Hi guys,

this thread is find out whether this program I've written is worth releasing.

Here's one thing it does : Combines a black and white picture eg :

{"name":"607898","src":"\/\/djungxnpq2nug.cloudfront.net\/image\/cache\/6\/2\/628ed8b1de7997b0824cd71326613518.png","w":431,"h":582,"tn":"\/\/djungxnpq2nug.cloudfront.net\/image\/cache\/6\/2\/628ed8b1de7997b0824cd71326613518"}

with a colour picture with the same mask :

{"name":"607899","src":"\/\/djungxnpq2nug.cloudfront.net\/image\/cache\/f\/4\/f4b094cf3b162c671ab4db826538489b.png","w":431,"h":582,"tn":"\/\/djungxnpq2nug.cloudfront.net\/image\/cache\/f\/4\/f4b094cf3b162c671ab4db826538489b"}

To make a new one :

{"name":"607901","src":"\/\/djungxnpq2nug.cloudfront.net\/image\/cache\/1\/f\/1f6ec8103383fb11fd3427e5fd22abbb.png","w":431,"h":582,"tn":"\/\/djungxnpq2nug.cloudfront.net\/image\/cache\/1\/f\/1f6ec8103383fb11fd3427e5fd22abbb"}

It also combines two black and white pictures into one with various blend options.

Last but not least it can do some translucency shadings on pictures.

I've quite enjoyed programming it because it's a small project and I know what I'm doing for a change

Let me know what you think. Whether or not anyone would use it.

Off to bed now, see you tomorrow.

How did you get the shading in the grayscale picture in the first place?

[EDIT]

Now I see the second image is shaded a bit, too. That's what's the interesting part about this.

Just put it up on github or bitbucket.

I agree.

Thanks.

Is Github straightforward to get to grips with ?

I've never used it before.

Create an account, create a repository, commit the code. That's it. Github explains it all during the creation process. You do need git installed though.

Maybe create a nice README file so that people know how to use it.

I'm interested in this, if it's fast

Looks cool!

And learn how to use Git already, it is very, very useful.

Okay guys. I'll get on it today.

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I'm trying to use Git from the command line. Can someone help me ?

I created an account with GitHub and then typed all this in (following the tutorial) and ran into problems :

Judging from this line:

william@WILLIAM-PC /w/comic_/picture_blender/code

Aren't you already in the code directory? Or is there another directory named "code" in there that you want to cd into?

That's how stupid I am.

I didn't realise that the git repository is on my machine, not the internet so I thought the cd code line somehow accessed a server and changed the directory on that.

I found a better help page online and am now getting to grips with it.

It would be very helpful though if someone could tell me the answer to this :-

As I understand it :

git once installed can be used to make a repository on a machine.

GitHub is for online repositories so that other people can access it.

Is that right ?

Yes, GitHub stores a copy of your local repository. There really is no concept of "official" version. Anybody can copy a repo, and if they have access (via SSH, etc) can push changes to it.

So from the directory your code is in:

git init 
git add .
git commit -m "first commit"
git remote add origin [github url goes here]
git push origin master

The last line is the only thing that tries to access a remote server.

Once pushed up to GitHub, people can access it via their web UI or clone it on their computer and do whatever they want with it (except push it back up to your GitHub account).

Thanks Matthew.

I did create a GitHub account.

I started putting my files on it with the online GUI. Are you saying that can be bypassed with the command line ?

What do I need to put for the 'github url' please ?

This:

https://github.com/wildrabbitt100/allegro_picture_blender.git

So then when I release it I just post the URL on a depot thread ?

/* EDIT */

I guess that's a yes

That is a yes. (It's already available at the above link, from the looks of it.)

Thanks for your reply Matthew. It's quiet on these forums sometimes.

I've not uploaded all the files yet so there's no using it yet.

I've got a few readme files to sort out first. I'll make a depot thread on it
as soon as it's done.

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I use the one built in to Opera.

Thanks.

I've done this but am having trouble getting the files onto the site.

Here's what I'm doing from the command prompt :

william@WILLIAM-PC /w/comic_/picture_blender/code (master)
$ git push origin master
Username for 'https://github.com': wildrabbitt100
Password for 'https://wildrabbitt100@github.com':
remote: Anonymous access to wildrabbitt100/allegro_picture_blender.git denied.
fatal: Authentication failed for 'https://github.com/wildrabbitt100/allegro_pict
ure_blender/'

I'm typing the same password I use to access the GitHub site. I've verified my email address. I don't know why it won't let me transfer my files.

Any ideas?

Quassel.

Thanks. Downloaded it.

I use the ssh path for GitHub/BitBucket just so I don't have to remember what my password on the site is. Never used HTTPS for access.

I saw this. Maybe you generated one somehow (or GitHub generates one for you when you sign up) and it's blocking the use of your password when using HTTPS.

thanks. What would the ssh path be for my project ?

You need to upload your ssh key to the first (if you haven't already), but your url is: git@github.com:wildrabbitt100/allegro_picture_blender.git

I don't use git directly, so I don't know how to change the url you push to.

I made a SSH key and uploaded it to GitHub.

I run this from git-bash to see if my ssh key is loaded into SSH and I only get this.
Perhaps you could tell what I need to do ?

william@WILLIAM-PC ~ (master)
$ ssh-add -l
Could not open a connection to your authentication agent.

william@WILLIAM-PC ~ (master)
$