General Questions Thread

[xris]

Originally Posted by Ledgem

Here's my own question: I have an art issue, where should I ask it?

Ahem, the purpose of this "silly question" was not to answer the art related issues but to ask just where should such art related issues be posted (i.e. in which sub-forum). At least that's what I hope the purpose was.

I would suggest the Fan Creations sub-forum for want of a better place. Maybe the posts should be moved out of here and a new thread be created.

[NoSanninWa]

I'd probably do it right now, except that I cannot figure out what to title the new thread. Anyway, please stop the discussion or else tell us what the title of the thread should be. Either way, I'm happy.

[Daniel E.]

Originally Posted by NoSanninWa

I'd probably do it right now, except that I cannot figure out what to title the new thread. Anyway, please stop the discussion or else tell us what the title of the thread should be. Either way, I'm happy.

There are several threads in fan creations like this one:

http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=50534

In such threads, people ask about an effect in particular and then move on and leave the thread forgotten.

Perhaps a merge of the posts here with a new title for the thread? Photoshop help or Graphic Designers Q & A could work as a title; Anything not directly related to signatures and avatars could go there, me thinks. >_<

Either way, sorry for the derail here (guess I was the one that got carried away the most)

[hobbes_fan]

Question about stylistic cues in anime:

I've noticed a current trend with fang characters. Not demons or the like - regular characters.
To list off the top of my head
Lucky Star (Misao, Nanako Kuroi)
Haruhi (Tsuruya)
Excel Saga ( Excel)
Ikkitousen (hakufu)
etc etc, there's a few more but these are from the more popular series'.

Now I know certain visual cues portray certain character traits ie the aohige (sp?). Is it just that-a stylistic thing or is it supposed to depict some sort of character trait.

[NoSanninWa]

Such characters are usually either fierce or extremely over-enthusiastic. It also should be noted that these girls are shown with only one fang.

[hobbes_fan]

Makes sense - I was trying to connect the dots but I didn't think hyperactivity. A couple of them had very obvious similarities (simpletons: Misao, Hakufu and Excel), but Tsuruya and Kuroi sensei kept throwing me off. Overly enthusiastic seems to work for the lot. I don;t recall this being as predominant in pre 2000's anime as well so I assume its a fairly recent stylistic development.

[Zaku Hyuga]

Originally Posted by tripperazn

Enable Asian language support, specifically Japanese support. Otherwise, you'll be seeing a lot of squares, especially in my sig and title, lol.

If you're curious, Ledgem's title says "Jyouzu", meaning skillful and deft.

How do I do that?

[KiNA]

get ur WinXP CD if you have them.. go to control panel -> regional setting, go to language tab and checked the install east asian language.

[ReizoSan]

I am asking for something completely different .
I want to know if i change an end of the a USB camera and change it another connector will that work and if so can anyone with electrical knowledge make your self known to me or PM me thanks.

[NightWish]

Depends what you change it to, but if you have to ask the question, what you are trying to do will almost certainly not work.

Spoiler for more details:

The issue isn't so much the connectors (though different standards often have differing numbers of pins in the plugs making it physically impossible to try swapping them) but the protocol (the agreed method of communicating) that is specified by the standard and assumed by any device using the connectors. You can't, for example, swap a HDMI connector with a USB connector (ignoring the differing number of pins for a moment) and expect to connect an iPod to a HDTV. It just doesn't work like that.

Now, if you are wanting to put a another USB standard plug on the end, such as micro to mini or regular, then that is a different story. You might get away with doing that, though you'd be better off buying a properly moulded cable with the desired plugs on the end IMHO. If you want to change a Type A with a Type B, or visa-verse, then again no you can't... USB has a polarity. That is, one side is a "host" and the other is the "device". As far as I'm aware you can't swap them, hence the need for the Type A and B distinction.

