Software that makes placemats
Re: Software that makes placemats
The effect of the boolean TastingNotesCirclesBehindFitAndCentreInRow can be seen in the following two-frame GIF.
I prefer the bigger circles (radius 87.7 rather than 77.7); others don’t.
I prefer the bigger circles (radius 87.7 rather than 77.7); others don’t.
Re: Software that makes placemats
At the Bell AHB and RAYC did not like the layout of the circles on the TN sheets.
(Circles are usually fainter, at 0.2× the ink density of the glasses sheets, but on a small bitmap that was too faint, so here have been darkened to 0.5×.)
IIRC, the original complainants liked the first two sheets, diagonals \ and /, but not next two verticals |, and I don’t recall a comment on the fifth. Perhaps they could say more, and others could concur or otherwise.
(Circles are usually fainter, at 0.2× the ink density of the glasses sheets, but on a small bitmap that was too faint, so here have been darkened to 0.5×.)
IIRC, the original complainants liked the first two sheets, diagonals \ and /, but not next two verticals |, and I don’t recall a comment on the fifth. Perhaps they could say more, and others could concur or otherwise.
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My comment was that it caused my OCD to react badly when I was met with lines of circles which did not continue from the same point when moving to the next sheet in the tasting notes.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
Re: Software that makes placemats
Does that mean that you would have been happy with an ordering like the following? (With obvious changing of which glasses on which sheets.)AHB wrote:continue from the same point when moving to the next sheet in the tasting notes.
Note to self: 0→1→0→½→½→1→1→½→0 gives the eight page types seen in the draft of the Taylor placemats for 22 March 2013, but in an order satisfying the ‘Bridgeman condition’.
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Yes! This would have been much more comfortable for my aesthetics!jdaw1 wrote:Does that mean that you would have been happy with an ordering like the following?
Note to self: 0→1→0→½→½→1→1→½→0 gives the eight page types seen in the draft of the Taylor placemats for 22 March 2013, but in an order satisfying the ‘Bridgeman condition’.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Or 0→1→1→0→½→½→1→½→0.jdaw1 wrote:0→1→0→½→½→1→1→½→0
Or 0→1→1→0→½→1→½→½→0.
Do express a preference or I’ll have to choose. (Obviously, 0=Left, 1=Right, and ½=Centre.)
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Depends on how many pages of tasting notes there are.
But say I prefer 0->.5->1->0.5->0
But say I prefer 0->.5->1->0.5->0
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Re: Software that makes placemats
Peronally I much prefer the diagonals over the verticals (and am not one of those previously expressing such view). I think probably because much of the page already contains grid-based elements, and the diagonal layout with circles adds good counterpoint. I also prefer the slightly larger circles which overlap the horizontal lines to the smaller ones which fit within; these are both purely aesthetic judgements.
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I agree with your first point (diagonals), and for the reason you give. Which suggests 0→1→0→½→1→1→½→½→0.PhilW wrote:Peronally I much prefer the diagonals over the verticals (and am not one of those previously expressing such view). I think probably because much of the page already contains grid-based elements, and the diagonal layout with circles adds good counterpoint. I also prefer the slightly larger circles which overlap the horizontal lines to the smaller ones which fit within; these are both purely aesthetic judgements.
I agree with your second point (larger rather than smaller), but the consensus was otherwise.
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As illustrated in the following example, the default arrangement is now 0→1→0→½→1→1→½→½→0→0↻ (which includes all nine elements of {0, ½, 1} × {0, ½, 1}).
If there are more than nine TN sheets, the default pattern starts again at the beginning. Henceforth his should be considered a desideratum.
Parameters used to make this example:
If there are more than nine TN sheets, the default pattern starts again at the beginning. Henceforth his should be considered a desideratum.
