Comments for Musings of the White Haired Man http://www.whitehairedman.com Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:23:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Review: The Secret Library of Ethos by tenkar http://www.whitehairedman.com/review-the-secret-library-of-ethos#comment-2255 tenkar Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:23:36 +0000 http://www.whitehairedman.com/?p=3521#comment-2255 Yeah, our gaming tastes do seem to overlap Viz ;) I've been told the format changed a bit with Toys in the Sandbox #6 - I'll hopefully have the oportunity to check it out this week. Yeah, our gaming tastes do seem to overlap Viz ;)

I’ve been told the format changed a bit with Toys in the Sandbox #6 – I’ll hopefully have the oportunity to check it out this week.

]]> Comment on The Hideout ePub on RPGNow and an Odd Review by Andugus http://www.whitehairedman.com/the-hideout-epub-on-rpgnow-and-an-odd-review#comment-2054 Andugus Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:46:05 +0000 http://www.whitehairedman.com/?p=3325#comment-2054 I think the thing that drives me nuts with PDFs on an iPad is constantly having to scissor in and out. With an ePub this is nearly eliminated with a clean one column approach. Linkages, backlinks, table of contents, and bookmarks allow for amazing access to each individuals taste. Now for print and screen reading, I'll go for PDF format any day. We've been talking about a way to offer more to our customers. For example a print product should grant all three products. But, maybe we can find a way to simplify the ebook side and just say if you buy the PDF, you get the ePub, and vice versa. What do you think? I think the thing that drives me nuts with PDFs on an iPad is constantly having to scissor in and out. With an ePub this is nearly eliminated with a clean one column approach. Linkages, backlinks, table of contents, and bookmarks allow for amazing access to each individuals taste.

Now for print and screen reading, I’ll go for PDF format any day. We’ve been talking about a way to offer more to our customers. For example a print product should grant all three products. But, maybe we can find a way to simplify the ebook side and just say if you buy the PDF, you get the ePub, and vice versa. What do you think?

]]> Comment on Why ePub? by Viz http://www.whitehairedman.com/why-epub#comment-2053 Viz Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:26:26 +0000 http://www.whitehairedman.com/?p=3343#comment-2053 We are working to move our other adventures to ePub and will rolling that out over the coming months. I want to get this done so that I can use my own adventures with a tablet! We are working to move our other adventures to ePub and will rolling that out over the coming months. I want to get this done so that I can use my own adventures with a tablet!

]]> Comment on Why ePub? by J Gregory http://www.whitehairedman.com/why-epub#comment-2052 J Gregory Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:22:04 +0000 http://www.whitehairedman.com/?p=3343#comment-2052 I agree enthusiastically, and appreciate the fact that you give the option to those of us who want it. I wish more publishers were equally thoughtful. I agree enthusiastically, and appreciate the fact that you give the option to those of us who want it. I wish more publishers were equally thoughtful.

]]> Comment on The Hideout ePub on RPGNow and an Odd Review by Batei http://www.whitehairedman.com/the-hideout-epub-on-rpgnow-and-an-odd-review#comment-2045 Batei Mon, 09 Jan 2012 02:45:24 +0000 http://www.whitehairedman.com/?p=3325#comment-2045 Thanks! With tablets becoming more accessible I see your point. I still prefer PDFs on my iPad, so I had to ask. :D Thanks! With tablets becoming more accessible I see your point. I still prefer PDFs on my iPad, so I had to ask. :D

]]> Comment on The Hideout ePub on RPGNow and an Odd Review by Viz http://www.whitehairedman.com/the-hideout-epub-on-rpgnow-and-an-odd-review#comment-2036 Viz Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:07:47 +0000 http://www.whitehairedman.com/?p=3325#comment-2036 <i>The Hideout</i> is also combined with two other Simple Scenarios and available as a bundle for both OGL and Savage Worlds rules, in PDF or Fantasy Grounds II format. So it is actually offered in three formats: ePub, PDF, and Fantasy Grounds module. There is a link for these on <i>The Hideout</i> product page. Why ePub? I believe ePubs are better than PDFs for tablet viewing. But, in the future we will continue to create both PDFs and ePubs. The Hideout is also combined with two other Simple Scenarios and available as a bundle for both OGL and Savage Worlds rules, in PDF or Fantasy Grounds II format. So it is actually offered in three formats: ePub, PDF, and Fantasy Grounds module. There is a link for these on The Hideout product page.

