Banner Picture submissions - Page 3

FilthyRich · 01-07-2006, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WATRD

What are you thinking Man?! You are on the hook now, there is NO done...

You will become the patron saint of graphics challenged people everywhere...

Thanks Mark

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calrockx · 01-07-2006, 04:12 PM

maybe i'm in the minority here, but i think there should be only one centerpiece picture. and i'm not just saying that cause i made one, it doesn't have to be mine at all.

i just think that way there's a bit of consistency to the banner and it gives new visitors a uniform "website identity" of offroading toyota trucks. the random rig pictures already provides the element of dynamism.

"my other pics are at the cleaners" hmmm....

***Corey*** · 01-07-2006, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by calrockx

"my other pics are at the cleaners" hmmm....

Now who went and did that?

WATRD · 01-07-2006, 04:16 PM

Okay, just an FYI; I found an elegant solution to the duplicate image problem.

What is happening now, is that each image is chosen randomly, independant of the others. In other words, there is a one in (number of images in pool) chance that a particular image will be selected. Then the next image is chosen and the odds are the same and so on, for four images.

That means that the bigger the pool of images, the less likely any particular image will be chosen. However, no matter how large the pool is, probability dictates that sometimes an image will be selected more than once. Basically what I have built was a purely random slot machine

More on that later...

But, I found an answer... I can now check each image as it is selected, to see if it's already in the chosen pile. If it is, I discard it and grab another and so on... This should take care of our duplicate problem without slowing things down

Yeah!

I am coding the new solution and then will do some testing, so Corey should have the new version either later tonight or sometime tomorrow.

As a side project, I am not working on both a slot machine and a poker game that will use the same script as their basis

The poker game is more complicated because it has to remember what cards have already been played... hahahahhaha

calrockx · 01-07-2006, 04:19 PM

sounds like a few IF statements, hm? (i'm a total php programming newbie obviously) glad to see you got a solution worked up.

WATRD · 01-07-2006, 04:30 PM

Nope. I was trying to avoid going the nested IF statement route. That was slowing things down too much

Instead I am feeding everything into an array, and then using;

in_array
Checks if a value exists in an array (PHP 4, PHP 5)
Searches haystack for needle and returns TRUE if it is found in the array, FALSE otherwise.

To do the work for me

***midiwall*** · 01-07-2006, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by calrockx

sounds like a few IF statements, hm? (i'm a total php programming newbie obviously) glad to see you got a solution worked up.

Actually, the "formal" solution to dealing a poker hand is basically a single IF statement and a recursive call.

Quote:

Originally Posted by WATRD

Instead I am feeding everything into an array, and then using;

in_array

well, then there's that...

**waskillywabbit** · 01-07-2006, 04:40 PM

Heck, if you were a "real" programmer worth a hoot you'd just use some "real" code like FORTRAN!

WATRD · 01-07-2006, 04:42 PM

Hell, I can do it in Z-80 if it blows your skirt up... But teaching Corey to implement it is going to be hell...

***Corey*** · 01-07-2006, 04:46 PM

I know morse code.

**waskillywabbit** · 01-07-2006, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WATRD

Hell, I can do it in Z-80 if it blows your skirt up... But teaching Corey to implement it is going to be hell...

But can you do it in Z-28?

I LIKE the "humorous" center section pics that change.

WATRD · 01-07-2006, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Corey

I know morse code.

... --- --..-- / -.-- --- ..- / -.- -. --- .-- / -- --- .-. ... . / -.-. --- -.. . / -.. --- / -.-- --- ..- ..--.. / .... --- .-- / -.. .. -.. / -.-- --- ..- / .... .- .--. .--. . -. / -... -.-- / - .... .- - / ... -.- .. .-.. .-.. ..--.. / .. - .----. ... / .- / .-.. .- -. --. ..- .- --. . / - .... .- - / .. ... / .- .-.. -- --- ... - / .- ... / -.. . .- -.. / .- ... / - .... . / .-.. .- - .. -. / .. -. / -- -.-- / ... .. --. -. .- - ..- .-. . .-.-.-

**Tofer** · 01-07-2006, 05:12 PM

rob.. are you really that bored?

WATRD · 01-07-2006, 05:17 PM

How bored is that? I am mutli-tasking, writing banner code in one window, debugging code in another window and surfing forums in yet another...

