Gosh, yesterday didn't go as planned.

I didn't do ANY coding on this week's game.
I didn't do ANY coding on the iOS Framework.
But that doesn't mean I didn't do any coding!!

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My bedroom wall is bland as hell, and I desperately need to fill it up.
The other day I got the AI to generate a lovely pixellated retro sunset landscape image, and figured "Sure, that'll do.."

Yesterday, I hit the print button, expecting to print in an old-skool banner style, over multiple sheets that I could then "connect" on the wall.
I hunted the print dialogue's options..
Hmm..

So I opened up Pages, the free DTP tool included with MacOS, and scanned through my available options.
.. .. hmmm..

So I downloaded Serif's Affinity Publisher, and that complained that my Free Trial was up, because I guess I must've tested it for something, a while ago, before deleting it and never using it.
.... hmmmm..

So I opened up Google Docs to see if .. nope.. that can't do it either.
What the heck!?!

I swear, I could've easily done this in the 90's, why's it so hard now!?

Oh, sure, there's a ton of apps that are specifically designed to do this task, ranging from £1.99 with adverts to £169.99 I saw one for...
The what now!?!

.. Bugger that.. I'll make my own.



So, a new tool was started.
There's a ton of maths involved to get everything up to scratch, and then I need to decide exactly how best to render the output as a pdf, but that's the plan.
I REALLY shouldn't have to make this tool!!!!
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"Balding Cartoon @Derek jumping in the air, wearing a red t-shirt, and some blue denim dungarees, and a red necktie, beautiful landscape greenery background, fields, hills, red spotted mushrooms, Mushroom Land, ornate castle" by #ArtFlow.ai

Happy MAR10 day!