Hi,
I just received Jim Bartz's DVD on routing signs. In it he uses a
drawing program that allows multiple fonts, large size work to be printed
out on a homeprinter in tile mode to be later taped together in order to
transfer pattern to wood.
I only have MS paint which doesn't seem to let me do that type of
designing. What programs are available that you use?
Thanks,
Barry
"Lee Michaels" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"Lew Hodgett" wrote
>> SFWIW, it is my understanding the ONLY place to safely get an Active X
>> update is the MicroSoft web site.
>>
>That is downright neighborly of them. They provide a safe environment to
>download the very thing that many hackers load their malware onto.
Ain't it, though. Firefox is far more resistant to that kind of thing than IE.
www.firefox.com. It's the only browser I've used for years.
-- Doug
"spaco" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I just googled Jim Bartz and routing. The site I picked said I had to load
>an "active X object" to play the video. When I did that, my whole computer
>went crazy. It even changed my wallpaper to a wallpaper that says I
>have spyware threats and to "click here".
>
> Pete Stanaitis
> --------------------
Pete,
It sounds like you have a case of Ultimate Cleaner - I got it by loading an
"active X object", too. Stopzilla seems to have killed it (no affiliation
with them, just happy to have found something that works). Norton doesn't
seem to recognize Ultimate Cleaner.
Kerry
On Apr 7, 7:16=A0am, "Barry Kwasny" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi,
> =A0 =A0 I just received Jim Bartz's DVD on routing signs. =A0In it he uses=
a
> drawing program that allows multiple fonts, large size work to be printed
> out on a homeprinter in tile mode to be later taped together in order to
> transfer pattern to wood.
> =A0 =A0 I only have MS paint which doesn't seem to let me do that type of
> designing. =A0What programs are available that you use?
>
> =A0 =A0 Thanks,
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Barry
For vector-based drawings/fonts etc, I think Adobe Illustrator is the
cat's pajamas... but not free.
r
"Andy Dingley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:dcbc2343-ffd4-458a-81a3-88049bda2b72@x19g2000prg.googlegroups.com...
> On 7 Apr, 12:16, "Barry Kwasny" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > I only have MS paint which doesn't seem to let me do that type of
> > designing. What programs are available that you use?
>
> Inkscape. It's open source and free. It also works with SVG, a vector
> format rather than a bitmap. This is useful for re-sizable things,
> like router control.
>
> You can also use the equally free and open source Gimp as a substitute
> for MS Paint as a bitmap editor. However I quite like Inkscape, but
> couldn't claim the same of The Gimp.
>
> Both of these run under Linux (try Ubuntu), but also run fine under
> Windows.
>
>
> Google's Sketchup is worth a look too.
Almost any program that allows you to design what you want on the screen
will allow you to size your project larger than 8 1/2 X 11 and when you send
it to your printer, the printer software will allow you to print it in multi
page format so that you can re-assemble it and tape it to your lumber. I
used MS Word and created a sign in the largest possible font size, then
printed it out and made the sign. In fact, my printer software let me make
it even bigger than it was in MS Word so I was able to make an even bigger
sign this way. Graphics programs and photo programs will also let you do
this. It just takes some experimenting to see what is possible with the
program that you have.
Charley
"Lew Hodgett" wrote
> "spaco" wrote:
>
>>I just googled Jim Bartz and routing. The site I picked said I had to
>>load an "active X object" to play the video. When I did that, my whole
>>computer went crazy. It even changed my wallpaper to a wallpaper that
>>says I have spyware threats and to "click here".
>
> SFWIW, it is my understanding the ONLY place to safely get an Active X
> update is the MicroSoft web site.
>
That is downright neighborly of them. They provide a safe environment to
download the very thing that many hackers load their malware onto.
I just googled Jim Bartz and routing. The site I picked said I had to
load an "active X object" to play the video. When I did that, my whole
computer went crazy. It even changed my wallpaper to a wallpaper
that says I have spyware threats and to "click here".
Pete Stanaitis
--------------------
Barry Kwasny wrote:
> Hi,
> I just received Jim Bartz's DVD on routing signs. In it he uses a
> drawing program that allows multiple fonts, large size work to be printed
> out on a homeprinter in tile mode to be later taped together in order to
> transfer pattern to wood.
> I only have MS paint which doesn't seem to let me do that type of
> designing. What programs are available that you use?
>
> Thanks,
> Barry
>
>
"spaco" wrote:
>I just googled Jim Bartz and routing. The site I picked said I had
>to load an "active X object" to play the video. When I did that, my
>whole computer went crazy. It even changed my wallpaper to a
>wallpaper that says I have spyware threats and to "click here".
SFWIW, it is my understanding the ONLY place to safely get an Active X
update is the MicroSoft web site.
Lew
On Apr 7, 6:16=A0am, "Barry Kwasny" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi,
> =A0 =A0 I just received Jim Bartz's DVD on routing signs. =A0In it he uses=
a
> drawing program that allows multiple fonts, large size work to be printed
> out on a homeprinter in tile mode to be later taped together in order to
> transfer pattern to wood.
> =A0 =A0 I only have MS paint which doesn't seem to let me do that type of
> designing. =A0What programs are available that you use?
>
> =A0 =A0 Thanks,
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Barry
Hi Barry,
I use corel draw for all my drawing and artwork projects. It allows
for multiplr fonts and sizes.
Randy
http://nokeswoodworks.com
On 7 Apr, 12:16, "Barry Kwasny" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I only have MS paint which doesn't seem to let me do that type of
> designing. What programs are available that you use?
Inkscape. It's open source and free. It also works with SVG, a vector
format rather than a bitmap. This is useful for re-sizable things,
like router control.
You can also use the equally free and open source Gimp as a substitute
for MS Paint as a bitmap editor. However I quite like Inkscape, but
couldn't claim the same of The Gimp.
Both of these run under Linux (try Ubuntu), but also run fine under
Windows.
Google's Sketchup is worth a look too.