narrow for me. It maybe to fit in the picture

Red Pins · « **Reply #13 on:** 17 December 2023, 01:34:03 »

Quote from: Wrangler on 16 December 2023, 14:57:30

I think it looks good. I think white should be changed. I wish mech was wider, it seems to narrow for me. It maybe to fit in the picture

It's ratio is locked, IIRC, which is why i had to have the bar in the side and bottom. I'm just surprised there's that much detail to enlarge so cleanly, but it is the MWO 3D image, so I guess it isn't surprising.

Red Pins · « **Reply #14 on:** 17 December 2023, 18:04:08 »

Ring, here's the format I'm transferring the information from the MML files. I hope these headings are ok; let me know if you want a change to something.

Daryk · « **Reply #15 on:** 17 December 2023, 18:37:47 »

The program you're using doesn't like columns... :/

Red Pins · « **Reply #16 on:** 17 December 2023, 18:59:36 »

MML.

It's such a colossal pain I actually find it easier to just transfer data across and then to the document.I haven't found an easier way, anyway. Because space is always limited even at squint-inducing font, I compress the entry slightly, so some of them don't cross over anyway.

Once Ring chooses the headings, this will be data transfer with some cut and paste for things like

Medium Laser RA 1 (crit) 1.0 (tons)

I figure a couple days for the units, then the art, print and scan the RS at work, attach.... with a little luck, Ring will have a bouncy new TRO by New Year's.

[spoiler]Oh, God, what have I done?[/spoiler]

Daryk · « **Reply #17 on:** 17 December 2023, 19:03:07 »

Have you tried pasting into Notepad to get it into a monospace font first? That's basically what code tags here do.

Red Pins · « **Reply #18 on:** 17 December 2023, 21:32:52 »

Oh, yes. I explored all 4 methods of transferring the information, from exporting to pdf, notepad, clipboard, and test. Exporting to pdf causes the least disruption, but with a compressed data table, I save space and can keep a larger font.

It's up to Ring, anyway. I'm just doing what's easiest for me for a first draft.

Daryk · « **Reply #19 on:** 18 December 2023, 04:09:23 »

Ah, good luck then! :)

Wrangler · « **Reply #20 on:** 18 December 2023, 09:12:40 »

The two TROs I've done have been essentially MML text I transposed to Word And I have re do spacing.

I'm under the opinion that using cells may be a better option to keep everything in place. I just don't know how to do it.

Maingunnery · « **Reply #21 on:** 18 December 2023, 12:50:05 »

There is a way to avoid spacing and font issues: type the text over by hand.
But be careful of internal copypasting inside the document, I got a few errors that way.

Red Pins · « **Reply #22 on:** 18 December 2023, 17:10:38 »

Quote from: Wrangler on 18 December 2023, 09:12:40

The two TROs I've done have been essentially MML text I transposed to Word And I have re do spacing.

I'm under the opinion that using cells may be a better option to keep everything in place. I just don't know how to do it.

Ugh. Tried that - fine if you're absolutely positive it will never need to move, but Ring hasn't contacted me yet and confirmed anything. And I may have to go to two columns of text for the fluff and part of the data, then finish on the next page with data, an AS card, and the biggest picture I can reasonably fit.

Quote from: Maingunnery on 18 December 2023, 12:50:05

There is a way to avoid spacing and font issues: type the text over by hand.
But be careful of internal copypasting inside the document, I got a few errors that way.

Yeah. But I got it pretty well down by now. Pic related.

ringringlingling · « **Reply #23 on:** 18 December 2023, 23:02:11 »

hey guys, been a while since I've been on the forum. Red Pins has been doing some great work. Trying to get those mech entries out as fast as I can.

Red Pins · « **Reply #24 on:** 17 February 2024, 00:53:57 »

Well. Figured out how to make a RS book. That took a while. Ring's going to go berk when he resurfaces and checks the dropbox

Daryk · « **Reply #25 on:** 17 February 2024, 04:24:16 »

Congrats on the progress! :)

Maingunnery · « **Reply #26 on:** 17 February 2024, 06:34:11 »

Quote from: Red Pins on 17 February 2024, 00:53:57

Well. Figured out how to make a RS book. That took a while. Ring's going to go berk when he resurfaces and checks the dropbox

Congrats, how many pages is the RS book now?

Red Pins · « **Reply #27 on:** 17 February 2024, 09:21:34 »

Only 12 or so; the rest is fluff. Seems like completing the data tables is going to be the 2nd to last step, then çheck lines and hidden formats, then final shape placement, then credits and notes..

Wrangler · « **Reply #28 on:** 17 February 2024, 21:34:35 »

Looking forward till you hit the finish line, Red Pins!

Red Pins · « **Reply #29 on:** 17 February 2024, 22:31:00 »

Well, as the creator of this little project, I'm dumping that on Ring to declare its been crossed.