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Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 1:39 pm
by hulmey
i agree with andy
Make Ireland, greener
Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 2:29 pm
by iancanton
iancanton wrote:as mentioned before, can we rename “cheshire” as “west midlands”, then expand west midlands to include staffordshire, warwickshire, herefordshire and worcestershire, then redraw the southern england continent to exclude cheshire (which is culturally part of the north of england), then expand “lancashire” to include cheshire? the “west midlands” territory then becomes identical to the government office region of the same name.
a similar renaming can be done for “midland” to “east midlands”, which will include derbyshire, nottinghamshire, leicestershire, rutland and northamptonshire, again following the government office regional boundary (excluding lincolnshire). in this way, the borders have some basis in reality, rather than being drawn at random.
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/geography/gor.aspian.
we're still waiting for west midlands and east midlands to appear.
the isle of skye needs to be detached from the southern highlands.
ian.
Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 2:33 pm
by Balsiefen
AndyDufresne wrote:I'd also consider either adding more "The's" to the various water names or remove the ones from "The Atlantic Ocean," "The North Sea," and "The English Channel," so there is a uniformity.
I would say remove them, its very rare on a map that you get a the before a sea name.
And love how its going gimil
Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 4:05 pm
by MrBenn
Gimil - it's looking good.
Just got two comments...
1. In Northern Ireland and Connaught there are some bluey pixels (I guess they're water) that look a bit out of place (ie, you haven;t done that for any other bodies of inland water)
2. I still think the ferry/shipping routes could do with some tidying up (try making them dashed and slightly curved if possible)
Other than that,
Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 4:27 pm
by WidowMakers
I remember reading a post that said the army circles were not round.
I think that is due to the fact that they are under the border glow layer in the photoshop file.
Dumfries, Cumberland and Clwyd are good examples.
Try putting the army circle layer on the top of everything else and the problem should go away.
WM
Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 4:30 pm
by a-person1192
looks so much better than the original
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 3:07 pm
by gimil
I hope i didnt miss anyones comments.
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 3:08 pm
by Coleman
Your small map is too big in a lot of ways. 650 x 675 is a no. Also your small map is missing the Isle of Man circle.
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 3:12 pm
by rebelman
Coleman wrote:Your small map is too big in a lot of ways. 650 x 675 is a no. Also your small map is missing the Isle of Man circle.
its far worse than that is actually 650x 676 lol
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 3:13 pm
by gimil
Coleman wrote:Your small map is too big in a lot of ways. 650 x 675 is a no. Also your small map is missing the Isle of Man circle.
bollocks lol, i was to bust maknig sure it was within the 9% difference range i made it to big lol
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 3:14 pm
by yeti_c
rebelman wrote:Coleman wrote:Your small map is too big in a lot of ways. 650 x 675 is a no. Also your small map is missing the Isle of Man circle.
its far worse than that is actually 650x 676 lol
He's right you know!!
C.
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 3:18 pm
by gimil
I think ill take the army circles out, theres very little space for terr names.
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 3:18 pm
by MrBenn
MrBenn wrote:2. I still think the ferry/shipping routes could do with some tidying up (try making them dashed and slightly curved if possible)
Other than that,
Other than that,
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 3:25 pm
by gimil
MrBenn wrote:MrBenn wrote:2. I still think the ferry/shipping routes could do with some tidying up (try making them dashed and slightly curved if possible)
Other than that,
Other than that,
lol im not ignoreing you
I just dont know who to make desent dashed curved lines in photoshop, im experimenting
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 4:06 pm
by AndyDufresne
The current order in the legend, what is it suppose to reflect? What about a top down order?:
Scotland
Ireland
North England
South England
Wales
Land's End
--Andy
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 4:08 pm
by gimil
AndyDufresne wrote:The current order in the legend, what is it suppose to reflect? What about a top down order?:
Scotland
Ireland
North England
South England
Wales
Land's End
--Andy
sure why not
altohugh i rather:
Scotland
Ireland
Wales
North England
South England
Land's End
keep all the english continents together.
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 4:10 pm
by yeti_c
gimil wrote:AndyDufresne wrote:The current order in the legend, what is it suppose to reflect? What about a top down order?:
Scotland
Ireland
North England
South England
Wales
Land's End
--Andy
sure why not
altohugh i rather:
Scotland
Ireland
Wales
North England
South England
Land's End
keep all the english continents together.
Concur with Gimil
C.
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 4:20 pm
by MrBenn
Just a thought - since North England has been renamed, is it worth remaing 'Lands End' at the same time?
Some suggestions have already been mentioned:
West Country
Wessex
West England
South-West England
.
.
Any others?
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 5:32 pm
by WidowMakers
gimil wrote:MrBenn wrote:MrBenn wrote:2. I still think the ferry/shipping routes could do with some tidying up (try making them dashed and slightly curved if possible)
Other than that,
Other than that,
lol im not ignoreing you
I just dont know who to make desent dashed curved lines in photoshop, im experimenting
http://www.planetphotoshop.com/dashed-lines-in-photoshop.html
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 7:54 pm
by edbeard
is there really a need for the large map to be that big?
could you have your small map be the large version (or something slightly larger), and just make another smaller map?
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 9:27 pm
by gimil
edbeard wrote:is there really a need for the large map to be that big?
could you have your small map be the large version (or something slightly larger), and just make another smaller map?
The current small is a bit cramped, the large is a little larger than it needs to, but is that really a problem? I can understand trying to minimisw the small for those with smaller resolutions, but the big is around to be an alternative for those who want a more comfortable map.
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 6:24 am
by WidowMakers
Just bumping this issue forward again.
WidowMakers wrote:I remember reading a post that said the army circles were not round.
I think that is due to the fact that they are under the border glow layer in the photoshop file.
Dumfries, Cumberland and Clwyd are good examples.
Try putting the army circle layer on the top of everything else and the problem should go away.
WM
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:00 am
by edbeard
just a 'you didn't respond to all my comments on page 22 so I'm going to repost them' post.
edbeard wrote:it looks weird that the border on ireland, the river I guess, has a thin border whereas the rest of the island is thick green.
any other ideas as to what to do with Hadrian's Wall? I just seems a little too simple. I know that's kinda the theme, but it just doesn't seem to work.
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:27 am
by gimil
sorry edbeard,
for the boarders i tried to make them flow into each other a little better, ill try to tweek them a little.
As for hadrians, i dont really have an idea for it jsut noe, so youll have to bear with me until i thik of somthing.
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:27 am
by gimil
WidowMakers wrote:Just bumping this issue forward again.
WidowMakers wrote:I remember reading a post that said the army circles were not round.
I think that is due to the fact that they are under the border glow layer in the photoshop file.
Dumfries, Cumberland and Clwyd are good examples.
Try putting the army circle layer on the top of everything else and the problem should go away.
WM
I did move the layer