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... your eyes shut. Try it. Pick up and put down a bit of rail the same way round 100 times. Then try picking it up the other way round. It just feels that little bit "different". Martin. posted: 27 Jan 2018 23:01 from: madscientist My views on this have been well aired on rmweb. Personally I think the "scale societies" have a roll to play. What's surprising is societies like Scalefour ensure the independence of certain track components, but seem to have a blind spot over functional chairs. I'd be much happier if these components where dual sourced( and this isn't an opinion voiced as a result of the recent takeover of C&L) posted: 27 Jan 2018 23:11 from: Rob Manchester madscientist wrote: My views on this have been well aired on rmweb. Personally I think the "scale societies" have a roll to play. What's surprising is societies like Scalefour ensure the independence of certain track components, but seem to have a blind spot over functional chairs. ...
... address, visitor directions, etc., for those who want to publicise this information (e.g. traders). Alternatively, you could create a graphical signature as a personal logo (avatar) image below your name on the left. But it won't be clickable. regards, Martin. posted: 14 Jun 2007 04:00 from: Templot User -- --- from Brian Lewis -- --- My thanks to Paul and Martin- special thanks to the latter for continuing to help me by turning a blind eye to the fact that none of this is directly about Templot. But, despite 4 power supply interruptions yesterday, (Guess who is now the proud owner of a 1000VA UPS), and no internet connection for 4 hours today- either the rain, or else the squirrels are chewing the wires again, I have now got Thunderbird roughly into shape. (Apologies for the error Paul- I mentioned IE7 in an earlier email, whereas I meant Outlook). I am beginning to like the fading and grey signatures ...
... look any more like real railway track than nickel-silver. Real rail is subject to high contact pressures and rolling wear which tends to burnish the surface. Our models don't do that. Which means that steel rail comes with all the worries about rusting, and no very obvious trade-off advantage that I can see. I'm with Norman Solomon in sticking to nickel-silver. The latest "hi-nickel" alloy from C&L doesn't have the yellow tinge of traditional nickel-silver rail, and to a blind man on a galloping horse, it does look a bit like the real thing. regards, Martin. posted: 22 Jan 2008 22:07 from: JohnM I have been using steel rail for the past eight years. The layout is in the loft and is subject to extremes of temperature etc. There is no evidence of rusting, and leaving heat on in the loft is unheard of! In fact I have more of a problem with steel wheels (Gibson). The biggest problem with steel rail is in ...
... that part of the layout is going to need a little adjustment to fit in. There's also this page about Penrhos itself. http://www.Penrhos.me.uk/PenrhosLocation.htm Richard Last edited on 2 Jan 2009 21:41 by Richard Spratt posted: 6 Nov 2008 17:51 from: newport_rod Good luck with this project Richard. Penrhos is a wonderful location- but you'll need a lot of stock! Rod posted: 6 Nov 2008 21:24 from: JFS http://hometown.aol.co.uk/randfspratt/PenrhosLayout.htm This link in blind. Regards, Howard posted: 26 Nov 2008 14:34 from: Tim David JFS wrote: This link in blind. AOL have shut down their hosting, do you have a new site yet? I'd like to show my father (Jonathan David, who thinks he knows you!) Tim posted: 5 Jan 2009 00:59 from: Richard Spratt Tim David wrote: JFS wrote: This link in blind. AOL have shut down their hosting, do you have a new site yet? I'd like to ...
... a switch set, soon after ordering I was annoyed with myself that I failed to order a common crossing, so I decided to order a pair of 1-6 crossings plus another switch set, after your reply I think I will order a set of S1 chairs as well rather than use C&L chairs, just waiting to hear what Andy has to say about his 4 mm scale chairs Thanks again John posted: 11 May 2018 18:27 from: Hayfield Andy Thank you for explaining it, I have a blind spot for what I do not understand, but as you can see it's much better value buying in bulk especially in the smaller scales Thank you My order is in the basket awaiting the result of Stephens observations John posted: 11 May 2018 18:34 from: Andrew Barrowman Stephen Freeman wrote: Hi, Filing a lead won't help in this case as the height of the inside of the outside of the chair doesn't match the inside of the inside of the chair. All chairs are a very sloppy fit (well they ...
