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Methods of playing games of chance and gaming devices and systems comprising a display of a plurality of symbols where at least one symbol may be interchanged with another symbol of the plurality of symbols. After a combination of symbols is randomly generated and the results are displayed to a player, the player may have the opportunity to interchange at least one displayed symbol with another symbol in order to configure a more advantageous symbol arrangement. Interchanging may include transposing, sliding, or moving one or more symbols that are generated by way of a random process. Furthermore, interchanging may include a slide game or wraparound type movement of symbols or trading a symbol for another symbol provided by an exterior source. Additionally, the interchanging opportunity may be limited by way of constraints applied to movement of the symbols, time for interchanging, or other criteria, and may be conditioned on placing an additional or side bet.
1. A gaming apparatus for playing a slot game, comprising:
a housing;
a display unit that is capable of generating video images and associated with the housing;
an input device associated with the housing; and
a controller operatively coupled to said display unit and said input device, said controller comprising a processor and a memory operatively coupled to said processor,
said controller being programmed to allow the user to make a wager,
said controller being programmed to cause a first video image to be generated on said display unit, said first video image representing the slot game and including a first arrangement comprising a plurality of symbols,
said controller being programmed to allow the user to select a first symbol from any of the plurality of symbols and a second symbol from any of the plurality of symbols using the value input device,
said controller being programmed to allow a user to interchange the position of the first symbol with the position of the second symbol to define a second arrangement of the plurality of symbols,
said controller being programmed to allow the user to select a third symbol from any of the plurality of symbols, to retrieve a fourth symbol from an exterior source, and to replace the third symbol with the fourth symbol to get a third arrangement of the plurality of symbols, and
said controller being programmed to determine a value payout associated with an outcome of said slot game based on the second arrangement.
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generation of at least one preselected symbol for display;
generation of at least one predetermined arrangement of symbols for display;
placement of a wager in excess of a preselected threshold; and
accumulation of a plurality of selected outcomes during prior plays of the game.
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to a method and apparatus for playing games of chance. More specifically, the invention encompasses a method and apparatus for gaming that integrates the elements of a visual presentation of multiple independent physical shapes with the elements of a game of chance. The gaming method of the present invention may be implemented in a stand-alone gaming machine, a stand-alone gaming machine including a bonus event, networked gaming machines in a progressive game, or networked gaming machines in the context of a cooperative and/or competitive multiplayer participation game.
2. State of the Art
Gaming machines have long been a significant facet of the gaming industry. One of the most basic implementations of a gaming machine is an electromechanical device employing a set of laterally adjacent spinning reels, commonly known in the art as a "slot" machine. Electronic implementations of these gaming machines using video displays simulating spinning reels have also gone into widespread use in recent years. During typical operation of one of these gaming machines, a player wagers an amount and invokes spinning (or simulation of spinning) of a set of reels displaying symbols on their outer surface. At the conclusion of rotation, each reel is stopped at a random rotational position, the reels together displaying an array of symbols aligned along one or more paths, commonly termed "pay lines". If a predetermined combination of symbols is aligned on a pay line when all of the reels have stopped, then the player is awarded an amount that is substantially proportional to the probability of the occurrence of the combination of symbols.
Unfortunately, play on conventional reel-type gaming machines becomes somewhat boring to a player after some time. As a consequence, the gaming market has recognized a demand for new and different gaming experiences to stimulate and maintain player appeal. Gaming machines that offer different modes of operation and different or additional gaming experiences are always desirable to attract players and maintain their interest in gaming. Thus, gaming machines have evolved which incorporate games designed to offer relatively high payoffs and to provide a variety of gaming experiences.
One conventional example of increasing possibilities for winning and thereby stimulating the interest of a player is by increasing the number of pay lines. Additional pay lines may provide the opportunity for a player to win a game in a number of different ways, through different symbols combinations along a number of different paths. Evaluation of all the different pay lines also increases player attention to the perceived complexity of the game and thus may maintain a player's interest. Therefore, the gaming industry has steadily increased the number of pay lines available in gaming machines, as discussed below.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,099,722 to Rodesch discloses a mechanical three-reel slot machine with three horizontal pay lines and two diagonal pay lines. Further, U.S. Pat. No. RE 34,244 to Hagiwara discloses the use of three horizontal pay lines, two diagonal pay lines, and three vertical pay lines by way of independent mechanical or electronic symbol generation for each of nine symbols in a three by three matrix of symbols. Additionally, U.S. Pat. No. 5,807,172 to Piechowiak discloses nine pay lines generated from a three by three matrix of nine symbols by way of three horizontal pay lines, two diagonal pay lines, and four multi-directional diagonal pay lines.
Another situation that players find interesting is the possibility of changing a losing gaming event into a winning event. Initial disappointment in the losing event may be diverted to examine the further possibility of changing the losing event into a winning event. Various "second chance" gaming devices and methods have been implemented into slot-type gaming machines, as discussed in more detail below.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,200,291 to Hooker allows a player to determine which reels may be held and which reels should be spun upon the pull of the handle. Such an option may give a player more satisfaction if a winning event occurs and also may maintain player interest by allowing a player some apparent control to configure a winning event.
Another variation for allowing players some perceived control of winning events involves the so-called "nudge" option. British Patent 2 062 922 discloses that, after an initial spin of the reels has been completed, the player is given the option to "nudge" one of the reels by rotationally indexing the reel up or down one or more positions in order to achieve a winning combination. By adjusting the payout tables of such a "nudge" game, the gaming establishment operating the gaming machine may still effect favorable odds.
