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 [Notator/Creator SL mailing list]

Okay, you've converted me. And that's saying csomething. ;-)

Mike Harrison
Toronto Canada


Atarian wrote:

> I would like to see a Notator web-based forum too. It would make it 
> easier to solve problems and even swap files.
> 
> Sometimes, I can't understand what people are saying. A screenshot (even 
> using digital camera) can help everyone see what the author is trying to 
> describe. Maybe the problem is a bug or a feature? Who knows? But one or 
> a few pictures would be helpful in pinpointing the issue. However, 
> people can't upload a picture of what they are trying to describe in 
> this text-based e-mail list. As they say, a picture is worth a thousand 
> words....
> 
> How many times have people asked "Can you convert a Notator file to MIDI 
> format?" Attaching Notator files to a message in a forum is very easy to 
> upload and download. People can download the file, convert it, and then 
> re-upload the file.
> 
> Maybe it will be easier too for Charles to fulfill his dream of swapping 
> songs? <grin> The web-based forum makes this easy. Someone can start a 
> topic and upload a SON file with a couple bars and then others can 
> contribute and upload their own contribution. In the end, one can easily 
> go through a particular topic to see how a masterpiece was pieced 
> together by Notator members. It can be a more open creative process with 
> multiple people involved instead of just sending files between 2 or 3 
> people via e-mail. Neat. 
> 
> The one concern is storage space. I don't think it's a problem with hard 
> drive space being affordable these days. Also, consider Notator files 
> are very small, so it will take a while to fill up...even 1GB of storage 
> space. I'm sure there must be at least 1GB of extra storage space on the 
> server for Notator files and related pictures. I think there is even 
> web-forum software that can resize/compress JPG files further to fit the 
> screen (just in case someone uploads a 14 megapixel shot, the software 
> would automatically compress it to, say, <1 megapixel, which should be 
> fine). Maybe there is software to purge old pictures too if people end 
> up uploading lots of photos, but I don't think it will take up that much 
> space. With only 100 members (last I read) here, how many photos can one 
> upload? Probably not much.
> 
> It shouldn't be that hard to learn. If you use Yahoo or Gmail, it's 
> almost the same except the buttons may be arranged differently. However, 
> if you're able to use the web-based e-mail systems, it shouldn't be hard 
> to read/write messages in the web-based forum system.
> 
> The more I think about it, the more I think mixerboy has a point. I 
> think we can have better discussions due to the above reasons and maybe 
> attract more people to the forum.
> 
> Phil


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