Alex Maetzing's Map program

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#1

Sorry to answer at the top, am on little PDA and cannot even snip text in replies.

Alex's program cannot generate a map to send - though you seem to have found a great workaround. The concept was that everyone on the team _would_ run the program, so that a co-ordinator just had to send round the data files.

I've always encouraged all to use the prog, but send round a paste of the pops report for those who can't or don't want to use it.

I haven't been able to contact Alex for a couple of years now, so I'm afraid that unless someone else can, the source code is not available.

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Subject: Re: [mepbmlist] Alex Maetzing's Map program
Sender: Jason Bennett <jasonab@acm.org>
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 23:35:45 +0100

Laurence G. Tilley wrote:

I use the program all the time, as do many team mates. But I haven't
used it to print a paper map if that's what you mean. I do know that
it only prints on a postscript printer, and remember in the very old
days that Alex sent me some on paper. They were A4 sheets, each
covering a zone e.g. the whole of Eriador.

Sorry if I wasn't clear.

What I want the program to give me is a map like the GIF maps on Harly's
site: the nice color ones with the boundaries. I know Alex's program
can't do that exactly.

I don't want to print it, I just want a file I can upload to my team so
they don't need the program if they don't want it. Right now, the only
output I can get is a bitmap (to printer, not to file), or a postscript
file. I have Ghostview to convert the PS file, but since the PS file
starts as two pages, and they have overlapping hexes, it's hard to
generate one image from that.

The best I've found is to generate a PDF from the PS with reversed pages
(so the west is page 1, not page 2), then view the PDF in Acrobat
sideways with both pages on the screen. Not the easiest.

I don't suppose there's any way to get the source code?

      jason

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#2

The other added information on the map makes that worth while.. If one
person wants the daunting challenge of doing the map for his team he can
figure 2-4 hrs a turn reviewing and organizing information. Each person
can do their nations and send it to designated person to put it all
together. You only need to send a few text files each turn to everyone
on the team.

I guess if you have the full verson of Acrobat you could edit the PDF
maps from the Middle Earth web sight but that would take longer.

"Laurence G. Tilley" wrote:

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Sorry to answer at the top, am on little PDA and cannot even snip text in replies.

Alex's program cannot generate a map to send - though you seem to have found a great workaround. The concept was that everyone on the team _would_ run the program, so that a co-ordinator just had to send round the data files.

I've always encouraged all to use the prog, but send round a paste of the pops report for those who can't or don't want to use it.

I haven't been able to contact Alex for a couple of years now, so I'm afraid that unless someone else can, the source code is not available.

_____________Original message ____________
Subject: Re: [mepbmlist] Alex Maetzing's Map program
Sender: Jason Bennett <jasonab@acm.org>
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 23:35:45 +0100

Laurence G. Tilley wrote:

> I use the program all the time, as do many team mates. But I haven't
> used it to print a paper map if that's what you mean. I do know that
> it only prints on a postscript printer, and remember in the very old
> days that Alex sent me some on paper. They were A4 sheets, each
> covering a zone e.g. the whole of Eriador.

Sorry if I wasn't clear.

What I want the program to give me is a map like the GIF maps on Harly's
site: the nice color ones with the boundaries. I know Alex's program
can't do that exactly.

I don't want to print it, I just want a file I can upload to my team so
they don't need the program if they don't want it. Right now, the only
output I can get is a bitmap (to printer, not to file), or a postscript
file. I have Ghostview to convert the PS file, but since the PS file
starts as two pages, and they have overlapping hexes, it's hard to
generate one image from that.

The best I've found is to generate a PDF from the PS with reversed pages
(so the west is page 1, not page 2), then view the PDF in Acrobat
sideways with both pages on the screen. Not the easiest.

I don't suppose there's any way to get the source code?

                        jason

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#3

kurgan wrote:

The other added information on the map makes that worth while.. If one
person wants the daunting challenge of doing the map for his team he can
figure 2-4 hrs a turn reviewing and organizing information. Each person
can do their nations and send it to designated person to put it all
together. You only need to send a few text files each turn to everyone
on the team.

I'm happy when players upload their PDF. I'm not gambling on getting a full text file. :wink:

      jason

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#4

Laurence G. Tilley wrote:

Sorry to answer at the top, am on little PDA and cannot even snip text in replies.

No problem, glad for an authoritative answer.

Alex's program cannot generate a map to send - though you seem to have found a great workaround. The concept was that everyone on the team _would_ run the program, so that a co-ordinator just had to send round the data files.

Ah, gotcha.

I haven't been able to contact Alex for a couple of years now, so I'm afraid that unless someone else can, the source code is not available.

Thanks for letting me know.

      jason

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#5

Where might I find Alex Maetzing's Map program?

Mike Mulka

#6

Urzahil wrote:

Where might I find Alex Maetzing's Map program?

Check Bobbin's site under links.

    jason

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#7

--- In mepbmlist@y..., kurgan <kurgan@o...> wrote:

I guess if you have the full verson of Acrobat you could edit
the PDF maps from the Middle Earth web sight but that would
take longer.

You'd need Adobe Illustrator to do so. The full version of Acrobat
really only lets you manipulate text.

Øystein