Stephen <mca### [at] aolcom> wrote:
> Yes, it does look good. But too close to the truth for some parts of the
> world. Go for the extreme option and Nuke them. Also "Bar Stewards" is a
> good euphemism. ;-)
>
>
> --
>
> Regards
>      Stephen

Ha Ha! I love it!

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On 9/26/2016 10:23 AM, Dave Blandston wrote:
> Stephen <mca### [at] aolcom> wrote:
>> Yes, it does look good. But too close to the truth for some parts of the
>> world. Go for the extreme option and Nuke them. Also "Bar Stewards" is a
>> good euphemism. ;-)
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Regards
>>       Stephen
>
> Ha Ha! I love it!

If it is for work. Then don't give the Bar Stewards any opportunities. ;-)


-- 

Regards
     Stephen

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On 26-9-2016 10:50, Dave Blandston wrote:
> Thomas de Groot <tho### [at] degrootorg> wrote:
>> Looking good... but I would /never/ put /that/ on my bumper!  :-)
>>
>> --
>> Thomas
>
> Agreed, it's a horrible bumper sticker - way too much fine detail and very small
> text. (Even worse: sideways!) It's a complete failure as a bumper sticker. But
> it will look great on my locker at work!

That would be a typical place for it indeed ;-)

>
> I should have mentioned the reason that I chose this particular image is that it
> demonstrates what I think are some useful capabilities. Specifically, the
> vertical line of text has been scaled to match the height of the collection of
> lines on the left, and so has the collection of lines on the right. The spacing
> between lines as well as the width of the white border remains consistent
> throughout the image.
>

And that is well done, sir.

-- 
Thomas

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Thomas de Groot <tho### [at] degrootorg> wrote:
> And that is well done, sir.




Thanks for the compliment!

Regards,
Dave Blandston

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"Dave Blandston" <nomail@nomail> wrote:

> I should have mentioned the reason that I chose this particular image is that it
> demonstrates what I think are some useful capabilities. Specifically, the
> vertical line of text has been scaled to match the height of the collection of
> lines on the left, and so has the collection of lines on the right. The spacing
> between lines as well as the width of the white border remains consistent
> throughout the image.

Yes - those are fantastic attributes.
I worked on a word cloud a while back for a laser cutting / engraving project,
and I had to do it all by hand.  With all of the edits and revisions to get it
to look good on the final burn, it took _forever_.

The VISIO text shapes were a real blessing, I only wish some of the automated
word-cloud generators worked better.

Great work - there's no reason you shouldn't keep fine-tuning your work or
adding capabilities.  When inspiration hits - just run with it.


(apologies - need an account to see attachments)
http://visguy.com/vgforum/index.php?topic=7033.0

I'll see about copying files/photos and posting them from work until I get
internet at new apt.

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"Bald Eagle" <cre### [at] netscapenet> wrote:
> I'll see about copying files/photos and posting them from work until I get
> internet at new apt.

I have heard of the Free State Project and your granite engraving project sounds
like quite an accomplishment. I'll be looking forward to seeing the pictures
when you post them.

I currently live in California and remaining here is simply not possible due to
the massive amount of corruption. I'm preparing to move my family to Montana.

Regards,
Dave Blandston

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Not the greatest quality - but it's the one I found.   We were pleasantly
surprised that we could engrave all manner of materials - granite, glass
(including mirrors), glazed tiles, and anodized aluminum.

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Preview of image 'granite 12 x 12.jpg'

"Bald Eagle" <cre### [at] netscapenet> wrote:
> Not the greatest quality - but it's the one I found.   We were pleasantly
> surprised that we could engrave all manner of materials - granite, glass
> (including mirrors), glazed tiles, and anodized aluminum.

Wow, I'm amazed that you arranged that by hand! Automating that process would be
a fun POV-Ray project. The functions min_extent () and max_extent () work on the
text {} object and that's the key functionality required. In addition to scaling
you could fine-tune the fit by adjusting the spacing between first and last
names. Since your cloud shape is a rectangle that would keep things relatively
simple and the empty center would only add a slight level of complexity. If I
had unlimited free time I would enjoy taking a shot at that...

Nice job, and for a very worthy and noble cause!

Regards,
Dave Blandston

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On 9/28/2016 12:19 PM, Bald Eagle wrote:
> Not the greatest quality - but it's the one I found.   We were pleasantly
> surprised that we could engrave all manner of materials - granite, glass
> (including mirrors), glazed tiles, and anodized aluminum.
>
>
>

You used cursive text for ladies and print for men. Isn't that sexist?

Mike

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Mike Horvath <mik### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> You used cursive text for ladies and print for men. Isn't that sexist?
>
> Mike

You're assuming the gender by the name. How insensitive, you brute!

Regards,
Dave Blandston

(Joking, of course...)

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