Parameters used to make this example:
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/Circlearrays [
1 1 6 9 mul {[ exch 2 string cvs ]} for
] def
/Titles [ Circlearrays {0 get} forall ] def
/Belowtitles [ Circlearrays length {()} repeat ] def
/Names [
[(JDA) {-0.08 Kern} (W)]
] def
/TastingNotesCirclesBehind true def
/TastingNotesCirclesBehindFadingFactor 0.35 def
/HeaderLeftText (TastingNotesCirclesBehind: a test) def
/HeaderCenterText [] def
/HeaderRightText [
(www) {-0.092 Kern} (.jdawiseman.com)
] def
/VoteRecorders false def
/NonDecanterLabelGlassesNumCopies 0 def
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I’m considering adding two more parameters:
• CopyrightOfPlacematsText
• CopyrightOfPlacematsLink
with default values
• (This work by Julian D. A. Wiseman is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported Licence.)
• (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by- ... deed.en_GB) (here clickable)
Are there any objections, particularly to the choice of default values? (And if anybody knows how to use pdfmark to add a machine-readable CC licence to a PDF, please reveal. [Edit: question asked])
• CopyrightOfPlacematsText
• CopyrightOfPlacematsLink
with default values
• (This work by Julian D. A. Wiseman is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported Licence.)
• (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by- ... deed.en_GB) (here clickable)
Are there any objections, particularly to the choice of default values? (And if anybody knows how to use pdfmark to add a machine-readable CC licence to a PDF, please reveal. [Edit: question asked])
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Re: Software that makes placemats
No objection from me.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
Re: Software that makes placemats
Addition to log page:The author of [url=http://www.jdawiseman.com/papers/placemat/placemat.html#placematcopyright]the manual[/url] wrote:• Recent changes
December 2012
- +CopyrightStatementPlacemats, +LicensingAgreementTextPlacemats and +LicensingAgreementLinkPlacemats.
That link, clickable: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/deed.en_GB.
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Re: Software that makes placemats
I do like this new defaultjdaw1 wrote:As illustrated in the following example, the default arrangement is now 0→1→0→½→1→1→½→½→0→0↻ (which includes all nine elements of {0, ½, 1} × {0, ½, 1}).
If there are more than nine TN sheets, the default pattern starts again at the beginning. Henceforth his should be considered a desideratum.
Parameters used to make this example:Code: Select all
/Circlearrays [ 1 1 6 9 mul {[ exch 2 string cvs ]} for ] def /Titles [ Circlearrays {0 get} forall ] def /Belowtitles [ Circlearrays length {()} repeat ] def /Names [ [(JDA) {-0.08 Kern} (W)] ] def /TastingNotesCirclesBehind true def /TastingNotesCirclesBehindFadingFactor 0.35 def /HeaderLeftText (TastingNotesCirclesBehind: a test) def /HeaderCenterText [] def /HeaderRightText [ (www) {-0.092 Kern} (.jdawiseman.com) ] def /VoteRecorders false def /NonDecanterLabelGlassesNumCopies 0 def
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
Re: Software that makes placemats
I like it so much I don't know how I managed to live without it.AHB wrote:I do like this new default
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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Re: Software that makes placemats
Roy Hersh has given the software a plug, on page 5 of issue 73 (December 2012) of his newsletter.
Re: Software that makes placemats
Excellentjdaw1 wrote:Roy Hersh has given the software a plug, on page 5 of issue 73 (December 2012) of his newsletter.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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Re: Software that makes placemats
+1DRT wrote:Excellentjdaw1 wrote:Roy Hersh has given the software a plug, on page 5 of issue 73 (December 2012) of his newsletter.
This months newsletter with this plug is available for free on the FTLOP home page. Though you do have to register on the site, which is also free.
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Indeed, the pictures sent to RAH for that page also recently appeared on his Facebook account (in case you were wondering about their source).
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New version has extra possible values for use in PermittedPackingStyles: /TopRow /MiddleRow /BottomRow.On [url=http://fortheloveofport.com/ftlopforum/viewtopic.php?p=83382#p83382]FTLoP[/url] Eric Menchen wrote:O.k., I'll throw this out there for Julian or an expert on this. I once made a sheet where there was one row across. I went to make a new sheet based on that, but I see the baseline has changed significantly, so I should probably use the new baseline ... How so I make an 11x17, landscape, with one row of six glasses across the top. I want there to be blank space below. Any pointers? (FYI, the 6 are 1955, 1970, 1977, 1985, 1992, and 2000 Taylor )
Later, on [url=http://fortheloveofport.com/ftlopforum/viewtopic.php?p=83873#p83873]FTLoP[/url] Eric Menchen wrote:Understood. But I was hacking, and my attempts to hack the new one weren't working so well, so I started with something I had already modified before. But the new version is really cool with the error report at the end when you render it.Julian D. A. Wiseman wrote:Please always start from the latest version. Things improve.
