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Scoop on Scopes
Written by Ms Spiffy |
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Graph It !
In this article we are going to learn about creating our designs or drawings on graph paper. Using graph paper enables us to see exactly what our project looks like and once you have the initial drawing it is easy to not only create but to fix areas quickly and easily.
The graph paper that I use is based on "5's" and not the "10's" which was just too big to do the things that I wanted to do. The difference in size is thus: This is two rows of audioscopes using the basis of "TEN" for width and height
audioscope using the basis of 10
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The same table width (50) and two rows of audioscopes on the basis of "5"
After doing many rows of audioscopes the larger size is going to increase the vertical and horizontal so that if you have a rather large presentation it would be off the screen size for webtv.
This is the audioscope that I made for this lesson to show you how to use graph paper.
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In this table I also used gradcolors and gradangles. The below photograph shows the basic drawing. First I draw the picture that I want and then go over this to zig and zag on the lines on the graph paper to make the audioscope. Since I put this in a table I draw the boundaries for that.
At the top where I say "This line is the Center of the Table" we won't worry about the center of the table for this lesson, But on the left side there is another line. THAT line is the left hand edge of the table and THIS is the one that is important as we will use this line to count the spaces from there to the audioscopes. (it is the vertical line 3 boxes in on the inside of the box).
After you have drawn the picture that you want and figured out the colors and music :-) all that is left is the counting and coding the spacers and audioscopes into your HTML document.
I number each line as I do them. I also write in the boxes the size of the audioscope. Then if I have something that doesn't look right I can immediately find the line on my graph paper and know how to repair that line.
Let's look at the next photograph and you can see the edge of the table line and the boxes that we will count.
There are 10 boxes to each inch (horizontally and vertically) with each box being "5". Look at the first line. Count the boxes going to the left. We have one - then 10 - then 10 - and lastly, 7. (1+10+10+7=28) The 28 boxes you will multiply by 5 and you have 140. This will be the spacer length that we need. Before the audioscope tag we will use the spacer tag which is (spacer type=horizontal width=140). From now on, you will not have to count every box over to the table edge as we know that Line One is 140. The next line you can see the scope goes to the left one box. Therefore, we deduct 5 from the 140 and our spacer will be 135. Each line thereafter we can see the spacers used on the previous line so we will know to add or subtract on the line that we are doing.
You don't have to have to have every box a "5" you can put any width or height that you want. The only thing to remember is that if you add or subtract from a box then that figure will change the next box. So, if you have added "3" to a spacer then the next box would NOT be a "5" but would only be a "2".
That is really all there is to it. If you see that adjustments have to be made it is very simple to do as you have numbered your lines and know where each element is on the page.
I hope this explanation helps you understand about graph paper and why it can be used to simplify our control of the layout and enable you to do those audioscopes that you want to do.
Here's a printable piece of graph paper to get you started:
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