Frieze Designing Challenge

[Acorn]

sorry, I only do animation timelines, I don't even know what these are supposed to do...

Then open the file and have a play. Double click any of the examples. The SmartShape controls are limited but that's Xara for you.

I have yet to find a purpose for these, which is why I challenged a frieze.

Acorn

[handrawn]

The SmartShape controls are limited but that's Xara for you

that is an understatement...

from their title I guess they are for using when you want to delineate a sequence of events graphically

well each to their own.....

[wizard509]

Been trying to take this challenge out of moderation but I keep getting no post selected. Anyone have any ideas?

[handrawn]

its already out larry - gary did it

[ss-kalm]

I've never looked at the SMART SHAPES, I don't really understand what they are supposed to achieve.

and now, having looked at the challenge, I've still got no idea, and have no idea HOW you manipulated them as you did either.

[browj2]

My first ever attempt at one of these challenges.

Does this work?

Shape contest JCB.xar

Once in a while I get a Violation warning.

I moved the Shape end to show 1 circle, then put a fill in the circle and used the Shape tool to modify it to show the thermometer, before making the line transparent.

[handrawn]

looks good - perhaps the readings should be going up/down depending which way you are going along the line, which would be one way of using it

maybe have two lines in sync, one for date and one for the reading or just one line with two variables date and reading; either way you could have one or the other as the one in sequence

possibilities are not endless with this SS, but could be a useful graphic in the right place

[Acorn]

My first ever attempt at one of these challenges.
Does this work?
Shape contest JCB.xar
Once in a while I get a Violation warning.
I moved the Shape end to show 1 circle, then put a fill in the circle and used the Shape tool to modify it to show the thermometer, before making the line transparent.

John, spot on. The Bitmap Fill was one I left to see if others might find it. Your manipulation description is right too, with enough to intrigue those still trying.

@Xara - the Violation error is a nasty and poorly designed alert papering over the simplest of actions a person might make: deleting one of the Blobs and then extending the Timeline.

As handrawn also points out, TimeLine 01 has no up/down counter and no date advancing; pretty useless as a timeline actually.

All right as a Timelime:



Acorn