British Patent 1 454 046 to Gatley analyzes the metered payout ratio of the machine and turns a cam either clockwise or counterclockwise to "tighten" or "loosen" the machine accordingly, either during or just prior to each game. Gatley teaches a payout metering invention that is intended for a "nudge" machine where the likelihood of a payout is determined not just by random draw, but also by the skill of the player in nudging the wheels forward or backward. The method of limiting payouts described in Gatley restricts the ability of the player to nudge the wheels.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,704,835 to Dietz discloses an example of a gaming machine and method employing a video display comprising a number of display boxes simulating reels that allows the possibility of transforming a losing event into a winning event by permitting a player to completely "respin" one or more of the display boxes after the first "spin" of all of the boxes.
While the gaming industry has progressively expanded the number of pay lines and enhanced the ability of the player to interact with the gaming device in order to capture and maintain player interest, it would be advantageous to provide a gaming machine with different types of player interaction and challenge as well as providing other, different opportunities for winning possibilities.
The various embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods of playing games of chance and gaming machines for implementing such games, wherein the games of chance comprise reel type games incorporating video displays comprising a combination of symbols in a display matrix wherein at least one symbol may be interchanged with a different symbol by the player after the combination of symbols is generated and visually displayed in the matrix. Stated another way, the present invention provides a gaming machine where two individual symbols may be interchanged after a play sequence so that the first symbol occupies an initial position of the second symbol and the second symbol occupies an initial position of the first symbol, independent of the row, column, or position that each of the symbols may occupy. According to one embodiment of the present invention, symbols displayed to the player of differing positions may be interchanged.
In the present invention, symbols are configured into a matrix display for determining winning events along any selected number and configurations of pay lines. Play of the game of chance of the present invention may commence, as with any conventional gaming machine, with a placement of a wager by a player. A "play sequence," as the term may be used herein, describes the process between the beginning of the random selection process for the combination of symbols for display in the matrix and communication of the random selection process to the player in the form of the matrix display. The player may select pay lines, or use the gaming machine's default pay lines as selected by placement of varying size wagers. The player then initiates a request for initiation of a play sequence, wherein a random symbol configuration and arrangement is generated and then the display of initial symbols prior to initiation of the play sequence may be caused to perceptibly rotate, oscillate, transform, or otherwise translate to simulate movement of the symbols on the display to the player. After the symbol configuration on the matrix display becomes static, the gaming machine evaluates the active pay lines for any winning combinations. At this point, the player may be provided with an opportunity to interchange at least one symbol for another. Thus, the player is given an opportunity to improve the combination of symbols for payout purposes. Also, since an interchange may affect multiple pay lines, perceivable gaming complexity is increased to preserve the interest of the player.
Symbol interchanges may be accomplished by any number of techniques. For example, two symbols may be selected via a touch screen and the symbols interchanged with no other effects on any other symbols. Alternatively, one or more symbols may be selected and then removed from the matrix display to allow the player to "move" another symbol vertically or horizontally into the open space for interchange, thereby creating another open space, similar to the classic Sam Lloyd "14-15 slide puzzle." More than one symbol may be movable, for example, two or three, to reconfigure the matrix display. The initial symbol that was removed from the matrix display may then be placed back into the final open space to recomplete the interchanged matrix display. Further, symbols may be interchanged within the matrix display under a protocol that constrains the movement of the symbols in some manner. For instance, a symbol may be selected by the player but constrained to move along certain directions. Specifically, in the case of a matrix display organization, the symbol selected for movement may be constrained to move horizontally, vertically, or both, while maintaining the relative positions of any adjacent symbols along the column or row including the selected symbol during movement. Other partially constrained alternative interchanging systems are also contemplated by the present invention, which is not limited to any of the exemplary interchanging formats disclosed herein. As used herein, the term "interchange symbols" encompasses transposition of two or more symbols, removal and replacement of symbols, movement of symbols, alone or in combination with adjacent symbols, and combinations thereof. Retrieval of a symbol from an external source to replace a symbol is also encompassed by the present invention.
The opportunity to interchange a symbol may be predetermined as a part of an initial game configuration responsive to placement of a primary wager, or may be otherwise obtained by the player via one or more additional wagers. Alternatively, generation of a certain configuration of symbols or the appearance of a certain selected symbol or combination of symbols on the matrix display may be used to invoke at least one opportunity to interchange at least one symbol. In addition, multiple interchanges after a play sequence but before a subsequent play sequence may be offered. Also, opportunities to interchange symbols may be accumulated through multiple plays of the game for use in a subsequent game, thus providing incentive for a player to continue playing as well as providing an increased opportunity for a player to configure one or more winning combinations.
In another aspect of the present invention, the amount of time provided within which to interchange or move a symbol may be limited. As the play sequence ends and the static symbol configuration has been communicated to the player on the matrix display, a timer may appear with a countdown clock for indicating the amount of time available for symbol interchanging. Inception of the matrix display of the symbols may be used to start the timer. The player now has a limited time to evaluate the displayed symbols and to cause the interchange of symbols that provides the maximum payout. Of course, the payout may be dependent on the final group of symbols on more than one pay line, rendering the mental exercise more taxing and, thus, more entertaining.
Once an interchange is made, the gaming machine reevaluates the symbol configuration on the matrix display for the presence of winning combinations. If a limited time is afforded to effect a symbol interchange and the time expires without an interchange having been initiated, the player loses the chance for the symbol interchange, and the initial symbol configuration on the matrix display is evaluated for any winning combinations.
Symbol interchange possibilities or payouts related to interchanged symbol combinations may be limited. For instance, if a winning event occurs in the initial matrix display along an active pay line as a result of a play sequence, an interchange opportunity may not be granted to the player or the winning pay line may be used as a barrier across which symbols may not be interchanged. Also, symbol interchange may be limited to interchange between adjacent symbols, or between symbols in the same row or column. Further, payout may be limited after an interchange to a single pay line. Other limiting features may be employed to maintain predictability of the game in the context of probabilities and associated payout tables.
