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Sitting here at work on a quiet day has given me some time to sit down and browse GG after not being around much lately. I've seen a number of statements here and there, and I figure I'll just take ...

Author Rob Parton Date 10/04/2007 (2:54 am) Comment 3 comments

Frustration can be a good thing

The last few days I've grown bored at work without a lot to do. When I get home I fiddle with some interiors, trying to come up with a nice crypt or dungeon level. However, no matter how much I try t...

Author Rob Parton Date 03/06/2007 (8:07 pm) Comment 11 comments

Minor Update and GuiWindowCtrl Gripe/Fix?

Today, for the first time in a few weeks I had a chance to mess around with some interface stuff. I haven't had much of a chance in the last month or so since moving again, but I did have lots of tim...

Author Rob Parton Date 02/02/2007 (12:15 am) Comment 2 comments

New Year brings new things!

Been gone a while, back again. I've spent the last few months keeping very busy. I've been slowly talking my boss into allowing me to take a 6 month leave of absence in the spring, something I hope ...

Author Rob Parton Date 01/02/2007 (11:23 pm) Comment 0 comments

Musings and Future Plans

So busy. The last two weeks have been mad busy with both Torque and real-life job. However everything culminating in my Operations interview is complete, which means now I can finally relax and do so...

Author Rob Parton Date 09/24/2006 (11:21 pm) Comment 3 comments

Time gets in the way

As mentioned in my previous posts, I have been working on a number of skinned interface objects over the last two months. I have the progress bar and buttons working well now, though there are a few ...

Author Rob Parton Date 09/03/2006 (4:40 pm) Comment 7 comments

GuiSkinnedButton Test #1

Well, everything I own is in boxes still and I haven't bothered unpacking anything yet, but I got the computer set up with DSL temporarily until my cable can be installed, so I decided to get to work....

Author Rob Parton Date 08/19/2006 (2:31 am) Comment 6 comments

Moving Day & UI Component Ideas

Well, this week is moving week but since I work every day up to the day I have to get the heck out of this apartment, I need to move as much as I can today. I slept on a mattress on the floor last ni...

Author Rob Parton Date 08/14/2006 (4:22 pm) Comment 0 comments

Minor Update & Interface Ideas

Thanks to the few who commented on my last .plan, I greatly appreciate the feedback! I have extra busy with training at my new job this week. Only 3 more weeks to go! I'm also in the middle of pac...

Author Rob Parton Date 08/05/2006 (1:26 am) Comment 5 comments

guiSkinnedProgressBar. Wait, what?

I browsed GarageGames To find a skinned progress bar I did not find one Now that I have the haiku out of the way, the story goes like this: I am screwing around with Torque, trying ...

Author Rob Parton Date 07/29/2006 (8:03 pm) Comment 8 comments

Productivity FTW

One of my main issues with doing any kind of game development is I never know what to do. I come up with little projects and game ideas but I never implement any of it. So, since I've been out of wo...

Author Rob Parton Date 07/22/2006 (12:44 am) Comment 3 comments

Another Long Overdue Post

Another six months, another blog post. Crap, time goes by way too fast. Where should I start? Interface Design Stuff goes well with this, for the most part. I've been working with a frie...

Author Rob Parton Date 07/01/2006 (4:37 pm) Comment 3 comments

I didn't mean to take 5 months off.

Okay, so since August of last year, I have done literally nothing to do with any sort of programming. No Torque, no personal tools, no nothing. I've been busy with two moves, two promotions, and now t...

Author Rob Parton Date 01/18/2006 (6:18 pm) Comment 5 comments