... think there is enough there to have a go at gimping it to get the crossing angle. It seems clear that the diamond part is straight both ways, so it might be a good idea to create a standard straight scissors elsewhere first. Then shift and rotate it into place as a group. You can then adjust the turnouts and switches to the prevailing reverse curves at each end. The GWSG book has a drawing of a GWR scissors crossover in Fig. 46 on page 91. The angle isn't stated (unless I'm blind ), but I think it is 1:7.1/4 (and type 1 -- see below). That might seem an odd size, but there is a picture of a partial scissors at that angle on page 56, and the GWR tended to standardize components wherever possible. However, this one is obviously flatter than that, although the drawing and notes are a good guide to the arrangement of the fittings. The basic procedure to create an outline scissors crossover is: 1. start with a turnout of ...
... topic: 860 No need to stop, it's only a train... posted: 10 Jun 2009 03:09 from: Martin Wynne It's easy not to notice a train: No-one hurt. Martin. posted: 10 Jun 2009 15:55 from: its_all_downhill Hmmm either a) drunk b) blind c) mind numbingly dim!!!! or probably all three.. t. posted: 10 Jun 2009 16:48 from: John Lewis He/she was luck the train was only going slowly and stopped! What is the chance the car driver will try and sue the railway? posted: 17 Oct 2009 17:44 from: devans its_all_downhill wrote: Hmmm either a) drunk b) blind c) mind numbingly dim!!!! or probably all three.. t. I would go with all three posted: 2 Nov 2009 14:59 from: Martin Wynne Test reply for Dean -- please ignore. Hi Dean, If you click the link in the notification email, it should ...
... /watch?v =vxWWBOV-lHE&feature=youtu.be Hi Howard, I have Snagit and I have tried every setting I can find on YouTube and read all their user guides several times over. Whichever way I try, the picture quality on YouTube for screen graphics is just awful. Here is part of your video running full-screen on my system: 2_171814_300000000.png It's just awful -- I can't read any of it. If I watch a fuzzy video like that for more than a few seconds I get a blinding headache. Sorry, but there it is. Here is a bit of Jing video which I made earlier today for a reply on RMweb. This is SWF Flash format: http://screencast.com/t /1MZuniZ3ZjE You can see how much clearer it is using a lossless format. Jing is great (and free), but there is no means to edit videos or add callouts, so it's a bit limited for anything more than the basics. regards, Martin. posted: 17 Jul 2013 23:50 ...
... topic: 2442 Working off line posted: 12 Apr 2014 21:56 from: Hayfield I have tried to search working off line, using computer off line and looking at the Menu on Templot so I can shut Templot off so I can work off line. I am either asking the wrong question and or being blind to the obvious. Please how do I turn Templot off so I can work off line. Thanks in advance posted: 12 Apr 2014 22:52 from: Martin Wynne Hi John, I'm not sure what you mean by turning Templot off, but if you mean running Templot without an internet connection the only way is to disconnect from the internet after starting Templot. See paragraph 3 at: http://templot.com/companion/index.html?terms_of_use.htm If you use the Hibernate function when turning your computer off, Templot (and all your other running programs) will restart where you left off when you turn the computer back on, without needing an internet connection. regards, Martin. posted: 13 Apr 2014 07: ...
... Z posted: 27 Nov 2017 22:51 from: madscientist Martin Wynne wrote: madscientist wrote: There is no easy undo afaik if you delete a background template program> undo deleted template CTRL+ Z well now, theres something I never considered, as the mac is always CMD Z, and parallels nominally maps it onto the ctrl key, but after many weeks of staring at Templot, I missed that as Sherlock Holmes( A C Doyle was a distant relative by the way), said" there are none so blind as those that will not see" Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Baffled beginners> Lack of an "undo button" about Templot Club Templot Companion- User Guide- A-Z Index Templot Explained for beginners Please click: important information for new members and first-time visitors. indexing link for search engines back to top of page Please read this important note about copyright: Unless stated otherwise, all the files ...
