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> >Hm, would you perhaps be interested in joining forces? > > Eckhard, those nine words would have made me jump for joy 4 > years ago! Uh oh, I can hear the _but_ coming a long way off! :) > Let's pursue this discussion further -- what are > *your* reasons for wanting to write the application? I'm sending this to > the list rather than to you personally because I'd like to hear what interest > there is out there. Several reasons, I suppose (in no particular order). 1. I'm kind of hooked on tabletweaving but I don't have a lot of experience or knowledge yet. Working through an algorithm like that would help a lot, I think. 2. I'm an a addicted programmer and can't resist an intriguing challenge. Virtually anything that can be represented by an algorithm should be programmable, I think. I keep tinkering with my software to make it more useful and elegant, and a reverse-engineering function for patterns would be a very useful indeed. 3. Well, yes, I suppose it's going to help other people too. :) There must be many more tabletweavers like me out there who can think of exactly the pattern they'd like but can't figure out how to get to it. Trial-and-error gets tiresome after a while. 4. Essentially, I'd like to try it because it would be fun. I think... :) I hadn't even considered selling the software. I wrote my program for fun and if other people find it useful, so much the better; I feel no need to make money out of it. Basically, what I had in mind was simply if you'd let me look at your algorithms, I'd see whether (or rather how) I could integrate them into my program. There shouldn't be any additional effort for you, unless of course if I come screaming for help because I can't figure out the algorithms. One thing that's come up with another application I've written is that I can't hand out the complete source code. Personally I wouldn't really mind, but some of the (rather integral) visual controls I developed in the course of my job, so they're proprietary. Otoh, the main weaving algorithms reside in separate classes so if someone wanted a look at those that wouldn't be a problem. Cheers, Eckhard. Eckhard Gartz AFA Systems - Investment Software Solutions Tel: +27 (0)21-799 9822 Fax: +27 (0)21-799 9900 http://www.afa-systems.co.za http://www.afa-systems.com ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.mimesweeper.com ********************************************************************** Send private reply to Eckhard Gartz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----------------------------------------------------------- To stop receiving tabletweaving (not tabletweaving-digest), send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: unsubscribe tabletweaving. To stop receiving tabletweaving-digest, see the end of a digest.
