For those having difficulties with the Dear Jane Chart, which is included with the Dear Jane software…
When you post about a problem it would greatly help if you would provide some details, such as ...
Which OS & version are you using?
Microsoft Windows ???
Mac OS X ???
In which program did the problem occur?
What was the last thing that you tried to do?
What was the result?
· If an error message appeared, then please post it.
· Did you verify that your block resides in the correct folder? Default location:
Microsoft Windows, using Windows Explorer (Win8: File Explorer):
32-bit Windows:
C:\Program Files\Electric Quilt Company\Dear Jane\pics\MyChart
64-bit Windows:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Electric Quilt Company\Dear Jane\pics\MyChart
Mac OS X and CrossOver, using Finder:
/Users/<yourid>/Library/Application Support/CrossOver/Bottles/<bottle name="">/drive_c/Program Files/Electric Quilt Company/Dear Jane/pics/MyChart
Where, <yourid> is your user ID and <bottle name=""> is your Dear Jane bottle name.
· Is your picture in the JPG format? If not, then convert it.
· Did you rename your picture it to use the required name?
o my + block_name + .jpg
o block_name must not contain any dashes or other special characters.
o For example, the name for block A-3 would be mya3.jpg
· Does your block look strange?
o Did you take the picture of the block with it in the same orientation, as it would be in the quilt? For example, did you place your RS5 block with a long side at the bottom and its base to the left? If not, then you need to rotate the picture in your graphics program. For example your picture has triangle RS5 upright, standing on its base, then you would need to rotate it right 90 degrees.
o Did you follow the resizing instructions on the directions web page?
§ Center blocks:
· width 40 pixels; height: 40 pixels
§ Side triangles:
· width: 60 pixes: height: 40 pixels
§ Top & bottom triangles:
· width: 40 pixels; height: 60 pixels
§ Corner kites:
· width: 60 pixels; height: 60 pixels
Notes:
1. Your picture may still display correctly in the chart, even if it has longer widths and heights than noted above. Basically, if your picture is the right shape, it will shrink to fit:
· Center blocks and corner kites: square
· Triangles: the sides should have the same ratio as the sizes previously noted above. That is, the short side should 2/3 the size of the long side.
2. The blocks fit into small places on the chart. For that reason, large and small pictures will look the same. You will not be able to see any finer definition with a big picture than with a small picture.
3. You will save disk space and your chart will load dramatically faster if you use small pictures with the widths and heights noted above.</bottle></yourid></bottle></yourid>