Linkage 3.10 Released
October 3, 2018
I went ahead and released Linkage 3.10. Downloads from the download page will now get the 3.10 version of the software.
Continue readingLife is a Board Game
October 2, 2018
No, not “The Game of Life” board game: it sucks! I mean that some of the mechanics of board games are present in real life. For instance, one of the players a few nights ago made what they discovered was a bad industry placement as their first move….
Continue readingHoberman “Sphere” Linkage Tutorial
September 13, 2018
Note that this tutorial requires a yet-to-be-released version of the Linkage program. If you really want a copy, I can send you the executable file. But it won’t have a digital signature due to me being lazy and just now taking steps to get a new code signing…
Continue readingLinkage Guidelines (Not rules; actual lines for snapping stuff)
September 13, 2018
I’m adding a “Guideline” feature to the Linkage program. These lines will be added and manipulated just like drawing lines but will always be visible and can’t have more than two points (drawing lines are polylines with multiple segments if desired). The guidelines will be the same color…
Continue readingUI Changes in Linkage Software
September 4, 2018
The next version of the Linkage software will have a lot of changes. Besides the changes I outlined in this post, there are other new changes that make the program look and act differently. There are also some additional bug fixes I didn’t mention before. The popup element…
Continue readingFix MFC Ribbon ToolTip Width
August 11, 2018
On high DPI displays, the MFC ribbon control shows tooltips at a surprisingly narrow width. This is because there is nothing to account for the DPI and scaling of the display. Fortunately, with a little bit of code during ribbon initialization, this can be mostly fixed. This is…
Continue readingUpcoming Linkage Changes
August 10, 2018
I’ve been working on the Linkage software a little bit lately. There has not been enough time to add cams, a long-time desire of mine, but I was able to fix a few bugs and make a few tweaks. Here are some new and changed features: Add the…
Continue readingNot Alone–Too Many Bones–Sunday Board Gaming
July 23, 2018
Not Alone is a card game where one player plays a monster/alien and the other players try to “hide” from it until they are rescued. Although the players can all cooperate, that seemed to happen very little. The game does not allow secret communications, or at least our…
Continue readingRough Frame for Lifter
June 27, 2018
I am almost done roughing out the frame for the new ball lift sculpture machine. I find that welding the various extensions to it causes a lot of warping and I need to heat and straighten it more than I would like. I also need to make a…
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