11. Gaunt turnouts
... options>? gaunt- help menu item. Here is a nice pic of the Boyne viaduct: Boyne_Viaduct_- _geograph.org.uk_- _312368.jpg Boyne Viaduct- geograph.org.uk- 312368( CC-BY-SA-2.0 by Wilson Adams, from Wikimedia Commons) regards, Martin. posted: 9 Nov 2014 22:36 from: Phil O There is/was some on a couple of the viaducts west of Liskeard. it was easy to see from DMU's if you were at the front or the back and the cab blinds were up. Phil Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Prototype pics> Gaunt turnouts about Templot Club Templot Companion- User Guide- A-Z Index Templot Explained for beginners Please click: important information for new members and first-time visitors. indexing link for search engines back to top of page Please read this important note about copyright: Unless stated otherwise, all the files submitted to this web site are copyright and ...
... FBR. But despite that massive increase in file size, the image quality is poor. Here is the MOV version, looking all smudgy. Remember this is the highest image quality available (the default quality setting is far worse): 2_011514_180000000.png And the FBR version, crisply reproducing the original exactly, in a fraction of the file size: 2_011515_250000000.png I can only conclude that for some folks the smudgy version is entirely acceptable. But not for me -- watching moving images like that for any length of time gives me a blinding headache. So I'm happy to supply the files in HTML5 format via FlashBack Connect for those who want them (assuming the auto-pause does actually work), but I won't be regarding it as the primary source. The FBR format is clearly preferable, works fine on Windows and Linux+ Wine, and is available integrated into the Templot program for download and playback. regards, Martin. posted: 1 Apr 2015 20:43 from: madscientist Hi Martin, heres your scruff video, from the flashbconnect played on ...
... diagram easier to understand than plain text in paragraphs? I would prefer the latter, but supported by the aforementioned screenshots. Does a lot of text formatting (different fonts, colours, emphasis) and inline linking make it easier to understand, or become a distraction? Definitely a distraction. The danger with linking is getting lost within a labyrinth of pages. Keep it all on one page, and keep the MRJ "style" in mind! Lots of different fonts and colours just gets confusing, especially for the colour-blind. This is a constant difficulty, because it is impossible to write the docs for Templot if I can't assume that the user is at least familiar with Windows, and has some basic knowledge of trackwork. If I have to begin at the level of explaining what "right-click" or "navigate to a folder" or "track gauge" mean, I'm afraid I just don't have enough lifetime left to write a manual for Templot. You just have to assume a certain level of knowledge as far as Windows ...
14. Another one lost
... assumption that they must be "Spoon fed" My son, 26 years old, a Master's degree civil Engineering graduate cannot be told ANYTHING! If he gets hold of new software, he teaches himself- full stop! Now learn by doing might have risks, but it is not spoon feeding. It also demands that the software be to a degree intuitive- which many would say Templot cannot be without a level of basic documentation. Speaking as one who has tried to show others how Templot works (partially sighted leading the blind!) I do see how difficult it is to get your head round from scratch. The most experienced user of Templot I know, only last night showed me a pile of stuff which I did not know existed- that, after 8 years of using it! And he adamantly sticks to 0.7 because of the challenges of getting his head round Templot 2 which is fired up only when essential! That same experienced user confessed to me he had spent years shoving timbers on EM gauge Diamonds before discovering "Timber as Model ...
15. Web design blues
... . Basically this seems to involve: Having very long text descriptions of pictures for those using audio browsers; Hi Dave, I have every sympathy with the visually-impaired, but I'm puzzled by what would be achieved by providing greater disability access to the Templot web site than is available in the program itself. The program can't display an audio version of the workpad, so there seems little point in having a tutorial screenshot image which attempts to do so. I used to work in a Government department alongside someone who had been blind from birth yet managed to acquire a degree in maths and hold down a full-time job providing second-line support to users of Microsoft Office. It was quite amazing to watch him at work with no VDU or mouse, just a headset (phone in one ear, screen reader output in the other) and a keyboard; needless to say his knowledge of key stroke combinations was encyclopaedic! His greatest annoyance on the internet was an image with no description at all or the equally useless default of "{ short ...
