Table Align Scopes

First let me tell you, I am not an expert with tables, but I can show you a few ways to use simple tables. For more information about tables read: Table Tutor by Joe Barta and then you will be smarter than me. OK, lets get into a simple table: <table> <td> <info> </td> <info> </td> </table> Now with a table like that we can put two "Scopes" side by side with a <spacer> in between to look like: Two Glasses Of Beer Here is how to do it: <center> <table> <td> <scope codes #1> </td> <td> <spacer> </td> <td> <scope codes #2> </td> </table> </center> Tips: Remember to put a <td> before each cell and a </td> after each cell in your table, I will not get into table borders and scopes inside them, this a simple page written by a simple person for simple people. I will get in table backgrounds in "trix to make your scope look good". <22>

Scopes Over Images

Here is a good example of scopes over an image, thanks to Ray (Scopehound), who was kind enough to let me use it. Wait for the image to load. Light Bulb To put scopes over an image, you will have to put the image in a "table background and place the <scope codes> over the image. You will have to put spaces between the <scope codes> because the bgcolor of the <scope codes> will cover part of the image. So how do we do that? Use the code below and make it fit what you are making. <center> <table bgcolor=? border=?> <tr> <td background="URL of image" height=? width=? valign=top> All your scopes, spacer and scope alignment goes here </tr> </td> </table>

Trix To Make Your

Scope Look Good The first trix I use is to put a spacer of about 30 or 40 pixels high at the top of the "Scope" to keep it away from the text and help people with Classic Webtv from "freezing up".

The next important tip is to cut/paste. Start with <scope code> and then the whole line of <scope codes> &
<spacers> and just change the values (width, colors, etc.) and you can make a "Scope" in no time.

Try to keep your number of scopes under 60 to help Classic not "freeze", I have one scope with 48 that slows Classic.

Keeping your "coloroffsets" in your <scope code> about 2/3 the height apart (1/3 for each) will make the colors in the scopes show better.

Colors look brighter on a black background.

Black can be written with a single zero (0) in your codes.

The hardest part of making a "Scope" is getting a new idea.

Try different midis with your "Scope", to see the different actions, you may have to change the gain to get the effect you want.

Put the song code at the bottom or last in your scope codes and it will be easy to get to for changing midis.

No need for quote marks in your scope code.

To keep track of your scope lines, so you can go back the them quickly by using the "Find" botton, you can number them by putting numbers in angle brackets, like this <1>
<2> and it will not show in your scope

To save space and make your scope have less K value, use these shortcuts. Use h for height, w for width and bc for bgcolor, doing that will reduce your scope by 20%.

When having to make narrower scopes in part of your design, raise the gain to make them look the same as the wider scopes.

Zero gain scopes between 20 and 39 pixels in lenght will a darker color.

As Chardonnay said in "Scoop on Scopes" you should draw your design on graph paper before making your scope. I usally use each square as 10 pixels and make my scopes 5 or 10 pixels high.

An e-mail screen is only 386 pixels wide when you try to put a row of scopes across it.

When using a jpg or gif for a background and you get a grey area around your scopes, you will need to put the "background" in a "table background" like we did in "Scopes over Images" only using the "URL of the background" instead of the image.

Sometimes using Gradcolor, one or more lines will appear on your page, use "gradangle=1" in the gradcolor table code to get rid of them.

The fish would not have got caught if it kept its mouth shut.

More trix will come as I think of them.

Gradcolor

I use gradcolor in many of my scopes, because I like it. Try it and play with it. Since about 8 months ago we have to use tables to put it in our pages. For a complete tutoral on gradcolor, we can thank JJ Kale for this: Gradcolor Sorry, I can not show the codes for gradcolor now. Use codes in Tutorial Thank you for reading this and good luck with your "Scope" making and bring your new "Scopes" to: news:alt.discuss.audioscopes and show us. We love to see & help new "Scope Makers" VISIT
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