Topic: Believe It Or Not !!!

[James]

Hey everybody!

I am still working on the LaserBoy code for several hours a day!

I keep figuring out ways to make things better!

It seems to do almost everything it is supposed to do.

I still know of a couple of serious bugs.

Right now I am getting all of the nits picked out of the way the text user interface works.

I truly believe that a better TUI will make people a lot happier with the way LaserBoy works.

So, forget about the mouse for another little while.........

Let's see if the "New & Improved" LaserBoy TUI makes it any easier to use.

I don't ever expect any of this to be perfect, but this next release should have more features (all actually working) than any other release of the code. It goes a bit beyond just a rewrite of the previous versions.

James. 

[Lazerjock]

I'm still holding out hope for a mouse version. Sorry James we are hopelessly adicted to our mice.

[BlinkenLights]

[Lazerjock]

The Greatest American Hero. I used to watch that show.

[James]

This is the gayest thing ever posted on this forum.

I am an expert.

James. 

[ImageLight]

Yeah but, Connie Selica?  the girlfriend, was HOT

[James]

WOW !!!

I just came up with a major breakthrough in my code!

Now you don't need a sound card or a laser or anything !!!

If you install this version of LaserBoy that I'm working on right now, you can project laser beams right out of your computer !!! 

And you don't have to use the keyboard anymore. Just think about what you want to project, and LaserBoy reads your mind !!! 

Hang on...... I'll be releasing it here shortly.... 

James. 

[BlinkenLights]

Laserboy and I have had our differences, and he is so stubborn. Im filing for a divorce from laserboy. I can't believe that with EVERYONE shouting the same damn thing at him, he still thinks he can get away with doing things his own way. Maybe if laserboy would actualy LISTEN to what people are saying, he would make the changes needed to move forward.. otherwise he is just allot of interesting things that nobody will ever use..



 

[James]

What?

You just don't get it!

EVERYONE MUST USE LASERBOY!

There is no choice in the matter.

In all seriousness, it is a shame that SOME people can't seem to get over the fact that LaserBoy is different than any other laser application. It is meant to represent the art and science of laser display in its most accurate form. It is NOT intended to simplify or dumb-down anything! The fact that YOU have to work with an interface that is unfamiliar isn't really all that much different than the fact that you are working with concepts of laser vector art that are every bit as unfamiliar, because they have never been presented to you in an environment and context that is so technically accurate.

Learning how to tap keys on your keyboard is NOTHING compared to what you need to learn to understand what those key taps represent. Having a mouse in your hand will do NOTHING to help you understand those concepts.

I did not design LaserBoy for mass-market appeal. I designed it to be the best set of tools for the job.

It is not a product. It is not for sale. You can not buy it.

Don't hate it for being different. Learn to love it for being accurate.

James. 

PS. I really just love to torture people.

[James]

OK What's next?

What do you want to DO with LaserBoy?

Forget about how LaserBoy might do it.

WHAT do you want it to do?

Yeah, I know... being able to browse the file system would be nice! 

Let's focus more on actual laser data manipulation.

James. 

[Fanny Pack]

It probably does what I need but I don't find your interface appropriate.  It's like having a hammer with a blender attached to it for a handle and you have to push correct blender buttons as you pound the nail.  I'd rather just not build stuff if I have to go through that.  So, although you think you have designed it to be the best tool for the job, you haven't.

[Fanny Pack]

Also, sorry to be so blunt but I figure it's better to be precise with how I feel than to sugar coat it and loose the message.  You should take the feedback of those who use it into consideration otherwise what's the point of it of releasing it to the public and asking for input?

[James]

Not a problem.

Have you taken some time to figure out what LaserBoy is?

Quite honestly, I have to work with any application for a while before I understand it well enough to do the things I want to do. And in some cases, I spend a lot of time only to learn that I can not do that with a given application.

James. 

PS. I just added a new frame effect called squeez!

[Fanny Pack]

It doesn't take me long at all to determine whether or not a program fits my needs.  But then again, I live in the Microsoft Windows world.    Bazzing!

[James]

OK! Throw some example ideas out there of things (that you know are possible) that you'd like to be able to do with laser vector art; anything from effecting a whole set of frames right down to the individual vertices themselves.

I bet LaserBoy can already do those things! If not, I can make it do them! 


Could I call you sometime for some help getting started using the Win32 API stuff for the sound card?

I'm not sure what headers I need to include. And I'd like to figure out how to manage the project in Dev-C++.

Maybe we could get some things together to post here in LaserBoy Forum > Forum > Software > Joint Development for other people.

James. 

PS. Bazzing ?