Why ePub? I believe ePubs are better than PDFs for tablet viewing. But, in the future we will continue to create both PDFs and ePubs.

]]> Comment on The Hideout ePub on RPGNow and an Odd Review by Batei http://www.whitehairedman.com/the-hideout-epub-on-rpgnow-and-an-odd-review#comment-2035 Batei Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:04:00 +0000 http://www.whitehairedman.com/?p=3325#comment-2035 I am curious, however, why the scenario is an epub instead of PDF? Is there something superior to the epub format that is lost in the PDF format? It just seems PDF is much more universally used in the RPG market. Thanks in advance... well, only if it is a polite and useful answer. If it is not, then no thanks! :D I am curious, however, why the scenario is an epub instead of PDF? Is there something superior to the epub format that is lost in the PDF format? It just seems PDF is much more universally used in the RPG market. Thanks in advance… well, only if it is a polite and useful answer. If it is not, then no thanks! :D

]]> Comment on The Hideout ePub on RPGNow and an Odd Review by gregarious monk http://www.whitehairedman.com/the-hideout-epub-on-rpgnow-and-an-odd-review#comment-2025 gregarious monk Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:45:51 +0000 http://www.whitehairedman.com/?p=3325#comment-2025 The time it took to for someone to complain about it not being a PDF could have been used to find out that there is free software for reading/manipulating ePubs. Calibre can convert between ePub, PDF and several other formats (albeit with sometimes variable degress of success.) Thanks for making this available for free. The time it took to for someone to complain about it not being a PDF could have been used to find out that there is free software for reading/manipulating ePubs.

Calibre can convert between ePub, PDF and several other formats (albeit with sometimes variable degress of success.)

Thanks for making this available for free.

]]> Comment on The Hideout ePub on RPGNow and an Odd Review by Kith’takharos Adventure The Hideout OGL Version « Roleplayers Chronicle http://www.whitehairedman.com/the-hideout-epub-on-rpgnow-and-an-odd-review#comment-2024 Kith’takharos Adventure The Hideout OGL Version « Roleplayers Chronicle Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:33:01 +0000 http://www.whitehairedman.com/?p=3325#comment-2024 [...] Product Name: The Hideout Publisher: White Haired Man Author: Dave Przybyla, Michael Galligan System: OGL Setting: Kith’takharos Series: Theme: Epic Fantasy Type: Adventure Release: ePub Available: Link: http://www.whitehairedman.com/the-hideout-epub-on-rpgnow-and-an-odd-review [...] [...] Product Name: The Hideout Publisher: White Haired Man Author: Dave Przybyla, Michael Galligan System: OGL Setting: Kith’takharos Series: Theme: Epic Fantasy Type: Adventure Release: ePub Available: Link: http://www.whitehairedman.com/the-hideout-epub-on-rpgnow-and-an-odd-review [...]

]]> Comment on The Hideout ePub on RPGNow and an Odd Review by Viz http://www.whitehairedman.com/the-hideout-epub-on-rpgnow-and-an-odd-review#comment-2017 Viz Mon, 02 Jan 2012 20:39:19 +0000 http://www.whitehairedman.com/?p=3325#comment-2017 We did reply to the review in a civil manner. In these situations, I take the same approach as at my workplace: no matter how irritating the comment or request, I restrain myself from snapping back and try to address whatever the complaint might be. We did reply to the review in a civil manner. In these situations, I take the same approach as at my workplace: no matter how irritating the comment or request, I restrain myself from snapping back and try to address whatever the complaint might be.

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