[MR] RE: heraldry

[Craig Levin]

Christofe:

> Then, perhaps, the issue might be resolved by changing storage habits,
> instead of restricting coloring methods.  A properly sealed piece of paper
> or, better yet, digital storage, would eliminate the fading of the pigment
> in the ink and thus allow for computer generated submissions.  There are
> distinct advantages to preparing your submissions on computer, such as
> instantaneous color change, restricting colors so you always stay "in
> between the lines", pre-built heraldic charges for the artistically
> challenged, and more...

Present storage methods are pretty standard for offices. The
Golden Dolphin office uses a humonguous file cabinet. The Laurel
office has more than a dozen file cabinets, holding the last
decade's worth of submissions, and stores the rest in banker's
boxes.

The current programs for making emblazons out of blazons are
pretty pitiful things. I used an early version to make the images
for the HTML-ised version of my presentation on the coats of arms
fo the characters in the legend of Tristram and Isoud. The later
versions aren't a frightful improvement. People have tried to
make blazon-to-emblazon programs, but there's just enough
ambiguity in blazon to cause them to throw their hands up in
despair.

Pedro