Hey,
I am wondering if anyone else is having issues with the shield generator. :confused: I click on the link and the page opens saying flash loading, and then the page is just blank with no generator showing up? I see the ads, menu, and header/footer but nothing in the middle. Is the generator down, or is it my computer?
Thanks
Pretty sure that it hasn't worked for a good while now.
It is also the same on my end.
It's pretty much dead. I discovered that I could not get it to work on Chrome, Firefox or IE a couple of weeks ago. I wrote Jake about it and he said with flash depreciated, it likely would have to be rewrote in a more modern code language. I'll remove it from the site when I get to reworking the shield gallery.
Meanwhile, you should try the Shields Up! (http://www.kendrick.org/ShieldsUp) generator; it has the same features as the AARoads one, and is a much better alternative.
Any member with coding knowledge that wants to try to create a new one is welcome to do so. Will supply the original files for anyone interested.
Quote from: Henry on December 05, 2017, 09:39:18 AM
Meanwhile, you should try the Shields Up! (http://www.kendrick.org/ShieldsUp) generator; it has the same features as the AARoads one, and is a much better alternative.
Doesn't have 3d Arkansas
Shields Up also doesn't have the historical California signs. I discovered the generator wasn't working today while starting work on the highway pages; it was working back in September, so some recent change in Flash must have killed it.
Quote from: cahwyguy on December 24, 2017, 01:46:06 PM
Shields Up also doesn't have the historical California signs. I discovered the generator wasn't working today while starting work on the highway pages; it was working back in September, so some recent change in Flash must have killed it.
Pretty much, yeah. It wasn't saving shields, though...that part crashed a long time ago, so I had to do a copy-paste to save anything I created.
I've had some back and forth with David over at Shields Up. I think if someone can get him the historical shields, he'll see if he can work those into the tool.
Quote from: Henry on December 05, 2017, 09:39:18 AM
Meanwhile, you should try the Shields Up! (http://www.kendrick.org/ShieldsUp) generator; it has the same features as the AARoads one, and is a much better alternative.
Or just open up your favorite graphics editor program and make your own. Templates for virtually all sign types are readily available online.
Quote from: bugo on January 10, 2018, 11:34:25 PM
Quote from: Henry on December 05, 2017, 09:39:18 AM
Meanwhile, you should try the Shields Up! (http://www.kendrick.org/ShieldsUp) generator; it has the same features as the AARoads one, and is a much better alternative.
Or just open up your favorite graphics editor program and make your own. Templates for virtually all sign types are readily available online.
I saved a bunch of signs from the Shield Generator, so I can make my own as needed. Plus there are several commercial sign manufacturers that have designs that you can save.
Quote from: bugo on January 10, 2018, 11:34:25 PM
Quote from: Henry on December 05, 2017, 09:39:18 AM
Meanwhile, you should try the Shields Up! (http://www.kendrick.org/ShieldsUp) generator; it has the same features as the AARoads one, and is a much better alternative.
Or just open up your favorite graphics editor program and make your own. Templates for virtually all sign types are readily available online.
Agreed. When I discovered the "save" feature didn't work on the Shield Generator, I just decided to make my shields in Inkscape using blank highway shields off of Wikipedia.
Quote from: compdude787 on January 15, 2018, 02:52:28 PM
Quote from: bugo on January 10, 2018, 11:34:25 PM
Quote from: Henry on December 05, 2017, 09:39:18 AM
Meanwhile, you should try the Shields Up! (http://www.kendrick.org/ShieldsUp) generator; it has the same features as the AARoads one, and is a much better alternative.
Or just open up your favorite graphics editor program and make your own. Templates for virtually all sign types are readily available online.
Agreed. When I discovered the "save" feature didn't work on the Shield Generator, I just decided to make my shields in Inkscape using blank highway shields off of Wikipedia.
I did "print screen" from the generator then edited them in my graphics program.
I wouldn't mind fixing the page. I see some graphical improvements I could make.
iPhone
Quote from: TheArkansasRoadgeek on February 16, 2018, 06:00:34 AM
I wouldn't mind fixing the page. I see some graphical improvements I could make.
No promises, but I'll present it to the rest of the staff.