... topic: 1865 Connecting two points posted: 6 Mar 2012 00:13 from: julia I might be being blind here and not spotting an obvious way of doing this, but: I have a curved turnout (1 :10 700mm inner radius), with a length of curved track (700mm radius), and then on the other end another curved turnout the same. Is there any way to simply connect the two exits from the turnouts to create a smooth curve between the two? I am also failing to find an obvious way to move the peg from one end of a turnout/length of track to the other end. What am I missing? [Edit: Scratch that, found this bit, connection question still stands] Sorry if this is a really obvious question. Thanks J Last edited on 6 Mar 2012 00:17 by julia posted: 6 Mar 2012 02:18 from: Martin Wynne julia wrote: I have a curved turnout (1 :10 700mm inner radius), with a length of curved track ...
17. Kingsbere
... crossing -- see the Castle Cary pic in this topic: topic 179 regards, Martin. posted: 27 Jan 2012 21:23 from: Tony W Hi Arthur. As the reply from Martin and the link explains, it is largely a matter of definition and who is defining it. It is often a source of confusion. As explained, in appearance they can be the same if only a single switch blade is used as trap point ranging up to a complete turnout leading into a sand drag or a short "blind siding". What was used in any given situation varied according to company practice and over time. Single bladed traps seem to have been favoured in cramped situations and were sometimes incorporated into the last turnout before leaving a goods yard if space was tight. There was so much variation that it would be difficult to say you were wrong which ever variant you choose. Tony. Parts of Templot Club may not function unless you enable JavaScript (also called Active Scripting) in your browser. Templot Club> Forums> Share and ...
... //apcmag.com/how_to_dualboot_vista_with_xp __stepbystep_guide_with_screenshot s.htm Regards Elliott Fareham posted: 25 Apr 2008 03:50 from: Martin Wynne Brian Tulley wrote: Thanks for the reply; I haven't tried it yet (still awaiting delivery). I was going by the following posting: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/templot/message/9412 But if Templot runs ok with Vista then it's problem solved Hi Brian, The full topic is here: topic 173 My problem is that I don't have a copy of Vista, so I'm advising blind. I don't know of any reason why Templot shouldn't work on Vista, and there are numerous reports saying Templot is working fine on Vista. But also a few saying there were problems, although no coherent specifics. If you are buying a new computer with Vista, and just follow through the usual Templot install without trying to change anything, I'm confident that all will be fine. Templot is a single executable file which keeps itself to itself. If you have problems with that, I shudder to think what problems you ...
19. Pug version 091c
... partial templates you do need to see them. Note that if the labels are in the way, there is a function to arrange them all in neat rows or columns in a blank are of the pad (and those positions will be saved). See: http://www.templot.com/martweb/pug_info_2.htm Scroll down to "background template name labels" and click the info icon. regards, Martin. posted: 13 Feb 2008 18:01 from: Gordon S Thanks for the reply Martin. I must have been blind because I never saw the file name...sure you didn't add it to the latest update? The pad names issue was a like to have, rather than a must have. No problem using the end key....(now I've found it!) posted: 4 Mar 2008 04:09 from: NGT_Models Martin, You know..., what would be great is a way to save an individual's settings as default. I like the dark grey screen with my own colour sleepers and ...
... child forms showing and not worry about accelerator conflicts. The actual functionality can be achieved by capturing keypresses on the parent, with a lot of iffing about which child forms are currently showing. er... yes. I THINK I understand this bit. It doesn't sound too disastrous. If I have understood it correctly, the parent is responsible for processing the accelerator keys of the children, yes? When you say" ... a lot of iffing..." I assume you don't mean "iffing and blinding!". I just wondered what the 'Sender' parameter would contain. Is that a way to determine which child triggered the event (Sender.name), or does it always refer to the parent? Anyway, still a good step forward (AND a teeny bit of Windows dependency avoided). Cheers, graeme posted: 2 Dec 2019 16:13 from: Martin Wynne Graeme wrote: er... yes. I THINK I understand this bit. It doesn't sound too disastrous. If I have understood it correctly ...
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