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Warrior
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written Monday, May 16 2005 21:40
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The artist has returned, I'm sort of announcing a project of mine that some of you might be interesting, I'm finally going to flesh out one of my story worlds in a larger, more grandious sense. I'm going to attempt to write up the basic source material for a pen and paper RPG :D If you need some reference to my writing and artwork, look at http://ezrah.deviantart.com, and http://www.furnation.com/littleheaven [if its still up.. furnation appears to have died... again -.-]. The source documents I have completed partially and fully are here.. http://ezrah.port5.com/MoA/ Tell me what you think. -------------------- If everyone would just forgive someone else, so much pain would be taken off of all of our shoulders... but as tenderness is a virtue it is also a failing, any who would do such a thing usually fall to those who wouldn't. - Ezrah Posts: 50 | Registered: Thursday, April 15 2004 07:00 |
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Shake Before Using
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written Monday, May 16 2005 22:17
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I think that no one actually uses WordPerfect, so you should put your documents in a format more of us are capable of actually reading. >_> Posts: 3234 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Tuesday, May 17 2005 00:38
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Stories published online are basically acceptable in two different formats. txt, and html. Word documents (or any other more obscure/complex file type) is not only unreadable to many, but may also be unsafe. Besides, the formatting can make them insanely large. -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperment, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Master
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written Tuesday, May 17 2005 16:25
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I use Word Perfect, but I'd actually rather have MS Word because then I'd be actually compatable with the computers at school so then I can print my reports using their ink. :P But yeah, if you want your story to be formatted beyond what you could get from a .txt file, .wpd would seem pretty safe too, wouldn't it? After all, most all computers not have WordPad. -------------------- -ben4808 For those who love to spam: CSM Forums RIFQ Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00 |
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Shake Before Using
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written Tuesday, May 17 2005 16:50
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.wpd files are not opened by WordPad. Posts: 3234 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Wednesday, May 18 2005 03:42
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A fun fact: Word perfect can save files in various formats, including MS word document. It can't read MS word documents though (at least my version doesn't), but then there are formats wich both can read and write, such RTF. -------------------- Somebody PLEASE turn the heat on. Posts: 617 | Registered: Tuesday, April 13 2004 07:00 |
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Post Navel Trauma ^_^
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written Wednesday, May 18 2005 04:53
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If for some reason plain text isn't adequate, you can use rtf. Just about everyone can read that. And if you need something more complicated, try PDFs. -------------------- Barcoorah: I even did it to a big dorset ram. desperance.net - Don't follow this link Posts: 1798 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
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By Committee
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written Wednesday, May 18 2005 05:15
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Don't you need Acrobat to create PDFs? That would cost a pretty penny to those (three) of us who don't have a pirated version. Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Wednesday, May 18 2005 05:27
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No, if I remember correctly there are freeware programs that can make PDFs as well. They don't offer the same functionality or editing tools, though. -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperment, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Wednesday, May 18 2005 07:09
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My IMac came with Acrobat Reader and Preview for reading PDFs. There are freeware versions of these programs, which mine likely are. -------------------- Nena Posts: 2032 | Registered: Wednesday, January 26 2005 08:00 |
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By Committee
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written Wednesday, May 18 2005 08:29
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Yes - Acrobat Reader and Preview are free; but Acrobat itself is not, and is necessary (or, as pointed out above, some other utility) to create PDFs. EDIT: I don't really mean to be picky, Dolphin. It may just be from jealousy stemming from you surpassing my post count so quickly! :) [ Wednesday, May 18, 2005 08:53: Message edited by: Andrew Miller ] Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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Master
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written Wednesday, May 18 2005 17:16
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I have no desire to make PDFs. Reading them can be important, and that software is free. -------------------- -ben4808 For those who love to spam: CSM Forums RIFQ Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00 |
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written Wednesday, May 18 2005 22:53
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Some free image editing programs can create and edit PDFs for you, but the file sizes tend to be obscene, even compared to regular Acrobat-created PDFs. -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Wednesday, May 18 2005 22:56