As used herein, the term "game of chance" includes and encompasses not only games having a totally random or arbitrary outcome, but also such games which also invite, permit or required some player input to the game having at least a potential for affecting a game outcome. Such player input is generally termed "skill" whether or not such input is, in actuality, beneficial in terms of game outcome. The present invention, by inviting player input for interchange of at least one symbol within a displayed arrangement of symbols after random generation of the arrangement, thus falls within the definition of a game of chance, despite the opportunity for player input to potentially modify an outcome of a game.
The foregoing and other features and advantages of the invention will become more readily apparent from the following detailed description of the disclosed embodiments, with reference to the drawings appended hereto.
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CPU 42 is also operably coupled to controlling software memory 50, which includes assigned memory locations storing game software 52 and system software 54. Such controlling software memory 50 dictates when selected graphics or messages are displayed to a player, as well as when play sequences begin and end and management of wager input and award output. CPU 42 is also operably coupled to a second memory 56, which is employed to store data indicative of game statistics, number of plays, number of wins, etc. Controlling software memory 50, second memory 56, or other, ancillary memory (not shown) may be used to store data indicative of winning results, such as data representative of one or more symbol combinations, including winning combinations. Second memory 56 may also be used, for example, to store a bit map of the symbol pattern depicted as a matrix display on video monitor 40.
As used herein, the term "gaming apparatus" contemplates and encompasses the operational portion of a gaming device for enabling, initiating and controlling the course of a game as well as components thereof, all as described above. A display or video monitor may be included within the term gaming apparatus, although such may be a separate component therefrom.
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The CPU 42 determines, at 114, whether or not a symbol interchange is allowed, based on game-specific limitations or parameters. The player may then interchange symbols at 116 in the manner permitted by the game, as programmed. After symbol interchange, upon expiration of a time limit, or responsive to player input, at 118, any winning combination or combinations of symbols are identified or flagged. After an interchange opportunity has occurred, or if an interchange opportunity is not allowed, a payout may be generated at 120 in association with each winning pay line or combination of winning pay lines. When the game is over, the gaming device 10 resets at 122 for future play.
The manner in which winning combinations of symbols may be determined and flagged is well known in the art. The displayed results (pattern of symbols depicted on video monitor 40) is compared with data stored in game software 52 representing winning combinations to determine if any displayed combination on an active pay line is a winning combination. Any identified winning combination or combinations of symbols are then associated with winnings to be distributed to the player according to a pay table of the game software 52 associated with the various possible winning combinations. Thus, in the context of the present invention, the various pay line configurations and required combinations of the various indicia for a winning combination within each pay line reside within game software 52 and are retrieved for comparison to the randomly generated pattern of indicia depicted on video monitor 40.
Turning to the specific examples of implementation of the present invention,
Notably, pay line five 308 comprises four dollar sign symbols labeled 204, 206, 208, and 210, as well as one star symbol 202. Additionally, another dollar sign symbol 200 is present in the displayed symbol configuration along horizontal pay line two 302. It would be desirable, presuming by way of example that five of the same symbol along a pay line are a winning combination, to position dollar sign symbol 200 to occupy the position of star symbol 202, thus forming a combination of five dollar sign symbols along pay line 308.
The embodiment illustrated by
Similarly, additional limitations may be provided to limit the potential payout and increase the challenge of interchanging symbols for a player. One limitation may be to limit the symbol position(s) that are eligible to be interchanged so that only certain symbol positions are changeable. Also, interchanging may be limited to horizontally, vertically or diagonally adjacent interchanging. Further, multiple interchanging may be provided and tailored, according to the configuration of the gaming machine.
Another symbol interchanging embodiment is shown in
Selection of the symbol that may be removed may be provided by the player, or might be based upon the wagers placed, or may be accomplished randomly. Further, it is contemplated that multiple symbols may be removed from the matrix display, and the corresponding spaces may be associated with the removed symbols. The player may be allowed to configure the symbol interchanging protocol to accommodate the level of interest and complexity desired.
Continuing the example, symbol 208 is moved into the open space 201, as shown in FIG. 6C. Similarly, symbol 204 is moved into the open space 201 shown in
As a further implementation of the present invention, symbols may be interchanged along a perceptibly movable path. For instance, a row of symbols may be shifted along a horizontal row in a "wraparound" fashion, meaning that the symbol moving out of the border of the matrix display is moved into the matrix display on another side of the matrix display along the shift path. As an example, if the topmost horizontal row of symbols shown in
The player may be given visual as well as audible indications of successful interchanging as well as visual and audible prompts to prevent inadvertent or impermissible interchanging under the rules of a particular implementation of the game. Upon selection of a symbol for interchanging, directional arrows may appear, providing indication of one or more permissible directions of shifting. Also, touch screens may be employed to literally provide a player with "hands on" control over interchanging.
As previously noted, a player may be afforded an opportunity to "buy" one or more symbol interchanges by placing a wager in addition to the conventional denomination of wager on the gaming machine to play the game of chance in question. For example, prior to commencement of a round of play on a one dollar machine, a player may add fifty cents to the primary wager to buy a symbol interchange opportunity or, of course, use credits already banked on the gaming machine. If no advantageous symbol interchange opportunity under established game parameters presents itself on the initially generated display the additional, or side, bet of fifty cents is lost. However, if such an opportunity is presented, the player may then effect the interchange. Similarly, and by way of example only, a maximum bet to cover all pay lines of a multiple pay line gaming machine may be required to enable a symbol interchange.
As mentioned hereinabove, the present invention is not limited to any specific protocols or constraints for symbol interchanging. For instance, symbol interchanging may be limited to certain rows and columns. One or more timers may also be employed to limit the available time that a player may use to shift one or more symbols and thereby reconfigure the symbols into a winning combination. Alternatively or additionally, permissible shift paths may be randomly chosen for the player and different permissible shift paths presented for each play of the game.
