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Re: Converted Tracks: New Programs

4 posts by 3 people · 25 Mar 2000 - 27 Mar 2000 02:28 UTC

don hodgdon 25 Mar 2000#283706
Bruce, they look great! Thanks... -- don "Getting hit by a meteorite is an accident... everything else is driver-error." "Bruce Kennewell" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Okay....here they are: > > http://www2.tpg.com.au/users/brucek/hmrc/index.htm > > Thanks for the help, Jan and Ian. > > -- > Regards, > Bruce Kennewell, > Canberra, Australia. > --------------------------- > > Bruce Kennewell <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:38dd8016$[email hidden]... > > Thanks Jan....as soon as I fix the pallette I'll pop them onto a web site > > where they can be accessed and drop a note in this thread. > > > > -- > > Regards, > > Bruce Kennewell, > > Canberra, Australia. > > --------------------------- > > > > Jan Verschueren <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:WtcD4.32056$[email hidden]... > > > Can't help you with the palette, but as for the files. > > > > > > 1) Upload them to your webspace as per usual (like you do pages and > > > pictures). > > > > > > 2) link to them as you would to a page. Here's a tag from our company's > > > website: > > > > > > <a href="binaries\databank.zip">RatoDB</a> > > > > > > Works fine. If you want to link from a post just put something like > > this: > > > > > > http://www.yourdomain.com/brucek/covers.zip (<--- not a real link!!). > > > > > > It's all automatic nowadays, old boy. ;-)) > > > > > > Jan. > > > =--- > > > Bruce Kennewell <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > news:38dd4c49$[email hidden]... > > > > HELP! > > > > I've created a replacement page0.pbf (front cover) for both the Laguna > > > Seca > > > > and Riverside tracks. > > > > These are from scans of old programs; unfortunately they relate to > > > > sports-car races but they are, at least, in period! > > > > However, I have two questions, folks...... > > > > > > > > (1) How do I make each zip file (about 80Kb each) downloadable on my > web > > > > address? > > > > > > > > <snip>. > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > -- > > > > Regards, > > > > Bruce Kennewell, > > > > Canberra, Australia. > > > > --------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
Ian Wright 25 Mar 2000#283869
Unless I'm very much mistaken you should go here http://members.aol.com/winmip/index.html and download a v. small utility called GPLBatch, which sorts out the colours for PBF files. Ian > (2) When converting the .BMP to .PBF, the colours change! Any idea whatI'm > doing wrong? Is there a step or two that should be checking in PSP-6when > I save the BMP? (It IS being saved as a 24-bit image and the width xheight > are spot-on....it's just the palette that is odd).
Bruce Kennewell 26 Mar 2000 18:11 UTC#283742
Another prince among men, Ian! Thank you....I'll report back.............. -- Regards, Bruce Kennewell, Canberra, Australia. --------------------------- Ian Wright <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Unless I'm very much mistaken you should go here > http://members.aol.com/winmip/index.html > and download a v. small utility called GPLBatch, which sorts out the > colours for PBF files. > > Ian > > > (2) When converting the .BMP to .PBF, the colours change! Any idea what > I'm > > doing wrong? Is there a step or two that should be checking in PSP-6 > when > > I save the BMP? (It IS being saved as a 24-bit image and the width x > height > > are spot-on....it's just the palette that is odd). > > >
Bruce Kennewell 27 Mar 2000 02:28 UTC#283671
Most welcome, Don. Did you get the Indy one also? I popped it up there about an hour after the first two. -- Regards, Bruce Kennewell, Canberra, Australia. --------------------------- don hodgdon <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8bk62k$2sg$[email hidden]... > Bruce, they look great! Thanks... > > -- > don > > "Getting hit by a meteorite is an accident... > everything else is driver-error." > > > "Bruce Kennewell" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > Okay....here they are: > > > > http://www2.tpg.com.au/users/brucek/hmrc/index.htm > > > > Thanks for the help, Jan and Ian. > > > > -- > > Regards, > > Bruce Kennewell, > > Canberra, Australia. > > --------------------------- > > > > Bruce Kennewell <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:38dd8016$[email hidden]... > > > Thanks Jan....as soon as I fix the pallette I'll pop them onto a web > site > > > where they can be accessed and drop a note in this thread. > > > > > > -- > > > Regards, > > > Bruce Kennewell, > > > Canberra, Australia. > > > --------------------------- > > > > > > Jan Verschueren <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > news:WtcD4.32056$[email hidden]... > > > > Can't help you with the palette, but as for the files. > > > > > > > > 1) Upload them to your webspace as per usual (like you do pages and > > > > pictures). > > > > > > > > 2) link to them as you would to a page. Here's a tag from our > company's > > > > website: > > > > > > > > <a href="binaries\databank.zip">RatoDB</a> > > > > > > > > Works fine. If you want to link from a post just put something like > > > this: > > > > > > > > http://www.yourdomain.com/brucek/covers.zip (<--- not a real > link!!). > > > > > > > > It's all automatic nowadays, old boy. ;-)) > > > > > > > > Jan. > > > > =--- > > > > Bruce Kennewell <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > > news:38dd4c49$[email hidden]... > > > > > HELP! > > > > > I've created a replacement page0.pbf (front cover) for both the > Laguna > > > > Seca > > > > > and Riverside tracks. > > > > > These are from scans of old programs; unfortunately they relate to > > > > > sports-car races but they are, at least, in period! > > > > > However, I have two questions, folks...... > > > > > > > > > > (1) How do I make each zip file (about 80Kb each) downloadable on my > > web > > > > > address? > > > > > > > > > > <snip>. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > > -- > > > > > Regards, > > > > > Bruce Kennewell, > > > > > Canberra, Australia. > > > > > --------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

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