Comments on: When you have an itch to scratch…. http://lydgate.org/blogs/?p=17 KDE, UserBase and KDE users Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:03:45 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: annew http://lydgate.org/blogs/?p=17&cpage=1#comment-6770 annew Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:26:15 +0000 http://lydgate.org/blogs/?p=17#comment-6770 We combined examining free designs and 'writing a design' that would use every known colour code in order, so that we could check accuracy. We did find that there are discrepancies between suppliers in colour definitions, but for the most part it worked well. We combined examining free designs and ‘writing a design’ that would use every known colour code in order, so that we could check accuracy. We did find that there are discrepancies between suppliers in colour definitions, but for the most part it worked well.

]]> By: Matthias http://lydgate.org/blogs/?p=17&cpage=1#comment-6710 Matthias Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:01:52 +0000 http://lydgate.org/blogs/?p=17#comment-6710 JEF files don't hold a bitmap representation, you have to process all stitches to draw an image. The easiest way to learn the color codes is to load free designs to a Janome embroidery machine and check the thread colors. BTDT: I think the mentioned Mac OS X Quick Look plugin was my "JEFview" (the name is just coincidence, purple-boddy), now followed by StitchBuddy as an embroidery editor, Quick Look and Spotlight plugin for Mac OS X. JEF files don’t hold a bitmap representation, you have to process all stitches to draw an image. The easiest way to learn the color codes is to load free designs to a Janome embroidery machine and check the thread colors. BTDT: I think the mentioned Mac OS X Quick Look plugin was my “JEFview” (the name is just coincidence, purple-boddy), now followed by StitchBuddy as an embroidery editor, Quick Look and Spotlight plugin for Mac OS X.

]]> By: annew http://lydgate.org/blogs/?p=17&cpage=1#comment-5974 annew Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:45:59 +0000 http://lydgate.org/blogs/?p=17#comment-5974 @purple-bobby - You are quite right that patterns normally start at the centre, then travel, in a few stitches, or a direct shift, to the start of the pattern proper. If you send me your email address I will send you a couple of files that will help with colour identification. @purple-bobby – You are quite right that patterns normally start at the centre, then travel, in a few stitches, or a direct shift, to the start of the pattern proper. If you send me your email address I will send you a couple of files that will help with colour identification.

]]> By: David Boddie http://lydgate.org/blogs/?p=17&cpage=1#comment-5889 David Boddie Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:49:13 +0000 http://lydgate.org/blogs/?p=17#comment-5889 Nice work, purple-bobby! You figured out some of the fields that I didn't, and presumably vice versa. I can't believe I didn't see that there's plain text date and time information in the header! The colours don't really seem to be standardised. I made some guesses based on the text files supplied with many patterns, but also found some useful information on the site Anne referenced, probably in the tutorials on there that include example files and colour charts. There may also have been some useful information on the Janome site - I don't remember. I'll update my code with the information you provided. Maybe we're close enough to be able to create files that can be used by a machine. Nice work, purple-bobby! You figured out some of the fields that I didn’t, and presumably vice versa. I can’t believe I didn’t see that there’s plain text date and time information in the header!

The colours don’t really seem to be standardised. I made some guesses based on the text files supplied with many patterns, but also found some useful information on the site Anne referenced, probably in the tutorials on there that include example files and colour charts. There may also have been some useful information on the Janome site – I don’t remember.

I’ll update my code with the information you provided. Maybe we’re close enough to be able to create files that can be used by a machine.

]]> By: annew http://lydgate.org/blogs/?p=17&cpage=1#comment-5886 annew Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:50:56 +0000 http://lydgate.org/blogs/?p=17#comment-5886 Apologies to all. First family problems, then my ISP migrating servers, mean that I didn't check my WordPress files early enough. In the hoo-hah I forgot that I would need to approve comments. Your help and suggestions are greatly appreciated. Apologies to all. First family problems, then my ISP migrating servers, mean that I didn’t check my WordPress files early enough. In the hoo-hah I forgot that I would need to approve comments. Your help and suggestions are greatly appreciated.

]]> By: annew http://lydgate.org/blogs/?p=17&cpage=1#comment-5885 annew Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:48:50 +0000 http://lydgate.org/blogs/?p=17#comment-5885 There are quite a lot of distinct colours in the range, but for this purpose that isn't really an issue. You probably need quite a limited range, since you are only intending giving an impression. Dark red and light red, for instance. The idea is to be able to simply browse to pick out a pattern to look at in detail. That part would be in the proprietary software - defining the exact colours, as well as stitch formation. Does that help? There are quite a lot of distinct colours in the range, but for this purpose that isn’t really an issue. You probably need quite a limited range, since you are only intending giving an impression. Dark red and light red, for instance. The idea is to be able to simply browse to pick out a pattern to look at in detail. That part would be in the proprietary software – defining the exact colours, as well as stitch formation. Does that help?

]]> By: annew http://lydgate.org/blogs/?p=17&cpage=1#comment-5884 annew Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:45:30 +0000 http://lydgate.org/blogs/?p=17#comment-5884 That could come in useful if we ever manage to get this off the ground - it opens up possibilities for converting to other formats, making the proposed solution useful to a wider audience. That could come in useful if we ever manage to get this off the ground – it opens up possibilities for converting to other formats, making the proposed solution useful to a wider audience.

]]> By: purple-bobby http://lydgate.org/blogs/?p=17&cpage=1#comment-5265 purple-bobby Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:12:47 +0000 http://lydgate.org/blogs/?p=17#comment-5265 Is something up with the comments - they don't show in FireFox - or is something wrong with FireFox? Here is some starter information for someone to program a previewer http://purple-bobby.co.uk/JEFView/ Is something up with the comments – they don’t show in FireFox – or is something wrong with FireFox?
Here is some starter information for someone to program a previewer http://purple-bobby.co.uk/JEFView/

]]> By: purple-bobby http://lydgate.org/blogs/?p=17&cpage=1#comment-5261 purple-bobby Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:13:34 +0000 http://lydgate.org/blogs/?p=17#comment-5261 Here is some starter information for someone to program a previewer http://purple-bobby.co.uk/JEFView/ Here is some starter information for someone to program a previewer http://purple-bobby.co.uk/JEFView/

]]> By: Carlinux Burgos http://lydgate.org/blogs/?p=17&cpage=1#comment-5167 Carlinux Burgos Sun, 12 Jul 2009 09:56:09 +0000 http://lydgate.org/blogs/?p=17#comment-5167 Sorry for this not being a useful response. Your entry makes me feel that we must return back to free the beginnings: Something like the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacquard_loom" rel="nofollow">Jacqward loom</a>, when we have it done, then computers will be entirely free! :-) Sorry for this not being a useful response. Your entry makes me feel that we must return back to free the beginnings: Something like the Jacqward loom, when we have it done, then computers will be entirely free! :-)

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