While the game of the present invention has been described in terms of a primary game of chance played on a stand-alone gaming machine, those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that the game may be implemented as a bonus or secondary event in conjunction with play of a different, primary game, or may be offered as a bonus or secondary event enhancement of the same primary game which is played without the ability to interchange symbols unless and until one or more winning outcomes trigger play of a bonus mode of the primary game, enabling symbol interchange according to the present invention. Similarly, and as previously noted, a player may be enabled to win and "bank" a selected number of symbol interchange opportunities through repeated play of the game to one or more selected outcomes and implement a symbol interchange during one or more subsequent plays when potential pay line enhancement opportunities appear to be especially favorable. In such an instance, a certain rate of play or rate of wagering, or both, may be required to retain the symbol interchange opportunities in the bank for later use.
Further, the game of the present invention may be employed as a bonus or secondary event in a linked progressive configuration, wherein a portion of each wager at a plurality of networked gaming devices is allocated into an award pool for play of the game of the present invention as a bonus or secondary event.
In addition, it is contemplated that the game of the present invention may be played with networked gaming machines and symbols traded between gaming machines on the network or between a central server and each networked gaming machine. For example, each player in a bank of networked gaming machines may "discard" a symbol, which may be "retrieved" by the next player in time to reach the end of a game play sequence. Alternatively, a player at a given gaming machine may be permitted to "discard" a symbol on the video monitor of his or her gaming machine and to "retrieve" a randomly generated symbol made available by a central server to all of the networked gaming machines. In addition, the position of the symbol which might be discarded may be fixed (for example, the center symbol on a three-row, five-column symbol display) or may randomly vary with each game. Further, a player may enable a "discard" through generation of a potential winning combination during play of the game (for example, four out of five matching symbols on a pay line may enable a discard of the nonmatching symbol for retrieval of a potential match) or through placement of a side or supplemental wager, or a maximum wager for the game.
While the present invention has been described in terms of certain embodiments, it is not so limited, and those of ordinary skill in the art will readily recognize and appreciate that many additions, combinations, deletions and modifications to the embodiments described herein may be made without departing from the scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.
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Im 5ft10in n i weigh about 150ish.. im looking for a good jibb board with a ton of flex... my current board is 158 K2.. what would be a good board size for me?
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Well im 6' 170lbs and I ride a 154 in the park and all around. I've ridden a 152, but it was with rocker tech which allows you to drop a few cm in length. So if you're looking for a good jib size, I would say around a 152-154 would be best in the park for you. And if you're looking for a sick jib deck, this is not the one to get. If you like K2 the I would go for a WWW(rocker or reg), or a Parkstar. If not I would reccomend Rome decks, because they are sick. Either the Artifact(reg or 1985), Postermania(reg or 1985), or the Graft. All of them are sick in the park and all around. Hope this helps bro
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180 pounds . I bought a k2 format 158 . I am a beginer is this a good snow board for me?
yea it will be ok, its towards the lower end if the range you would want to be in, but being a beginner you will find it easier to control than riding a board that is longer
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I'm 6'2, will the 163 work for me? I like to go have fun in the park so i was thinking just a little shorter than normal for easier spins and such, but the powder is where i love to be and i'll spend most of my time in it if its there on the mountain.
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Anything around a 162-163 should work out for you height, considering the terrain, you will be riding, i would just adjust your stance when you change terrain (mountain, park, whatever) to make sure you get optimum shralpage. Hope i could be of help, Goood Luck
in addition to riding style and terrain ridden, board length is based on rider weight, not height (a board doesn't know or care how tall you are; a board's flex will however change depending on how much the rider on top of it weighs)... tell us your weight and we can suggest a good length for what you want to do on the hill...
I'm 6' and weigh 190lbs and I use a 161 Ride Control. I would *GUESS* that the 163 would work for you, provided that you aren't as skinny as a rail or anything. If you weigh a fair amount less, I might consider dropping into the upper to mid 150's.

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Magic (and by extension wishes) are inherently lazy, usually going for the simplest answer. If someone wishes to lose the negative aspects of something, the simplest answer would be to lose all of that something instead of having to separate several intrinsically linked things.
To the OP: Make sure to write your wish down specifying all terms and conditions that come with the wish. Bonus points if you word it like a legal contract.
double bonus points if you get a contract devil to write it for you. (no way that could backfire....)
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Specifically any strength or dexterity based skills take the penalty.
phantom1592 wrote:
Obviously sir, you haven't heard of Punch Wizardry. It uses the techniques passed down the Armstrong line for GENERATIONS!
Gol PotatoMcWhiskey wrote:
heh, you said onus....
Sounds like an easily corruptible organization with no accountability is looking for patsies which could used for the opposite of the proscribed effect without them knowing.
I'll admit, the sound of joining a secret society that protects the world tickles my fancy to no end, but I can't very well put my trust in someone just because they named themselves after a trustworthy deity.
So the question is: Why should you be trusted?
I would imagine that you aren't able to see someones name right off the bat, but someones guild (or settlement, etc.) would be visible at a glance. Due to them searing some sort of signet or some such.
This was discussed at length around the time of the kickstarter (can't remember which one..) and I think the general consensus was similar to this.
edit: and of course i get ninja'd by Stephen.... this is why i usually just lurk.....
They use it every day for work, but not for combat. The farmer is going to be using it nearly the same way every time they use it. In a combat situation it needs to be wielded in a variety of ways for it to be effective.
but right now I'm just arguing for arguments sake (mostly), it's 7am and I'm a bit tired and loopy. So good night/morning(/afternoon maybe?) and whatever you choose to do may it make the game you play more fun.
Me thinks the reason behind the lack of simple slashing weapons is that they are inherently more dangerous to the user. Bladed weapons tend to have a large cutting edge taking up the majority of the weapon. The smaller handle that comes with that leaves you with less over all control(which is where proficiency come in).
I think subbing a short sword works well for the machete if you change the damage type. It's not the same but it works well enough.
