Re: [Mote-dev] More stuff

[Edwin B. <E.C...@du...>]

On Mon, 23 Apr 2001, Stu Teasdale wrote:

> On Sun, Apr 22, 2001 at 05:47:20PM +0100, Edwin Brady wrote:
> > I've been mucking about with the gimp and added a nicer scanner image. As
> > you can see, I can't draw, but it's better than it used to be.
> > 
> > Instead of the old elite-style scanner, it's a bit simpler. X and Y show
> > you where the object is in your X-Y plane, and the brightness of a blob
> > gives you the distance in the Z axis. Green blobs are in front, red blobs
> > are behind. I think freespace does something similar... I hope it's
> > usable...
> 
> Sounds very much like the X-wing et al scanner, except that was aligned in
> the y-Z plane and gave you forward and rear scanners.

That sounds unpleasant to me... could, of course, be optional if anyone
prefers it...

Edwin.
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Edwin Brady - http://www.dur.ac.uk/e.c.brady/