Article Writing

Re: HTML5, embedded SVG, or other vector graphic in article submissions.

23-Apr-15 3:39

sbarnes wrote:
Just muddling your way through is what I was worried about. Since you've done this a few times, maybe I'll find a sample article with good diagram muddling

Wow - do you really need to be so rude?

I use PNG daily and I can assure you that PNG can store information in vector format.

I have asked you a couple of times to either explain what you need so I can answer more specifically, or to send us what you have and we'll do whatever we need to do to get your article posted.

I don't understand where the attitude is coming from. We're trying to help. Tell me specifically what you are trying to do, what's blocking you, and I can help. I'm not muddling through, I'm not making stuff up, and I have been doing this for a long, long time. I can help if you want help.

cheers

Chris Maunder

Pete O'Hanlon23-Apr-15 4:13

Re: HTML5, embedded SVG, or other vector graphic in article submissions.

23-Apr-15 4:13

Chris Maunder wrote:
I can assure you that PNG can store information in vector format

Ah, so you use Fireworks as well. Wonderful product. And yes, I can also confirm that it stores vector information perfectly well.

Chris Maunder23-Apr-15 4:24

Re: HTML5, embedded SVG, or other vector graphic in article submissions.

23-Apr-15 4:24

Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
so you use Fireworks as well

Guilty as charged.

The truly sad part is that I much prefer FW3 to the latest versions. FW went the way of so many other products and just become more cluttered with features that got in the way.

cheers

Chris Maunder

Pete O'Hanlon23-Apr-15 4:41

Re: HTML5, embedded SVG, or other vector graphic in article submissions.

23-Apr-15 4:41

FW4 was my favourite version - it came with direct XAML support.

Chris Maunder23-Apr-15 14:42

Re: HTML5, embedded SVG, or other vector graphic in article submissions.

23-Apr-15 14:42

You realise how old this makes us sound?

cheers

Chris Maunder

Pete O'Hanlon23-Apr-15 22:23

Re: HTML5, embedded SVG, or other vector graphic in article submissions.

23-Apr-15 22:23

We're like a fine wine. We got better with age. I'd rather mature like a fine wine than be a mature fine whiner.

Chris Maunder24-Apr-15 13:46

Re: HTML5, embedded SVG, or other vector graphic in article submissions.

24-Apr-15 13:46

I'm maturing like a slightly dodgy plonk.

cheers

Chris Maunder

sbarnes23-Apr-15 19:49

sbarnes

23-Apr-15 19:49

Sure thing, Chris. Point us all to an example of your PNGs on the web. We'll view source and see what your circles, or rectangles, or polylines are made of.

Re: HTML5, embedded SVG, or other vector graphic in article submissions.

Pete O'Hanlon23-Apr-15 22:58

Re: HTML5, embedded SVG, or other vector graphic in article submissions.

23-Apr-15 22:58

Chris is talking about the fact that Macromedia Fireworks (long before Adobe ruined it) allowed you to store vector imagery inside PNGs. Fireworks was a vector editor that used PNGs as its native file format - and these would render straight to the web. Honestly, you are coming across as a petulant child here, trying to show up teacher. Perhaps, if you hung the attitude up for a bit, you would have seen that Chris was trying to help you. Now you're just coming across as a troll.

Chris Maunder24-Apr-15 13:41

http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/Uploads/1/Bob.png[^]

24-Apr-15 13:41

cheers

Chris Maunder

Re: HTML5, embedded SVG, or other vector graphic in article submissions.

Nelek20-Apr-15 13:45

Nelek

20-Apr-15 13:45

I think the point was not about what a vector image is or not. I think the point was about "powerpoint" as vector image editor. Big Grin | :-D

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Re: HTML5, embedded SVG, or other vector graphic in article submissions.

sbarnes23-Apr-15 20:06

sbarnes

23-Apr-15 20:06

Strangely, all further replies to this message seem to be blocked. I said:

Sure thing, Chris. Point us all to an example of your PNGs on the web. We'll view source and see what your circles, or rectangles, or polylines are made of.