As for you wanting it to be simple, yes it is a tool but so is the scythe.
just my 2c, please take with a hefty dose of salt.
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Just a quick note: The attacker flag is still in place as mentioned here.
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When a character attacks a character who was not Hostile, the character making the attack gets flagged as an Attacker. If the character with Attacker hits their target again in the next thirty seconds, they become Hostile, and lose Reputation. Note that Reputation is lost on striking a target twice rather than on death; this means Reputation is lost when your intention to kill someone is made clear rather than if you are successful.
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The thing about it is that extracts last a day while potions last damn near forever. That may no seem like a lot at first glance. It's quite the difference when balancing a magic item.
If your dead set on combining potions you might be able to tweak the words of power system when the potion is made. Something like two 1st level spells in one potion would count as a 3rd level potion for crafting purposes. (maybe a 4th level to balance out that words of power tend to be weaker than standard spells)
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It's been six years since Bill Cowher last strolled the sidelines as an NFL head coach, spitting his patented venom. Though some consider him retired, "The Chin" intimated otherwise. "It would be a challenge," Cowher told Newsday's Neil Best. "But I think that's probably why I would get back into it, because of the challenge." Asked point blank if he plans to eventually coach again, Cowher replied, "Yeah." The last time we saw the 55-year-old was in 2006, when he capped off his 15th season as the Steelers head man, one year removed from winning Super Bowl XL. Since then, he's been a prominent fixture on CBS' NFL coverage, but the game has morphed in that time frame. Cowher, however, believes the lapse wouldn't preclude him from succeeding if when he does return. "I did it for 27 years,'' he said. "You don't just forget things overnight. One thing about this job is it's been really good because it allows me to study the game and do features on the game . . . It's not li...
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They say that a picture speaks a thousand words. So here are some to whet your appetite. Read next post to get started using the WPF Ribbon. Pete Brown's blog post about the WPF Ribbon makes an interesting read as well.
WPF Ribbon Application VS 2010 Project Template
WPF Ribbon Application Blend 4 Project Template
Simple WPF Ribbon Application UI built using the Project Template
WPF Ribbon Window Item Template
WPF Ribbon elements in the VS Toolbox
Edit Ribbon element properties in VS Property Editor
Office Word like UI using WPF Ribbon
Office Word like UI in a WPF Browser Application
RibbonApplicationMenu in a WPF Ribbon
RibbonQuickAccessToolbar in a WPF Ribbon
RibbonContextualTabGroups in a WPF Ribbon
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RibbonGallery with filtering
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Minimized Ribbon
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Collapsed Ribbon
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Colorized WPF Ribbon
WPF Ribbon UI Automation Tree
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@Daniel: Firstly, thanks for your feedback. Find my responses are below ...
1. You have indeed found an issue with the resolution of the System Icon. This in fact is an inherent problem with the way WPF Image element treats icon files. This manifests with the use of a RibbonWindow because in this case it is a WPF Image element that is rendering the System Icon. I have made a post (blogs.msdn.com/.../picking-the-right-resolution-for-ribbonwindow-s-icon.aspx) suggesting a way to workaround this issue.
2 & 3. Once again thanks your feedback on the visual appearance of the QAT. We have recorded your feedback and will look to mitigate this at the earliest possible. In the meanwhile here's a post (blogs.msdn.com/.../visual-improvements-for-ribbonquickaccesstoolbar.aspx) about a way to workaround these issues, since it is a serious impediment to your app authoring experience.
4. The image for a RibbonApplicationMenu is simply a menu icon. It is really up to the app author to pick an icon that speaks best of the commands within the menu. The two usages within Win7 (Paint & WordPad) use a document icon possibly because majority of the contained actions operate on a document (Open, Close, Save, Save As). However we being the platform team do not want to be in the business of shipping visual assets such as Images within a control library. We leave it up to an app author to use an appropriate image.
5. About the Ribbon sample and the blurriness of its images I have taken the opportunity to clarify our intent here (blogs.msdn.com/.../images-in-ribbon-sample.aspx).
Hope this helps.
@Joe: Thanks for your interest in WPF Ribbon. Find my responses to your two questions below.
1) We are certainly committed to the Ribbon Controls Library. This library will not be part of .Net 4.0 SP1 but is in consideration for a future release of the .Net framework. As always these plans are subject to change, but this is our current direction.
2) As for Silverlight version of this library, we do not have any plans that we can share publicly at this time. Thanks for your request though. It helps us plan ahead.
@VarshaMahadevan: The RibbonWindow is not using visual themes at all. The application window's title bar looks like from Windows 98… or like from console window.
I integrated this into our product, and I have a couple comments. I'm new to WPF (only been developing in it for a month, but I've been reading books on it non-stop!), so some of these items are probably due to my ignorance.
1) QAT serialization doesn't appear to be possible from a MVVM ViewModel, so it's ruining my attempt to have no code in the code-behind. It doesn't bind to an ItemsSource, so I cannot bind it to the VM. It uses the Items collection instead. I tried to use an attached property to get around this limitation but couldn't figure out how.
2) I'm using WPF commanding, and I am launching a form when the use clicks a RibbonMenuItem (which is nested inside a RibbonMenuButton). The form takes 3 seconds to load. During these 3 seconds, the RibbonMenuItem collection stays visible. I'd like to see the RibbonMenuItem collection disappear instantly after the uses clicks one of the RibbonMenuItems.
3) Right now, I'm under a tight timeline and I won't have time to attach tooltips to all the items in the ribbon. When the user right clicks on an item and sends it to the QAT, and then hovers over that icon in the QAT, there is no indication of what the icon does. This is because it only shows the tooltip (and as I said, I have none currently). I'd like it if the QAT showed the Label/Header of the item if there is no tooltip.
As I find more quirks, I'll post them.
