Need shot diagramming software for LINUX/UNIX

whitey2

whitey2

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Hi Folks,

I am looking for any shot diagramming software that will run on LINUX or UNIX.
Best case would be one that was developed in JAVA allowing use on all operating systems.

For those who do not know, there is no shockwave plugin provided for LINUX or UNIX,
thus cuetable is not an option. I have seen a few diagrams with RSB as a backdrop on the
table, and any information as to what was used to create them would also be appreciated.

Thanks!
 
If it's not in Java, I can't imagine it working for any OS across the board, both PC and any kernel based....
 
yes

Yes, that's why I said one written in JAVA would be the best case! But even an open source
one would allow a port of the graphics and input parts to run on a different OS.

I contacted someone at cuetable a few months ago, and was hoping to get the details of the
notation they were using, so I could at least develop a viewer for LINUX. I was told they'd
get back to me in a couple weeks, but never did.

I've been thinking about writing one myself, and put a few extra features into it that I could
really use. I may end up allowing it to read the cuetable notation, as there are a lot of
shot discussions floating around, and it would be nice to be able to see what the shots are,
without booting into Windows 98SE, which I hardly ever use except for Virtual Pool 3 and
a few games on rare occasions. And never online!

Also, cuetable is very slow on my 750MHz system, and due to the shockwave implementation,
it runs the CPU constantly. This causes the laptop to get hot, and the fans kick in, and run
constantly.
 
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thanks

Thanks Vinnie. I can't seem to solve the clipboard access issue for the main program there, but I managed
to the get "viewer only" program to work but there was some "garbage" like "fffff" and stuff on the table.

Perhaps this is because I tried pasting in some of the newer cuetable shots, and this only works for the wei notation. In any case, I will pursue this some more, and I thank you for the link. Consider yourself
"rep pointed"!
 
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I found the solution to the clipboard access issue

Hi,

Just an update, I found the issue, and also informed the folks
at that site so they could update their documentation. The main
program appears to be working very well.

It seems the user policy file needs to be named ".java.policy" and
not "java.policy" at least on LINUX, perhaps on Windows as well.

Solution found at: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/guide/security/PolicyFiles.html#DefaultLocs
 
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1pRoscoe said:
If it's not in Java, I can't imagine it working for any OS across the board, both PC and any kernel based....
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Not true, the windows interface would need to be converted to x-windows, but after that it could be compiled and linked for unix/linux.
 
DaveK said:
With apologies in advance for being a smartass :

http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/archive/dilbert-20070125.html

Why not ask Wei (a future hall-of-famer imho for what he's done for our game with his rsb table, cuetable, etc) ?

Dave, likes good java but has seen too much Jabba-java :eek:
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You, like me, Dave have been around the software business a long time. We've seen too many panaceas come and go to get real excited about Java. :) I do like the open-source concept however.
 
Hi whitey2:

This company claims to have a product to run Windows applications on Linux machines. Please let me know if it works or not.
http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxoffice/

In the worse case, you might consider take a screen shot of CueTable Layout Template, draw your layouts on top using some kind of paint software and export graphic at the end. You can download the templates here (drop some coins in the tip jar): http://cuetable.com/extras.html

I am open about explaning the source codes of CueTable. To get a basic idea about the data encription, you might want to check how the encoding works from the original WeiTable help page. It is pretty simple to understand.

With CueTable however it is a bit more complicated. I just don't have the time to do it now. I already have 2 different new projects going on while everything comes out of my own pocket.

JAVA is a great language, I agree. However I chose Shockwave for many good reasons.
 
I tried cxoffice about a year ago, never again!

I tried cxoffice a while back, I believe it was some kind of
evaluation release. I don't remember what I was using to to
try, but I remember that it was a bad experience, and I was
quick to delete it. Also, I tend to stray away from software
that has to run in some kind of emulator.

It's too bad that the cuetable notation is closed. Perhaps
someday when time permits, you will document it.

Also, I'm not sure what the resolution of placement is. If
I remember correctly there are about 64 pixels per diamond,
and I'm hoping to expand on that, to allow more options.
For example for larger diagrams and photo-realistic artwork
generation.

For my limited requirements now, that software that Vinnie
pointed me is allowing me to view the shots I see posted on
the web.
 
darn it, I spoke to soon :(

Darn it. It seems the JAVA-based diagrammer that Vinnie
pointed me to at http://rsbtable.leagueoperator.org/ does not
parse the newer style cutable.com layouts.

It seems to work for the ones that begin with the START
syntax, but not those that begin with the @.
 
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