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shellybells
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 Posted - 02/09/2011 : 21:08:07
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| I just spent an hour adding all of the newer colors for The Gentle Art, Weeks Dye Works and Crescent Colours into the Floss Editor and saving them etc. They are nowhere to be found on my computer except when I open Floss Editor to make other changes. I cannot find them when I'm working on older charts or starting a new one. So frustrating to not know how these programs work! |
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Dragonlair
USA
2881 Posts |
Posted - 02/09/2011 : 22:25:15
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The floss palettes you created are there. They are with all the other flosses. They are automatically saved with all the other flosses for PCStitch. For Vista and PCStitch 9, it is in C:\ProgramData\PCStitch 9. This folder is normally hidden and that may affect your ability to find it.
Just find where all the borders, flosses, libraries, custom stitches ... are located and you'll find your additions.
When you open PCStitch, they will be with all the others automatically - with all your additions.
Diane
There is no such thing as a stupid question
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shellybells
USA
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Posted - 02/10/2011 : 11:36:23
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| Thanks. I've tried My Documents, PCStitchPatterns, My Computer, Administrator's Documents, Library, Borders, etc. When I type in ProgramData etc it says there is no such pathway. I was hoping to get at least the Valentine's Day chart out this weekend since I've been working on these designs for six weeks now! I'll have to just write in the change on the instruction part of the chart even if it looks less than professional. Shelly |
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Dragonlair
USA
2881 Posts |
Posted - 02/10/2011 : 12:10:44
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Shelly,
Unless you have hidden files visible, you will not be able to see the ProgramData folder. you need to set your folder options to show hidden files and folders. You do not need system files, just hidden ones.
Then you can see it. ProgramData may also only be for Vista (and probably 7). Check with Mark where the files are located in XP.
Diane
There is no such thing as a stupid question
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shellybells
USA
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Posted - 02/11/2011 : 01:47:28
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| On the control panel, I reset the folder options to show all hidden files and what I have now is the TMP (duplicate) files for all word documents. Still can't find the floss lists. I assumed that when I changed the lists, they would automatically be installed under the floss choices directly at the point of design. It seems like I have to import them from elsewhere on the computer? Shelly |
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Dragonlair
USA
2881 Posts |
Posted - 02/11/2011 : 07:36:17
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When you change the lists, they are placed with all the other floss lists - regardless of where you are working on a design. Somewhere on this forum, Mark has listed where he places all the extra folders (flosses, borders, library ...) but I don't remember where he posted it.
If you have Vista, it's in ProgramData for PCStitch 9. Where it is for XP, I don't know. I believe PCStitch 8 used Appdata but that's user-dependent. ProgramData is better because it's for all users.
Diane
There is no such thing as a stupid question
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Mark
USA
414 Posts |
Posted - 02/11/2011 : 08:37:22
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The files may be in different places depending on your PCStitch release. What version of PCStitch do you have?
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shellybells
USA
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Posted - 02/11/2011 : 23:57:51
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Hi Mark,
I have PCStitch Pro 9.1.3 and Windows XP.
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Mark
USA
414 Posts |
Posted - 02/14/2011 : 10:49:41
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The available lists all end with the file extension ".COL". Have you tried searching your hard drive for any files with this extension?
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M&R Technologies |
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shellybells
USA
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Posted - 02/18/2011 : 16:56:08
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Mark,
I searched my hard drive and found all files ending in .COL but I cannot open them as Windows says it doesn't recognize the program used to create them. I used the online feature to search for the program with no luck. Interestingly, none of the .COL files have a date after 2005 even though I just did them in February. They all say PCStitch 7 so are they your files and not my updates after all?
This is really pushing my "stupid" button.
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Mark
USA
414 Posts |
Posted - 02/21/2011 : 08:50:16
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Let's try a little different approach. If you go into the floss editor and make a small change to one of the flosses, it should propmt you to save the file when you close the floss editor. When it askes if you want to save the file, it tells you the full path of the file it is saving. Can you try this and see what the full path is?
Mark Miller
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shellybells
USA
9 Posts |
Posted - 02/21/2011 : 17:36:53
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| Wahoo! I didn't do anything differently today when I went to work on my designs, but... the colors I added are NOW in the "available color" section of the program (where I thought logically they should go all along!) I could tell right away that something had changed because the new colors show up with black spaces next to them (since I wasn't able to choose a color formula for them). I'm glad because three of the major overdyed companies had more new colors added to their lines this weekend at the Nashville market. I wonder why it took so long for them to appear here? Thanks for all of your suggestions. Shelly |
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Dragonlair
USA
2881 Posts |
Posted - 02/21/2011 : 20:21:50
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Shelly,
You might want to checkout myriaCross. There's a product in the suite with almost 400 floss palettes. It may include some that you are trying to do and since it updates, it may save you a lot of trouble. Check out http://www.myriacross.com/
Diane
There is no such thing as a stupid question
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shellybells
USA
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Posted - 03/31/2011 : 01:42:24
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| I have added new colors and entire new floss lists (such as Rainbow Gallery's Petite Treasure Braid) using the available Floss Editor and I'm wondering why it takes a week for my computer to recognize these new lists and move them over to the design program?! Shelly |
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Stitchers Inn
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Posted - 03/31/2011 : 11:16:44
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Originally posted by shellybells
I have added new colors and entire new floss lists (such as Rainbow Gallery's Petite Treasure Braid) using the available Floss Editor and I'm wondering why it takes a week for my computer to recognize these new lists and move them over to the design program?! Shelly
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Stitchers Inn
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Posted - 03/31/2011 : 11:19:18
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I don't really know how I have to add the nieuw colors to my Floss Editor.
Someone can help me?
Stitchers Inn
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