@Matt: Find my answers below
1) An important thing to note about built-in AddToQAT and RemoveFromQAT functionality is that these are view centric operations. When a user right clicks a control within the Ribbon and adds it to the QAT we clone the element and add the cloned instance to the QAT. Note that this approach was adopted as a common denominator to support MVVM, non-MVVM or semi MVVM apps. Now consider the alternative approach of adding the ViewModel object for a control to the QAT instead. In this case we wouldn't be able to capture the visualization of the ViewModel object. i.e. We wouldn't know how it needs to be visualized, as a RibbonButton or RibbonCheckBox or RibbonComboBox. While a pure MVVM app likely supplies DataTemplates for these visualizations of the ViewModel objects, it is not an assumption that we could rely on for the built-in behavior. Hence the current approach. Based on this behavior, one way to do QAT serialization in an MVVM setup is illustrated in the RibbonWindowSample's MVVM part (www.microsoft.com/.../details.aspx). To try this switch the StartupUri property in App.xaml to RibbonWindowMVVM.xaml and launch the app. All of the code for it is in UserControlMVVM.xaml.cs. This approach illustrates how QAT contents are serialized to disc in terms of positional information and then conversely deserialized. Also notice that this code is very ViewModel-ish and quite agonistic of View specifics. Lastly you do not need to be locked into this built-in AddToQAT and RemoveFromQAT behavior. These operations are exposed as Commands. You can add CommandBindings for these commands and override the built-in behavior by adding your ViewModel objects directly to the QAT. I'll make a post illustrating this approach shortly.
2) If the action that you invoke upon clicking the MenuItem takes long then I'd recommend that you perform that operation asynchronously. Use Dispatcher.BeginInvoke API to post a work item request to the Dispatcher, and launch the dialog upon processing that workitem. This way the Menu UI is dismissed immediately.
3) This should be easy to achieve in your app by simply Binding the ToolTipTitle property to Label property of the Control. And you can do this using an implicit Style so it applies to all controls of that type.
@Window XP User: Yes, you are right. We only support the Aero appearance and the Classic appearance. So for all OSes older than Vista, you will see the Classic appearance. You should be able to re skin only the RibbonWidow element and achieve this behavior.
Good to see that it works on XBAP. I am using XBAP.
Is there an way to remove the toolbar panel? I tried, and even with no QuickToolbar and no title, it still appear the first panel with nothing, from to to down. I think it should have an collapse property.
This is specially useful when using on XBAP; as you can see on your screenshot.
@Tony: Here's a post (blogs.msdn.com/.../ribbon-browser-application-without-the-title-row.aspx) that demonstrates how to hide the title panel for a Ribbon Browser Application. Hope this helps.
Can you please give me some guideline how can I use this Ribbon in my existing WPF projects. We are looking for the Rinbbon for the existing application and we just reviewed the Ribbon control from Office Fluent UI Licensing which we can add as a control. But for this Ribbon for WPF, it seem we have to create the project from Ribbon project template. How can I use this with my existing WPF project? Please suggested the way to implement.
I wonder what event is fired when I switch one tab to another? Can't find it!
How to add >(greater than) character at the end of Xaml content?.
When I am trying to add >(greater than) character at the end of the content, the symbol is displaying as first character.
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MyButtonObj.Content = "Next" + " >"
> Next
Please assist me to fix this issue...
1. Is it possible to just have a quick access toolbar without the ribbon? We want a full ribbon for my main window, and then just quick access toolbars on the dialogs.
2. RibbonWindow.SizeToContent does not work correctly when set to SizeToContent.WidthAndHeight. I already opened an issue on connect, but it can't hurt to get it more well known. See here for more details:
@Chatchai: Using the WPF Ribbon project template is not mandatory. It was only provided as a quick way to get started using this Ribbon library. You could just as easily integrate a Ribbon control with an existing application by replacing the Menus and ToolBars with a Ribbon control instead. The one other thing that you may want to do is to change the type of the root Window to a RibbonWindow instead so you get the integration with the non-client area just like the office and Windows 7 Ribbons have it.
@Sektor: The event that is fired when you switch tabs is the SelectionChanged event. This is the same event you receive when you change selection within a WPF ListBox or DataGrid control. It is defined on the base class System.Windows.Controls.Primitives.Selector.
@Anand: You should be able to standard XML way of specifying these special characters within XAML. Eg. the following markup snippet works fine.
<Button>This content ends with a greater than character ></Button>
1. Yes you should be able to use a RibbonQuickAccessToolBar as a standalone control outside the Ribbon. If you want this QAT to show in the non-client region of your dialog, just like it does when hosted as part of the main Ribbon control, then you'd need to host it within a RibbonWindow. RibbonWindow is a subclass of the System.Windows.Window class in WPF allows the app author to author the title bar region in addition to rest of the client region.
2. Thank you for reporting the issue about RibbonWindow.SizeToContent. We are aware of this issue and will look into mitigating it in a future release of this library.


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One has to look back to 2002 to find so many advance tickets sold to this annual set of jazz and R&B concerts at Hampton Coliseum.
Organizers are predicting three solid sold-out shows.
So why, with the economy still sputtering, are music fans flocking to Hampton?
"We're living through some turbulent times in a lot of ways," said Boney James, a popular saxophone player who will help kick off the festival June 24. "Music does become more important to people at times like that. I hope that's what it is."
Nationally, CD sales are in freefall and the music industry, as a whole, is struggling, James said. Some cultural observers theorize that music is becoming less important to Americans. "But I never really bought that," James said. "Hopefully this is just an affirmation that music has a really important role in the lives of humans."
He's glad to see positive signs emerging at the Hampton Jazz Festival, an event he's played many times and where he's been welcomed with unbridled enthusiasm.
"I have nothing but happy memories of the jazz festival," the 49-year-old sax man said. "It's got a lot of energy ... It's such a big venue, and always an incredible lineup of artists. We're just excited to be coming back … Hampton is definitely a special place."
