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Templates, Layouts and Sounds / Forum Help Request - New Table LCD Layout

« on: November 08, 2010, 08:59:24 PM »

Hi Everyone, I'm a new member and just purchased Tournament Director.

I built a new table a couple of months ago and am just getting around to customizing a layout to suit my needs.

The table has 2 19" flush-mounted LCDs which will be running TD in mirror mode so that everyone sitting at the table can see the information they need to without craning their neck to the projector somewhere.

Pictures are here:
Game Room - http://nlowell.smugmug.com/Other/SmugShots/file/978265803_BKGyf-XL.jpg
Poker Table 1 - http://nlowell.smugmug.com/Other/SmugShots/file/978265932_DshkF-XL.jpg
Poker Table 2 - http://nlowell.smugmug.com/Other/SmugShots/file/978266471_BwWKG-XL.jpg
Carbon Fiber Rail - http://nlowell.smugmug.com/Other/SmugShots/file/978266207_gFT8Z-XL.jpg
Tournament Director - http://nlowell.smugmug.com/Other/SmugShots/file/979188692_DNLkm-XL.jpg
Automatic Shuffler - http://nlowell.smugmug.com/Other/SmugShots/photo-1/984047339_PHCS7-XL.jpg

I used AMCQ10's layout as a start (http://www.thetournamentdirector.net/forums/index.php?topic=755.0) and started hacking from there (I use hack because I'm not 100% sure how to do this the right way)

Lots of trial and error.  Resolution is 1280x1024.

I attached the graphic I used as my background and the TD export of where I am currently at. 

Other pictures:
Background Image - http://nlowell.smugmug.com/Computers/TD-Layout/AllAces12/1083585916_Qo7Mu-O.png
Layout - http://nlowell.smugmug.com/Computers/TD-Layout/NealsLayout/1083584037_SiDQR-XL.png
On Table 1 - http://nlowell.smugmug.com/Computers/TD-Layout/photo-1/1083593398_7fGHu-XL.jpg
On Table 2 - http://nlowell.smugmug.com/Computers/TD-Layout/photo-2/1083593356_WCJuP-XL.jpg

Here is what I am hoping to get help with:

• The left clock won't go down far enough because of the layout
• The text isn't quite right in the boxes
• I'd like to change the text to be two columns so that I can add some other information like "Average Chips"

Beyond that, I was hoping for some forum feedback since this is new for me.  What other information could be useful in that box?  Any feedback on the font?  I want something blocky and high tech looking but Stencil was all I found.

Thanks for any help!  My first game with the new table is this weekend and I want it to look good

-Neal