Okay, this is awesome.

Wednesday Pluggage: So, you know TARDISes? by Huinesoron on 2016-01-13 20:27:00 UTC Reply

D'you ever want one?

TARDIS Console Room Generator

Tested and working on Google Chrome and two ages of Internet Explorer. Does not work on Opera Mini, though it comes close (it breaks the image in two). No reason it shouldn't work on other browsers. Requires Javascript, and may take a little while to load images.

Some time ago I thought that there must be, somewhere, a Console Room Generator. It's such a simple thing to make, after all - just let the user pick the colours, maybe a couple of design aspects, and bang, you're done. The BBC must have one, right?

As far as I could tell, not right. No-one had ever made one.

Until now. Enjoy!

(More desktop themes may be coming; they take 11 images each, so I can't just churn them out in five minutes.)

hS

PS: And, in case children's movies are more your thing, I've also made a daily Minion generator. It uses a lot of the same code, though this one does work on phones. ~hS

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I AM IN LOVE. (nm) by Silenthunder on 2016-01-14 02:36:00 UTC Reply
Noice (nm) by Larfen J. Stocke, esq on 2016-01-14 00:44:00 UTC Reply
Okay, this is awesome. by Iximaz on 2016-01-13 21:41:00 UTC Reply

If you had enough time/energy to make it possible to alter the color selections, that's really the only thing I can think of that would make it better. (And maybe busier console desktops, but I love lots of buttons and levers. :P)

But wow, just seriously, wow. I love it!

I'm... not even sure how I'd do that. by Huinesoron on 2016-01-14 09:08:00 UTC Reply

I think Javascript has the capacity to make images from scratch (through .svg stuff?), but that would take literally months to duplicate what I've already put in there (which, by the way, is a very brute-force way of doing this: it's just a bunch of .pngs that overlay in different ways). The other way I can think of is to separate out the different colours used and use each one as a separate mask. That would... at least triple the number of files, but with PaintShop would at least be technically doable. Maybe if I get really bored.

As for the consoles... yeah, I know, but those are the most annoyingly fiddly parts. XD The angling means that even 'circles' and 'rectangles' are fiddly and long-winded to make, let along anything more complex...

Still! I'm glad you liked what there is of it. ^_^

hS

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Sweet. by Hardric on 2016-01-13 20:56:00 UTC Reply

It's a fun thing to do. Hope the Boarders with Time Lords agents and TARDIS will try this, it could be interesting to see. Thanks for the free Minion too.

P.S.: It's pretty much unrelated, but I would want to know if there is a RC Generator somewhere on the Web.

There isn't... by Matt Cipher on 2016-01-13 21:26:00 UTC Reply

But I think THIS is what some people were using for their RCs.

I used Floorplanner.com by Neshomeh on 2016-01-13 21:41:00 UTC Reply

Here. You need an account to use it, but it's free and not much hassle.

~Neshomeh

Thanks to both of you. by Hardric on 2016-01-13 22:40:00 UTC Reply

I look at these sites when I will try to create my agents' RC. Emphasis on 'trying'.

If you have trouble... by Iximaz on 2016-01-13 22:50:00 UTC Reply

I'd be willing to make it for you. I think you have my email.

Thank you for the proposition. by Hardric on 2016-01-13 22:58:00 UTC Reply

I'll be sure to think about it if necessary, Ix.