Joe Tsao, director of Hampton Coliseum and a primary organizer of the event, said this year's jazz festival achieves an attractive mix of musical elements: smooth jazz, modern R&B and classic, funky soul. "I think it's a very balanced lineup," Tsao said. "It hits the sweet spot.
"Consistency is another factor," Tsao said. "People have learned over time to expect a certain quality and value to be associated with this festival. People have had good experiences repeatedly over time."
That wasn't always true. Hampton Jazz Festival endured a troubled period starting in the late 1990s. In 1999, the festival lost money and entertained little more than 15,000 people over three days. The downward trend ended in 2001. In recent years, the event has been steadily profitable and total attendance has hovered around 25,000.
Presented through a partnership among the city of Hampton, Hampton University and The Santangelo Group — a concert promotion company based in Cleveland — the jazz festival has been a fixture of the local entertainment scene for 43 years.
For now, the tradition looks as strong as ever. Tsao credits the talent coming to town.
Boyz II Men and Charlie Wilson have created strong word-of-mouth buzz, Tsao said. Frankie Beverly is a bankable favorite with the festival's audience. Also, a number of fresh new faces promise to give audiences a pleasant surprise.
R&B singer Anthony Hamilton, who headlines the Friday, June 24 show, is poised to make his jazz festival debut. The North Carolina-born vocalist draws inspiration from legendary soul artists such as Bill Withers and Bobby Womack, and, at age 40, he's able to straddle the line between the hip-hop generation and the era of classic R&B.
"I'm excited," Hamilton said last week. "I've heard of the festival for years and I've just been waiting on my opportunity to get there. I'm going to try to tear up my flip-flops on stage. I want to be asked to come back."
He said he's not intimidated by the long history of the festival and the long list of great singers who have performed there: Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Ray Charles, Gladys Knight.
"Not at all, I have got it in me, that spirit," Hamilton said. "I'm going to have some new fans when I leave … Even if I'm not singing, I'm going to be moving my leg on stage. They'll be like 'I like the way he moves his leg!'


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Universal, one-size-fits-all penny-tech rear axle alignment tool
So while I was finishing up the brake DIY guide it dawned on me that although Ive referred to a rear axle alignment gauge, Ive never gone into much detail on how it works, how to make one or what it looks like and Ive never shown a photo of one.
OK... so it's not universal. The rod length will vary from bike to bike and it's of no value on a bike with snail cam adjusters like a DRZ for example... or a shaft drive anything. So I lied... so sue me. :deal
What you need:
All you need to make one is a 35 cent piece of steel 1/8 welding rod... about 36" worth, and a zip-tie. For a total investment of what? 40 cents maybe. You can make this tool tricker and fancier... but I doubt you can make it cheaper.
Get at least 1/8" steel rod for this... smaller diameter or softer materials are too flexy and inaccurate.
Why you need it:
Rear axle alignment, with few exceptions, is usually only as accurate as the axle block and swingarm hash marks which is to say not very accurate at all.
Rear axle misalignment can cause unstable tracking down a straight road, odd handling in corners, accelerated tire wear, brake pad wear and chain and sprocket wear.
How you make it:
Cut the rod to length so it is a few inches longer than the approximate distance from your swingarm pivot shaft center to the rear axle center in the case of the KTM LC4, about 29-30 is fine.
Grind a point on one end of the rod and bend that end at a 90 degree angle. The length of this bend will vary from brand to brand, model to model, but the idea is to have the major length of rod parallel with the swingarm when measuring.
In the case of the KTM LC4, a handy length is about ¾.
Now grab a zip tie, put it tight over the long end of the rod and cut the tail off short and to a point. Congrats you have made a tool.
If you need to, you can make more complicated sets of bends to clear things that are permanently in the way. The drawing is an approximation of a tool for a '79 to present Harley-Davidson with a rubber mount driveline.
How it works:
On a KTM LC4, there are rounded plastic buttons in both ends of the swingarm pivot shaft and one on the fixed end of the rear axle and then an aluminum axle nut.
It doesnt matter which side you start on. You place the pointy end in the center of the plastic button on the swingarm pivot shaft...
... and slide the zip-tie so the pointy end of it aligns with the center of the axle that is the "reference length" for one side.
Now you transfer the tool to the other side and see where the center of the axle is in relationship to the reference length.
Adjust that side of the axle (or both sides, more or less) until both sides measure the same distance by the tool, then using the current alignment as a baseline, readjust your axle for proper chain tension for your particular bike.
That's it... you done. :clap
This is the "whole tool"... complete with blatant promotional background. :evil
Small example of why alignment is a good thing:
Its hard to believe, but with a 40 cent tool, you can get your axle aligned to an accuracy of less than one millimeter.
Can you screw it up? Sure you can... I did once recently because I wasn't paying attention, and my rear brake pads looked like this with a less than 2mm misalignment:
So there ya go,
Hey Creeper , great info thanks dude :freaky
Yesterday we get an awesome DIY brake guide, and now today this!! Creeper you are truely a gentlemen mechanic, thank you again.
Hope it comes in handy. :D
That is kinda cool.
I use the Motion Pro chain guide- it's something like $20, easy to use on any bike (even the DRZ).
What TDC-C is to valve adjustments, rear axle alignment is to drivetrain adjustment. (cut me some slack, it's not perfect)
Dotting all yer i's and crossing all yer t's - good man.
I will have to mate this with your brake DIY thread, since I note you snuck most of the adjustment method in a post about your tool. No wait, that came out wrong... :arg
Thanks Creeper. I've seen other methods but this is elegant and best of all, cheap.
Ditto for the brake guide too.
That deserves a cool tool award.
BTW, that tool will also work real well for measuring suspension sag on the bike without fussing with a tape measure every time. Just use a Sharpie to mark the rod in 1/2" increments and you've got a quick way to measure the effect of your spring preload adjustments.
