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Yeah, you are right. I've planned that for version 2 or then when somebody provides the needed faces. Andreas

Yes, minifig-gen3 is the correct one. Unfortunatly the room is needed when moving not fitting torsos inside the minifig to a correct position and size. OK, I can then take over a zip or tar archive. Andreas

I think the 1st version is ready and there are some minor points to check: (maybe you can take a look on it). - I've integrated also a preview of the decals in the copy of your Library. Is the load time from your side acceptable, or should I make two versions. One with and one without ... (I do have a automatic script available for download and manipulation of the index. Maybe when you change the index next you can give me a hint and I will try). - Is the needed functionality available and are the button descriptions clear ? (due to the javascript domain concept some buttons make only sense when integrated to a side lying in the same domain as the rest. For example direct access to decals from a discussion thread is only possible when the side/Thread is in the same domain. But that are javascript security facts ...) - Is there afterwards a possibility to upload changes from my side? Andreas

I gave Mosana's tutorial a try and did a remake of some of my old Austrian designs: Landwehr Salzburg: Officer - NCO - soldier Artillery: Chevauleger: Landwehr Corinthea: Officer - NCO - soldier Hauptmann Hensel, Erzherzog Karl Infantry (with one of Mosana's originals): Officer - soldier - Hungarian soldier Cuirassier Light Infantry

Yes I had a similar problem with images. There seems to be a limit for both. ==== I've added a new customized library index to the minifig generator, which is a direct manipulated copy of the first two entries in the thread. The idea is to make this an automatic process, which is done once a week. Hope I can manage that ... Minifig Generator Andreas

Back from vacation I saw some new decals from Mosana. Maybe somebody finds this tip usefull: Mini Howto for quick trial of decals given in one of these threads: Firefox: Copy Image Address (Right click menu) Ctrl-v in the Adress field of the Minifig generator Load Decal from Address (Picture Icon beyond the minifig) That's it ... afterwards change body, hat and trousers as apropriate for the decal andreas

There are a lot of news now: I: New Torsos: - Lord Doom - Bonaparte - Minifig Customization Pirates - Minifig Customization - Woody64 - Some more from Mosana - New Heads and Legs II. IE and Firefox now use the same Version III. Simple Format for custom contributions: - Help - Example - including some enhanced possibilities to add extra stuff like html code, ... - a mail interface to send custom decal files to me for incorporation IV. - Additional methods for sizing and position of a custom decal - no need to use decals with transparent background. The background is removed via a trick ... V. - Both windows can now be used with all sorts of Libraries. VI. - Loading and browsing of html pages in the left window - from there decals can be overtaken with 3 clicks to the minifig, - so all decals available on the web are usable andreas

Would be a great enhancements since IE version always is far behind ... Will that check during weekend since I added a new version and some additional features today.

The image has to cover all the parts which are not inside the place where the torso decal lies. With this method all things which do not belong to the decal are removed. The point is that I've switched completely to the original decals from the creator. No matter what they are. The ones in the right window are still the manipulated ones. But they will be replaced by the originals in the near future. So with this point we can use any decal available but have to use what the contributor provides .... (You can already check this by providing the web address of any decal you find on brickshelf and press afterward "load Image") Maybe I should provide a possibility to change the size and the position. Then really any image can be used. Andreas

Thanks: Yes, but the gif should only let the trapezoid free, to cover all unnecessary things surrounding the decal. The epaulets are already incorporated ... When you press "load the torso" you can already load the decal in original size .... Andreas

Only try to make the torsos. And try that in a html builder if my idea is ok. The javascript part and adding an additional image should be no big problem ...

Currently I vote for Javascript since that can be done only with web space ... I did a small hack for the automatic load of a library ... The most anoying problem is the background of the decals which overwrites the torso. Even if the others contibute decals with transparent colors, that won't work for custom decals found in the net... My idea would be to add an additional torso element consisting of the old one where the body is left transparent. If that lies on top of the sticker it would cover the background of the sticker. (remaining arms and blue background and maybe some small frame for the torso. Do you think you can manage to make an example out of the existing one and try if that works .... andreas

Sorry to disapoint you, but I started to learn some javascript this week ... Hope also to get rid of the two entry points caused by different browsers ... andreas

Yes. "The grey is still there" is a common problem. You can get rid of it when you change the grey in your decals to transparent. On Linux I do it with convert. There should also be some possibilities on Windows ... There's an minifig-gen3-ie for the Internet explorer. Do you use that as starting point ??? Andreas