About the replacement of code in articles

Menci Lucio15-Apr-15 6:22

Menci Lucio

15-Apr-15 6:22

Hi,

I published an article, and posted also its relative code. Someone said that this code was not readable. I downloaded the .zip file, corrected the wrong files, removed the old file from article, and uploaded the new one.
He says that this file still not readable. It could be because the uploaded files are to be moderated? I saw that in revision page the last revision is published two hours after my publication. But the post where Michael_Davies says is unreadable is wrote after four hours.
You can see that at this discussion.

I see the time wasn’t in my time-zone. Wich one is used? I’d like to know if he download after or before the pulication...

Thank you

Sean Ewington15-Apr-15 7:59

Sean Ewington

15-Apr-15 7:59

I can see that the only two files in there are dated today, which means they were uploaded today. Are the files you uploaded today the correct files?

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

Menci Lucio15-Apr-15 21:46

Menci Lucio

15-Apr-15 21:46

Yes, I changed only two files. The problem was about a not perfect compatibility between VS2012 and VS2010. The first one runs the Team Foundation engine only if marked in .sln file. The second one crashed because in .sln file wasn't marked but there was a reference in .vbproj file.

I opened the solution with VS2010 and saved again. Now all works perfectly. Thank you

Richard Deeming15-Apr-15 8:18

Richard Deeming

15-Apr-15 8:18

You might want to give this tool[^] a try. It completely removes the source control bindings from a project, in case you've missed anything.

I've posted a link in the discussion on your article as well. Smile | :)

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Menci Lucio15-Apr-15 21:48

Menci Lucio

15-Apr-15 21:48

Thank you

pointless blog-entry

Sascha Lefèvre14-Apr-15 4:55

14-Apr-15 4:55

This blog-entry: C# WinForm’s OpenFileDialog with MTAThread[^] is pointless. It's trying to solve a problem that doesn't exist because MTA-WinForms is BS to begin with. Misleading / bad advice.

Pete O'Hanlon14-Apr-15 5:13

14-Apr-15 5:13

So say that on the blog entry. I don't think your post belongs here.

This forum is intended for people who want to ask questions about articles, etc, that they have written. It's not a catchall forum for every article out there.

Sascha Lefèvre14-Apr-15 5:17

14-Apr-15 5:17

*cough* Re-How-such-content-is-getting-approved-continues[^] *cough*

My goal wasn't to inform the author because what should he change about it if it's completely pointless? My intention was to inspire someone to close that blog entry.

Richard MacCutchan14-Apr-15 5:34

Richard MacCutchan

14-Apr-15 5:34

If you don't give feedback then the authors will not learn what they may have done wrong.

Sascha Lefèvre14-Apr-15 5:58

14-Apr-15 5:58

I don't know how article moderation exactly works here -- my idea was that someone of you who can, removes the blog from public viewing and informs the author about the reason for that. However, I will now leave a message to the author. Where should I report back if he doesn't respond, if not in this forum?

Richard MacCutchan14-Apr-15 6:12

Richard MacCutchan

14-Apr-15 6:12

Moderation is a community activity, so if enough people vote for an article it will get published. I'm not sure if it has changed but blogs tend to get published automatically, so you cannot comment on them until after they are published. And to be honest there are plenty of articles/blogs/tips which really should not see the light of day, but there is not a great deal we can do about that, other than put comments in and downvote them. And the CodeProject staff probably have more than enough to do without trying to proofread everything that gets posted.

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I notice that you have been a member here for less than a month, so I would suggest you spend a little more time studying how the site operates. It is quite a democratic place, but that also means that there will always be people who do not follow the generally accepted practices.
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Sascha Lefèvre14-Apr-15 7:16

14-Apr-15 7:16

Thank you for your comprehensive reply, Richard. I just discovered the Moderators' Forum - I assume that would be the right place for future reports of this kind.