Re: Starmap Page for Encyclopedia

Donald Hosford wrote:
> 
> Nyrath the nearly wise wrote:
> 
> > Donald Hosford wrote:
> > > Say what did you create those beutiful maps on?
> >
> >	    With a program I wrote myself called "StereoStar".
> >	    It's buggy, but you can get it for IBM Windows at
> >	    http://www.clark.net/pub/nyrath/smapx.html
> >	    (I've got somebody working on porting it to Macintosh)
> >
> >	    I did mention this program on the list a while ago.
> 
> Are you refering to the 3d map or the 2d map?   I was wondering about
> the 2d maps too...  I love this HUGE 2d map.	I can't wait for
political
> map!

	I used StereoStar to make *all* the maps in that
	web site. It is a versatile program.
	It is strained a bit though making the huge maps.

	I did embellish the maps with Adobe Photoshop, though.
	StereoStar can make *.bmp files only.
	In m15nom.gif I used Photoshop to make the legend
	in the upper left corner.
	For m15.gif, I actually made two maps
	(one with all the star and paths in grey,
	the second with class M stars excluded)
	merging the two maps with Photoshop.	

	I'm about 1/3 done with the political map.
	It is done in the style of the "core" map,
	i.e., black background, pretty stars, labeled
	with that font (Wolverine) in the "official"
	colors.

	Of course the political map will be periodically
	updated as I add everybody's empires.