Thanks Creep!!:clap Great idea even I can build....:lol3 Ummm...why can't you use it on a "snail-cam" bike??? Aren't the reference points the same???:ear
I imagine there are a few ways you could even align it... one that comes to mind off the bat is to grind down the register pin a bit on the swingarm on the "long side" to even things up. :dunno
If that worked, and assuming the snail cams match, that would be the first and last time you'd need the gauge. :lol3
Colors... huh, that's not such a goofy idea. :scratch
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Dude, I've got a whole new respect for you after seeing how you can pound the bruskes. Color me impressed. Your reward is that I nominate you to be the social chair for the RedsZone 10 semi-annual Dunner convention.Originally Posted by SteelSD
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I think what hasn't been addressed yet is what happens when the 10 split on a vote. How are ties broken?
The Rally Onion wants 150 fans before Opening Day.
Meh. I wasn't very impressed with myself at 5:45 AM when the effect was fully realized.Originally Posted by MWM
Freakin' stupidity was that no one showed at the conference pretty much all day. So, it was a good day to be hung over. But a bad day to get up that early to be hung over.
And remind me never to eat hotel vending machine food after drinking. NEVER.
(BTW, I think the RedsZone 10 semi-annual Dunner convention will have about 150 attendees.)
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I've heard that one member is sacrificed (via a fly) and then they vote again.Originally Posted by Chip R
Go Gators!
Cryptic poll on Reds Live with only 2 options. Its an homage to the house of representatives.Originally Posted by KronoRed
We take turns doing shots of goat blood until someone pukes. The remaining 9 then vote.Originally Posted by Chip R
Get your nunchucks and the keys to your dad's car. I know where we can get a gun
The 10 can't even agree on that
Go Gators!
The 10 is a covert ops team inside of SERP tasked with demoralizing Reds fans, thus depressing attendance, concession and merchandising revenues for the club in an effort to drive down the price of the franchise so that SERP figurehead celebrity frontman Nick Lachey can buy it at a reduced price.
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Make that a thing.
I can't believe you revealed that. Now you will have to be killed.Originally Posted by M2
"Hey...Dad. Wanna Have A Catch?" Kevin Costner in "Field Of Dreams."
Originally Posted by RedsBaron
Unless, M2 is using reverse psychology to throw Gang of 10 wannabes off the track with a plant story.
In which case, you could be adding credibility to the story by adding a death threat.
Which would mean that I have inadvertently blown both the plant story and the plant verification with this post, which would mean that I'd have to be elimin.... hey, wait.
Scratch that. I'm just rambling.... heh... yeah, babbling away... don't know what I'm talking about..... gulp..... nothing new there.... hey, are those bushes moving outside my window? What are those dogs barking for?
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He can't become a member till he sticks you with the tab. That's in the rules.Originally Posted by MWM
And I'll second that 6 pack and raise him a 3rd.
"panic" only comes from having real expectations
With Warsteiners!!!!Originally Posted by Chip R
"panic" only comes from having real expectations
That was a soap dispenser you idiot!Originally Posted by SteelSD
"panic" only comes from having real expectations
Actually, Steel picked up the entire tab (in reality, he was too drunk to realize I stuck HIM with the tab).Originally Posted by GAC
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Johnson: Governor is not so stimulated by stimulus
For a guy who'd just received a windfall of $5 billion, Gov. Phil Bredesen sounded somewhat ambivalent in his budget address earlier this week. In fact, the infusion of funny money printed by the federal government seemed to sort of pain Tennessee's pragmatist-in-chief.
"We are on one hand faced with an unprecedented downturn in state revenues; on the other, we temporarily have unprecedented amounts of federal cash coming from the president's economic recovery act," Bredesen said to a joint session of the Tennessee Legislature. "This so-called 'stimulus' package is not a silver bullet - what it does is buy time."
Of course, some are celebrating. The acting president at the University of Tennessee, Jan Simek, said of the $90 million or so the UT system will receive, "What the stimulus money included in the governor's budget allows us to do is to hold off on any layoffs for the next couple of years."
Oak Ridge National Laboratory will get an initial installment of more than $71 million. That money will go primarily toward construction of a new Chemical and Materials Science lab, which will create jobs and allow the lab to be completed a year ahead of schedule. "(The stimulus money is) going to be a big help to us," said Gerald Boyd, the Department of Energy's manager at Oak Ridge.
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park could be in line for up to $75 million from the stimulus. An earlier report by the National Park Conservation Association indicated monies could be used to upgrade a number of comfort stations and restrooms in the Smokies to make them handicap accessible.
So, jobs are saved at UT, labs are built at ORNL, and God's country benefits from the bucks invested in the Smokies. What's not to like?
Bredesen sees danger in this one-time infusion of funds. "I present this budget with a caution: I am confident that we understand the large outlines of the economic recovery act, but the details continue to be filled in - even now we are still getting new and expensive 'guidance' from federal agencies about what they want," Bredesen said. In other words, the mammon from Washington comes with expensive strings attached.
Bredesen explained that $2.9 billion of the stimulus money goes to programs mandated by the feds, including $490 million to food stamps, $318 million to unemployment insurance, $573 million to bridge and road construction, and $524 million directly to local school districts. It was when he spoke about schools that Bredesen highlighted the biggest pitfall of the stimulus stash.
"I would strongly recommend to local districts that these (monies) be spent on one-time items or used as transitional funds, lest you just create a budget crisis for yourselves two years from now," Bredesen said. "As plainly as I can say it, school boards, county commissions, city councils: You have a windfall for the next two years; if you create obligations with it that go beyond two years, do not look to the state to bail you out."
The governor recognizes that federal money can be the gateway drug that turns government agencies into dollar junkies. Bredesen understands that when the funny money is gone and departments and agencies start jonesing for some more stimulus, the addicts will turn to Tennessee taxpayers for their fix. No wonder he ain't all that stimulated.
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