The used arrangement was /Gaia on US Ledger = 11″×17″ = /USL2.
Even later, on [url=http://fortheloveofport.com/ftlopforum/viewtopic.php?p=83889#p83889]FTLoP[/url] Eric Menchen wrote:My reason for using 11x17, and also for wanting to try to run the circles across the top was to accommodate a dinner plate. After we tasted the Port, I cooked up duck breasts served with a Port-cherry sauce. People could keep drinking what they had left with the dinner. With the Gaia arrangement it was necessary to move the glasses slightly, but you could still keep them arranged and know which was which.
Re: Software that makes placemats
Somebody asked me about the placemats. I sent an email of which a slightly edited version follows, perhaps for future reuse.
jdaw1 wrote:You asked about the placemats. It is all completely free (not even freemium the version on the website is the same thing I use). Start at the manual, at www.jdawiseman.com/papers/placemat/placemat.html.
A little scrolling down brings you to a green box entitled Making Your First Placemat: Advice for Beginners. That has all the instructions, and even a link to the program at www.jdawiseman.com/papers/placemat/placemat.ps.
Don’t decide to start this one day before the tasting. You’ll be too busy. Please do have a play and experiment and test much further in advance.
Re: Software that makes placemats
+TitleMaxHeightProportionInnerRadius, the default value of which might lessen how often it is worth changing FontSizesRatioTitlesMin.
Re: Software that makes placemats
Following discussion at the Doty Cup, default value of TastingNotesCirclesBehindFadingFactorIfAllBlack changed to 0.125 (from 0.1).
Re: Software that makes placemats
Since the last time that I made placemats for a large tasting (18 glasses) on USL2 (11" x 17"), a parameter has changed so that the software now defaults to put only 6 glasses on each sheet. That is rather silly.
My first thought was that GlassesOnSheets would be the culprit, but I find the code for that indecipherable. To wit:
/GlassesOnSheets [
[ 0 Titles length 1 sub /e exch def /s exch def s 1 e {dup e lt e s sub 6 ge and {dup s sub e s sub 1 add dup 6 div ceiling cvi 3 -1 roll 3 copy mul exch idiv 4 1 roll 1 add mul exch idiv ne {][} if} if} for ]
] def % /GlassesOnSheets
How can I tell the current version of the software to please put all 18 glasses on a single sheet of USL2? We have done it before and we did not find the spacing to be too tight.
Worst case I can simply re-use an old version of the software, but I would prefer to keep up-to-date.
My first thought was that GlassesOnSheets would be the culprit, but I find the code for that indecipherable. To wit:
/GlassesOnSheets [
[ 0 Titles length 1 sub /e exch def /s exch def s 1 e {dup e lt e s sub 6 ge and {dup s sub e s sub 1 add dup 6 div ceiling cvi 3 -1 roll 3 copy mul exch idiv 4 1 roll 1 add mul exch idiv ne {][} if} if} for ]
] def % /GlassesOnSheets
How can I tell the current version of the software to please put all 18 glasses on a single sheet of USL2? We have done it before and we did not find the spacing to be too tight.
Worst case I can simply re-use an old version of the software, but I would prefer to keep up-to-date.
Glenn Elliott
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/GlassesOnSheets [
[ 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 ]
] def
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/GlassesOnSheets [
[ 0 1 17 {} for ]
] def
Edit: Maybe something like
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/GlassesOnSheetsMode /SpreadOverSheets def  % /SpreadOverSheets /Custom
/GlassesOnSheetsMaxPerSheet 6 def  % For all glasses on one sheet set to a big integer
/GlassesOnSheetsCustom [Â [ 0 1 2 3 ]Â [ 4 5 6 7 ]Â [ 8 9 10 11 ]Â ] def
Actually, maybe ‟GlassesOnSheets” could have a better name. Suggestions?