Silver_Truck · 01-07-2006, 05:24 PM

anyone else not too fond of the curly writing for the "Yotatech off road or around the block" looks kinda ghey to me, doesn't really fit with trucks and the rest of the banner

***Corey*** · 01-07-2006, 05:37 PM

-.-. .- -. + -.-- --- ..- + .... . .- .-. + -- . + -. --- .--

Not all of the center pics are perms.
Remember, we are playing around testing it out still

***midiwall*** · 01-07-2006, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WATRD

Hell, I can do it in Z-80 if it blows your skirt up... But teaching Corey to implement it is going to be hell...

Code:

      ld de,CURRENT_PIC
      ld hl,PIC_ARRAY
  lp1:
      ld bc,MAX_LEN
  lp2:
      ld   a,(de)
      cmp  (hl)
      ldir  lp2
      ...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silver_Truck

anyone else not too fond of the curly writing for the "Yotatech off road or around the block" looks kinda ghey to me, doesn't really fit with trucks and the rest of the banner

2nd'... Not a fan of the curly version of the center pic.

WATRD · 01-07-2006, 09:46 PM

Okay, Corey has the revised code that will not allow a repeat of the same picture in any single rendering of the banner.

As Corey mentioned, things are still in "beta", so submit some new centerpiece images to him so we don't have to use the demo images... I know it's more work than just voting on what you don't like, but it really is more productive

garrett1478 · 01-07-2006, 10:11 PM

rob -

i'm still seeing doubles... very rarely, but about 1 in maybe 10 or 15 times, theres 2 of the same pics up there, and its different users everytime. maybe people submitted the same pictures twice? or is it the code?

...yes i'm bored enough to hit F5 and look for doubles...

WATRD · 01-07-2006, 10:14 PM

That's quite likely since it's still the old code while we are waiting for Corey to roll out the new bits

I am sure Corey will post when the new bits are up and ready for you to challenge them.

***Corey*** · 01-07-2006, 10:19 PM

Challenge away, the new code has only been in place for two minutes.
Thanks Rob...

WATRD · 01-07-2006, 10:22 PM

Okay, so my plate is clean now... as things go, that will be the last version. That is unless I hear of more requests, they are something that Corey wants and something that I can do, or if someone finds a bug in the existing implementation.

garrett1478 · 01-07-2006, 10:24 PM

crap, i've been sitting here refreshing trying to make sure im not crazy and i couldnt get a double to come up, i feel really dumb now...

***Corey*** · 01-07-2006, 10:31 PM

Rob, I have one more request.
Code added to grab into the iTunes store and make a new MP3 play here each time the banner refreshes

WATRD · 01-07-2006, 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Corey

Rob, I have one more request.
Code added to grab into the iTunes store and make a new MP3 play here each time the banner refreshes

hahhahahah That would be easier than you know... at least the music playing part. Tying into iTunes would be a bit more work.

01-07-2006, 04:12 PM	#52 (permalink)
calrockx Contributing Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Santa Clarita, California Posts: 4,742	maybe i'm in the minority here, but i think there should be only one centerpiece picture. and i'm not just saying that cause i made one, it doesn't have to be mine at all. i just think that way there's a bit of consistency to the banner and it gives new visitors a uniform "website identity" of offroading toyota trucks. the random rig pictures already provides the element of dynamism. "my other pics are at the cleaners" hmmm.... __________________ [2002 4Runner 4WD]

01-07-2006, 04:16 PM	#54 (permalink)
WATRD Contributing Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Duvall, WA Posts: 5,109	Okay, just an FYI; I found an elegant solution to the duplicate image problem. What is happening now, is that each image is chosen randomly, independant of the others. In other words, there is a one in (number of images in pool) chance that a particular image will be selected. Then the next image is chosen and the odds are the same and so on, for four images. That means that the bigger the pool of images, the less likely any particular image will be chosen. However, no matter how large the pool is, probability dictates that sometimes an image will be selected more than once. Basically what I have built was a purely random slot machine More on that later... But, I found an answer... I can now check each image as it is selected, to see if it's already in the chosen pile. If it is, I discard it and grab another and so on... This should take care of our duplicate problem without slowing things down Yeah! I am coding the new solution and then will do some testing, so Corey should have the new version either later tonight or sometime tomorrow. As a side project, I am not working on both a slot machine and a poker game that will use the same script as their basis The poker game is more complicated because it has to remember what cards have already been played... hahahahhaha __________________ -Rob Slightly Modified 2001 Tacoma - WATRD.COM WATTORA is becoming NWToys! Tread Lightly! certified Tread Trainer Search 100+ Toyota tech sites, including this one: Toyota Tech Search

