Alan Ibbetson wrote:
>I would like to create a front panel for my latest homebrew project with
>better markings than my usual Dymo tape ugliness. I've located some
>material called Water-slide Decal Paper that I think could fit the bill,
>but only if I can find a suitable PC package to draw tuning scales, band
>position markings, and so on.
>
>What package do you recommend? Even better, do you have some general
>purpose templates I could scrounge?
>
>
I'm sorry to be so late to this thread, but I've been searching for the
software package that I used to produce a front panel for a gadget that
I built a while back. While this little bit of software isn't the most
user friendly program that I've ever used, it produced a nice
professional looking front panel. It's called "Panel," is freeware,
and can be downloaded from the author's web site. His much more popular
"QSL Maker" takes pride of place and you have to look carefully to find
"Panel" listed on the left side of the home page. Go to
http://www.hfradio.org/wb8rcr/ to download the program. Windows, point
and click users will quickly be frustrated, but anyone who remembers a
time before GUI, knows what a command line is, and is't afraid of
mucking around with Postscript should be able to make this neat little
utility work for them.
After designing my panel, I printed it with my laser printer in reverse
on a sheet of Overhead Transparency material. I then cut it and
attached it to the panel with the panel hardware fasteners. I could
also have used Kodak spray adhesive to attach it to the panel. Either
way could have been used to produce a neat, professional looking front
panel.
Finally, this little program will work on Windows boxes (from the
command prompt) and also is available in a platform independent version
for Linux weenies.
And finally, finally, if WB8RCR is reading this, don't you think that
it's time to revisit Panel and produce a nicely integrated GUI version
with drag-drop user friendly format? There is obviously a demand for
such a thing.
73,
--
Ken K4XL
k4xl@arrl.net
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