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What are the advantages of PDFs anyway? They are more difficult to make/change, what else? Disadvantages: expensive/difficult to change, huge filesize. -------------------- I'm tired of the strain and the pain ___ ___ ___ I feel the same, I feel nothing Nothing is important to me ___ ___ ___ ___ __ And nobody nowhere understands anything About me and all my dreams lost at sea ___ __ But we’re not the same, we’re different tonight We’ll make things right, we’ll feel it all tonight _ The indescribable moments of your life tonight The impossible is possible tonight ___ ____ ___ Believe in me as I believe in you, tonight Go All Blacks xtraMSN Rugby _ MuggleNet Posts: 1112 | Registered: Friday, July 19 2002 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Wednesday, May 18 2005 22:59
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Well, they look better I suppose. But thats always a bad excuse. -------------------- Somebody PLEASE turn the heat on. Posts: 617 | Registered: Tuesday, April 13 2004 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Wednesday, May 18 2005 23:04
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What do you mean "look better"? It's not like an image in Acrobat looks better than in Staroffice. And the text is just text, isn't it? Another advantage: bookmarks. But this isn't so great -------------------- I'm tired of the strain and the pain ___ ___ ___ I feel the same, I feel nothing Nothing is important to me ___ ___ ___ ___ __ And nobody nowhere understands anything About me and all my dreams lost at sea ___ __ But we’re not the same, we’re different tonight We’ll make things right, we’ll feel it all tonight _ The indescribable moments of your life tonight The impossible is possible tonight ___ ____ ___ Believe in me as I believe in you, tonight Go All Blacks xtraMSN Rugby _ MuggleNet Posts: 1112 | Registered: Friday, July 19 2002 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Wednesday, May 18 2005 23:15
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PDFs can handle pictures and non-standard fonts and everything pretty well. They seem to work well for a lot of the physics/math/astronomy papers/lectures I look at. Looking at that kind of stuff in other formats (at least the ones not made for scientific stuff) can be problematic. Though I don't know what kind of advantage that is to normal writing! [ Wednesday, May 18, 2005 23:16: Message edited by: cfgauss ] -------------------- I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation. - George Bernard Shaw Posts: 103 | Registered: Sunday, June 20 2004 07:00 |
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written Wednesday, May 18 2005 23:29
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The advantage of a PDF is that it will look exactly the same on any computer, and print exactly the way it looks. Word processors can subtly mess up documents, especially when printed, depending on page size, margin settings and the like. PDF is therefore a good format for documents designed to be printed. -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Wednesday, May 18 2005 23:37
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So it contains all the material, including the font used etc. Oh, ok, that's why it's bigger then. -------------------- I'm tired of the strain and the pain ___ ___ ___ I feel the same, I feel nothing Nothing is important to me ___ ___ ___ ___ __ And nobody nowhere understands anything About me and all my dreams lost at sea ___ __ But we’re not the same, we’re different tonight We’ll make things right, we’ll feel it all tonight _ The indescribable moments of your life tonight The impossible is possible tonight ___ ____ ___ Believe in me as I believe in you, tonight Go All Blacks xtraMSN Rugby _ MuggleNet Posts: 1112 | Registered: Friday, July 19 2002 07:00 |
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Master
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written Thursday, May 19 2005 11:23
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Yeah, PDF's are good for printing, say, a book, but for conventional uses, it's not worth learning to create PDFs and then buying software if you can just use a word processor. -------------------- -ben4808 For those who love to spam: CSM Forums RIFQ Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00 |
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By Committee
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written Thursday, May 19 2005 11:40
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PDFs are very useful for business purposes because they can essentially be made unalterable. This is especially important for law documents. Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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Master
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written Thursday, May 19 2005 14:33
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Yes, I agree. PDFs are very useful when the situation requires a good preformatted document. I just said it's not ideal for conventional uses. -------------------- -ben4808 For those who love to spam: CSM Forums RIFQ Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Friday, May 20 2005 00:11
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You don't have to actually buy software to make PDFs. The program I use to write math and physics papers (ok, homework, when I feel like using it) is called LaTeX, which is free, and it can compile (yes... compile) documents you type into PDF format. Though there's probably something better that can do it for free for non-technical writing! -------------------- I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation. - George Bernard Shaw Posts: 103 | Registered: Sunday, June 20 2004 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Friday, May 20 2005 00:54
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quote:Conventional use requires a good pre-formatted document more often than one might think. And it never hurts, at least compared to .doc or the mac equivalent, which can be read only with the same program, or .txt, which has no formatting. -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperment, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Friday, May 20 2005 13:21
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Any mac running OS X can make PDF files from any program; you can simply choose to print to a file. This means that if you know exactly how something will look printed, you can have it appear that way on any other computer by sharing the PDF file. I use this a lot when I need to email someone a document and I'm not sure if they have the typefaces I'm using. -------------------- 5.0.1.0.0.0.0.1.0... Posts: 508 | Registered: Thursday, May 29 2003 07:00 |
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