01-07-2006, 04:19 PM	#55 (permalink)
calrockx Contributing Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Santa Clarita, California Posts: 4,742	sounds like a few IF statements, hm? (i'm a total php programming newbie obviously) glad to see you got a solution worked up. __________________ [2002 4Runner 4WD]

01-07-2006, 04:30 PM	#56 (permalink)
WATRD Contributing Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Duvall, WA Posts: 5,109	Nope. I was trying to avoid going the nested IF statement route. That was slowing things down too much Instead I am feeding everything into an array, and then using; in_array Checks if a value exists in an array (PHP 4, PHP 5) Searches haystack for needle and returns TRUE if it is found in the array, FALSE otherwise. To do the work for me __________________ -Rob Slightly Modified 2001 Tacoma - WATRD.COM WATTORA is becoming NWToys! Tread Lightly! certified Tread Trainer Search 100+ Toyota tech sites, including this one: Toyota Tech Search

01-07-2006, 04:40 PM	#58 (permalink)
waskillywabbit Super Moderator-Sponsoring Member Staff Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Tuscaloosa, AL Posts: 14,548	Heck, if you were a "real" programmer worth a hoot you'd just use some "real" code like FORTRAN! __________________ WabFab Off-Road, LLC MySpace Twitter Facebook 7th Annual South East 4Runner Jamboree, 2010 The toughest part of a Jeep is the chick driving it. WabFab Off-Road 4th Anniversary Sale

01-07-2006, 04:42 PM	#59 (permalink)
WATRD Contributing Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Duvall, WA Posts: 5,109	Hell, I can do it in Z-80 if it blows your skirt up... But teaching Corey to implement it is going to be hell... __________________ -Rob Slightly Modified 2001 Tacoma - WATRD.COM WATTORA is becoming NWToys! Tread Lightly! certified Tread Trainer Search 100+ Toyota tech sites, including this one: Toyota Tech Search

01-07-2006, 04:46 PM	#60 (permalink)
*Corey* Co-Founder/Administrator Staff Join Date: May 2002 Location: Auburn, Washington Posts: 26,071	I know morse code. __________________ Corey 2007 FJ Cruiser Built for 4wheelin', expedition, camping, and overlanding use PNW FJ Cruisers ☺ Detailing 101 ☺ Join Topsites ☺ Muffler Comparisons ☺ Maggiolinas In The Wild FJ Cruiser Buildup ☺ New Roof Top Tent ☺ Video Of My Penthouse Part II ☺ Rehinge Your ARB/Engel Fridge Blog About Roof Top Tents ☺ FJC Magazines Online Review Of My Tent ☺ 2009 Specialized Rockhopper Pro

01-07-2006, 05:12 PM	#63 (permalink)
Tofer Super Moderator Staff Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tacoma WA. Posts: 6,902	rob.. are you really that bored? __________________ 94 4runenr: all the good stuff....... 89 4runner: 3.0, Auto, 5.29 lockright f/r. 31x10.5 wildcountry ATs. 81 2wd pickup: 22R \| 5-sp \| long bed \|Civic SI seats \| LockRight \| Hella 500s pacific-crawlers.com For all your Trail-gear and HID lighting Solutions Needs check out yotaworks.com Online store coming soon :)

01-07-2006, 05:17 PM	#64 (permalink)
WATRD Contributing Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Duvall, WA Posts: 5,109	How bored is that? I am mutli-tasking, writing banner code in one window, debugging code in another window and surfing forums in yet another... __________________ -Rob Slightly Modified 2001 Tacoma - WATRD.COM WATTORA is becoming NWToys! Tread Lightly! certified Tread Trainer Search 100+ Toyota tech sites, including this one: Toyota Tech Search

01-07-2006, 05:24 PM	#65 (permalink)
Silver_Truck Contributing Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: B'ham, WA Posts: 1,820	anyone else not too fond of the curly writing for the "Yotatech off road or around the block" looks kinda ghey to me, doesn't really fit with trucks and the rest of the banner __________________ -Geoff *1991 Toyota Pickup Ext. Cab SR5 4x4 V6 5 spd K&N intake, port & polished heads with OS valves, port & polished intake manifold and plenum, NWOR headers and crossover, NWOR catback, Denso Iridium plugs, Redline Fluids, 4.88s, Rear LockRight, Aisin hubs, Chevy springs, BJ spacers, 2" RB body lift, 34x10.5 Swamper LTBs, WolphisWorks Sliders and bumpers, 400,000 mi.