Added additional menu for navigation and incorporation of foreign libraries: New (easy) Javascript Format to specify a library of torsos. - Loading the libarry - Showing the library Possibility to specifiy a torso via http address and to pin it on a minifig. Added Mosana's minor countries: Sweden, Brunswick, ... Added Mr. Tibers's torsos. Two major problem which have to be solved: - none of the existing torsos use transparent as background colour. Therefore pinning it on the torso show's the background of the decal instead the colour of the torso. - loading the library should show it immedeatly. An extra step "Show the library is required". That's an javascript problem I have to solve ... andreas

I think I have reached a major point now and we can discuss what's missing or wrong: - IE and Firefox: Currently 2 versions available (minifig-gen-ie.html and minifig-gen.html). Solution to have one is deferred ... SOLVED: generated minifigs can now be shown with both browsers OPEN: two different entry point: minifig-gen3 and minifig-gen3-ie - Download of Torsos: Currently the gif is given. If a png is preferred it should be no big problem - Download the Minifig: Can be done via Create-Minifig - Epaulets: Code and example available only waiting for further images. - Other Libraries: Waiting for other contributions. - Heads, Torsos, Legs: Waiting for contributions Andreas

To my point of view firefox behaves correctly. When drwaing an image which is 90px then the delta from the next drawing position is -90px to start with the same x-position (no matter of the screen position). But I think that needs some investigations ... There's now a new minifig-gen3-ie.html which should work with the IE. Unfortunately the loadTorso does not ... :-/ :'-( *n* .... Always the same with IE ....

Please try oncemore. I've changed the image maybe you have taken a look on the old one. If you take a look at the source of the html you will find two images: One image is repositioned via css parameter "margin-left: -90px". That moves the 2nd image directly over the other. Not a big magic but it works for the torso and the decal and also for the epaulette. And will also work for other faces if neded. By the way: Loading the torso is ready. I didn't follow your attempt since I don't want to change all the decal sides. But you can load the torso in a seperate window now. Andrea UUPPS: I've noticed the problem. It's a different behaviour between IE and Firefox. Now it will become complicated .. Yesterday when I've checked it it was OK ???

I've stored the epaulette changes on the server and you can take a look on it. The image itself is rather ugly. So for that we need an exchange very soon ... (SOLVED) For legs, we should use only legs with one colour (original lego colours). If somethings else will be needed for the future we can use the same technique as for the torsos ... All dimensions remain as they were the overlapping is only done with two images beside overlapped via css margin-left .. I don't know where the original images came from, maybe bricklink was a source ... Thanks for your help ... andreas

I've already checked the technique with epaulettes. And it works. With the same mechanism we can also address faces ... shako: lancer: helmet: grenadier

The custom heads are the last 4 on the original one. lancer - quite ok - I think dragoon helmet - can be improved infantry shako - ok grenadier shako - a lot improveable ... there can be a lot of custom's added based on the discussion/pictures you find in the shako thread shoulder epaulettes: should work withnthe same technique as the decal and the torso. I will take a look on it later ...

Mr.Tiber: Not considered yet. Can you give me an example ... Therefore help would be needed to incorporate all the other decals ... hinckley I've added my logic to your template ... Yeah .... here's a list of needed things a) more heads a1) there are some custom heads but not all of them look really good. Maybe you can make some better designs b) more torsos c) more legs d) a menu for loading the starting tree into each library e) and even other parts of the library ... Andreas

I've adopted the template: http://members.cheese.at/woody/minifig-gen...nifig-gen3.html also I've added the rest of my existing torso libs. There's now an index added at the beginning to navigate also to other countries. The main idea behind is that this library can reside on any external host. For example norrington can build his torsos in an similar way. What's needed afterwards is only one link for loading the starting html file for one library (which then can also lie outside of the main server and can be changed and maintained by the owner) For this starting link we only need one menu in the main template for navigation. bonaparte: download the torso ... The same as provided in the original can be done. Mounting the figure in a seperate windows which can be "stored as" by the browser. If you only want to download the torso then you have to click on the context menu for the torso image. There you can view it and store it.

a) Maybe that's caused by me screen resolution, but I do get horizontal sliders for each of the 3 frames. b) I've changed the layout to use the original stickers during the last 2 days. The torso is no built from a torso without a sticker and the sticker image is placed on top. c) I also plan a change to use a transparent torso and a color chooser for filling the torso. The same can be done for the legs which minimizes the space needed for this items but on th other hand gives a lot more oportunities. I've already taken a look on some color chooser. And I think there should also be the possibility to add the original lego color set.

The template is now nearby classic pirates.com. What's needed is: - a menu to choose different countries - there should be no need for a horizontal slider