Now, if you are thinking of using something totally unrelated to USB but "does a similar job", such as "Firewire" (IEEE 1384) plugs and has similar number of pins (mini Firewire and USB both have 4 pins), then again chances are you're still just breaking things! See the first point I made about it being the protocol. Having said that regular FireWire plugs have 6 pins, so the design again prevents you from physically making such a mistake.

Ultimately it depends on the devices you're trying to connect together. There is nothing stopping someone from making a device that uses one sort of cable / plug standard for something totally unrelated (without implementing the protocol) it just won't work with anything that does follow the standard. In the case of a Camera, you can't control the design it is already using the USB standard... so don't mess with it (see text in blue)

[hobbes_fan]

Originally Posted by ReizoSan

I am asking for something completely different .
I want to know if i change an end of the a USB camera and change it another connector will that work and if so can anyone with electrical knowledge make your self known to me or PM me thanks.

if the USB plug is faulty and you want to replace it with another USB plug Yes this can be done. You need basic electronics skills though and electronics equipment like a soldering iron, side cutters and flux.

If you wanted to change USB to firewire well - No. not going to happen

[The Chaos]

^ Oh I Forget To Delete My Post..^^""

Q: Which one Is Right Se(n)pai or Se(m)pai ???

[tripperazn]

Originally Posted by The Chaos

Q: Which one Is Right Se(n)pai or Se(m)pai ???

Both, but "sempai" is the easier pronunciation for English speakers. The "n/m" sound in "sempai" is very soft and slightly held, similar to the way it's spoken in Japanese, if you pronounce it like an English word.

Technically, "senpai" is the right way to write it, since ん and ン are both written as "n", like in "gomen" (ごめん), you'd never see "gomem".

[The Chaos]

Originally Posted by tripperazn

Both, but "sempai" is the easier pronunciation for English speakers. The "n/m" sound in "sempai" is very soft and slightly held, similar to the way it's spoken in Japanese, if you pronounce it like an English word.

Technically, "senpai" is the right way to write it, since ん and ン are both written as "n", like in "gomen" (ごめん), you'd never see "gomem".

Thanks For The Help ..That Was Fast Replay ..^^

[Aoie_Emesai]

I made a mediafire account so I can share some stuff, but I was so sure that you can link your file page so anyone can look at what you have to download (instead of linking each in every individual file), but I cannot find that in their faqs. Or is this just a mistake I made.

another--

Is there an Ascii with a down arrow? nvm, I just stole Jinto's down arrow. Though I would still like to know the Ascii command for it though.

[[DOT].L]

Originally Posted by Aoie_Emesai

Is there an Ascii with a down arrow? nvm, I just stole Jinto's down arrow. Though I would still like to know the Ascii command for it though.

I'm not sure if there is an actual code for it. The character map is always a good place to look if you want symbols of that nature.

Edit: see post below.

[teachopvutru]

Originally Posted by Aoie_Emesai

Is there an Ascii with a down arrow? nvm, I just stole Jinto's down arrow. Though I would still like to know the Ascii command for it though.

Alt 25

On Windows, it works for me.

[Sephi]

Originally Posted by Aoie_Emesai

I made a mediafire account so I can share some stuff, but I was so sure that you can link your file page so anyone can look at what you have to download (instead of linking each in every individual file), but I cannot find that in their faqs. Or is this just a mistake I made.

It is possible.

At the "My File" tab you can see your files, Create a new folder and put everything in it that you want to share.

And than put Sharing Mode on Extended Sharing. You will see a Share behind your folder now. You can now share the whole folder.

[Aoie_Emesai]

Originally Posted by Sephi

It is possible.

At the "My File" tab you can see your files, Create a new folder and put everything in it that you want to share.

And than put Sharing Mode on Extended Sharing. You will see a Share behind your folder now. You can now share the whole folder.

Oh so you have to make a indivudual folder then stuff all your files in it, hum?

[Kristen]

Sorry, this is a little bit of a random question...

Tasers, like the one Sonazaki Shion uses in Higurashi, what is their outside made of? Is it a metal, or a plastic?