01-07-2006, 05:37 PM	#66 (permalink)
*Corey* Co-Founder/Administrator Staff Join Date: May 2002 Location: Auburn, Washington Posts: 26,071	-.-. .- -. + -.-- --- ..- + .... . .- .-. + -- . + -. --- .-- Not all of the center pics are perms. Remember, we are playing around testing it out still __________________ Corey 2007 FJ Cruiser Built for 4wheelin', expedition, camping, and overlanding use PNW FJ Cruisers ☺ Detailing 101 ☺ Join Topsites ☺ Muffler Comparisons ☺ Maggiolinas In The Wild FJ Cruiser Buildup ☺ New Roof Top Tent ☺ Video Of My Penthouse Part II ☺ Rehinge Your ARB/Engel Fridge Blog About Roof Top Tents ☺ FJC Magazines Online Review Of My Tent ☺ 2009 Specialized Rockhopper Pro

01-07-2006, 09:46 PM	#68 (permalink)
WATRD Contributing Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Duvall, WA Posts: 5,109	Okay, Corey has the revised code that will not allow a repeat of the same picture in any single rendering of the banner. As Corey mentioned, things are still in "beta", so submit some new centerpiece images to him so we don't have to use the demo images... I know it's more work than just voting on what you don't like, but it really is more productive __________________ -Rob Slightly Modified 2001 Tacoma - WATRD.COM WATTORA is becoming NWToys! Tread Lightly! certified Tread Trainer Search 100+ Toyota tech sites, including this one: Toyota Tech Search

01-07-2006, 10:11 PM	#69 (permalink)
garrett1478 Banned Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 0	rob - i'm still seeing doubles... very rarely, but about 1 in maybe 10 or 15 times, theres 2 of the same pics up there, and its different users everytime. maybe people submitted the same pictures twice? or is it the code? ...yes i'm bored enough to hit F5 and look for doubles...

01-07-2006, 10:14 PM	#70 (permalink)
WATRD Contributing Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Duvall, WA Posts: 5,109	That's quite likely since it's still the old code while we are waiting for Corey to roll out the new bits I am sure Corey will post when the new bits are up and ready for you to challenge them. __________________ -Rob Slightly Modified 2001 Tacoma - WATRD.COM WATTORA is becoming NWToys! Tread Lightly! certified Tread Trainer Search 100+ Toyota tech sites, including this one: Toyota Tech Search

01-07-2006, 10:19 PM	#71 (permalink)
*Corey* Co-Founder/Administrator Staff Join Date: May 2002 Location: Auburn, Washington Posts: 26,071	Challenge away, the new code has only been in place for two minutes. Thanks Rob... __________________ Corey 2007 FJ Cruiser Built for 4wheelin', expedition, camping, and overlanding use PNW FJ Cruisers ☺ Detailing 101 ☺ Join Topsites ☺ Muffler Comparisons ☺ Maggiolinas In The Wild FJ Cruiser Buildup ☺ New Roof Top Tent ☺ Video Of My Penthouse Part II ☺ Rehinge Your ARB/Engel Fridge Blog About Roof Top Tents ☺ FJC Magazines Online Review Of My Tent ☺ 2009 Specialized Rockhopper Pro

01-07-2006, 10:22 PM	#72 (permalink)
WATRD Contributing Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Duvall, WA Posts: 5,109	Okay, so my plate is clean now... as things go, that will be the last version. That is unless I hear of more requests, they are something that Corey wants and something that I can do, or if someone finds a bug in the existing implementation. __________________ -Rob Slightly Modified 2001 Tacoma - WATRD.COM WATTORA is becoming NWToys! Tread Lightly! certified Tread Trainer Search 100+ Toyota tech sites, including this one: Toyota Tech Search

01-07-2006, 10:24 PM	#73 (permalink)
garrett1478 Banned Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 0	crap, i've been sitting here refreshing trying to make sure im not crazy and i couldnt get a double to come up, i feel really dumb now...

01-07-2006, 10:31 PM	#74 (permalink)
*Corey* Co-Founder/Administrator Staff Join Date: May 2002 Location: Auburn, Washington Posts: 26,071	Rob, I have one more request. Code added to grab into the iTunes store and make a new MP3 play here each time the banner refreshes __________________ Corey 2007 FJ Cruiser Built for 4wheelin', expedition, camping, and overlanding use PNW FJ Cruisers ☺ Detailing 101 ☺ Join Topsites ☺ Muffler Comparisons ☺ Maggiolinas In The Wild FJ Cruiser Buildup ☺ New Roof Top Tent ☺ Video Of My Penthouse Part II ☺ Rehinge Your ARB/Engel Fridge Blog About Roof Top Tents ☺ FJC Magazines Online Review Of My Tent ☺ 2009 Specialized Rockhopper Pro

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