Question
Jayce Cruel
Hello all!
I have a couple of questions, and an update-
I've been working on my building block formula, and was playing with the "gnarl" mandras tweak. I didn't like it, and thought that I could make it better. After doing a bit of searching, I found the "Gnarly +FBM" formula by Gilles Nadeau. It fit the bill wonderfully (even better than I had hoped), and I have successfully been able to integrate it as a tweak for the building block formula.
I want to ask him for his permission to use this formula in the building block formula (if it should ever go "public"), but I am unable to find his information. does anyone know how I can contact him to ask him for permission to use his code?
As a sidenote, I noticed that the formula he had was a modification of a gnarly formula by Mark Townsend. Should I also inquire for his permission as well, since it is a modification of a formula he originally wrote?
One more question, related to the formula itself: I have more or less completed the help file for the formula. Should I include "hints" for each of the parameters? I can do that, but it would take more time, and would make the overall size somewhat larger (I believe it currently sits at about 1 MB for the fractal formula).
Besides the inclusion of "hints", the formula is pretty much complete, at least as far as raw code is concerned (unless there are any suggestions for additional tweaks to include). In my opinion, the user interface is more or less complete as well, unless there are any more suggestions as to how the user interface should look/feel/work. I had an idea of using UF's "print" feature to help the user see the formula equation they have "built", based on the parameters they have chosen in the various blocks. but I think it would require substantial additional coding and "boat" the formula, and I'm not sure if it would even be worth the trouble, so I didn't do it.
Otherwise, I believe it is pretty much ready for "public" inclusion (regardless of whether the additional "gnarly" tweak is included or not, I have both versions ready), if people believed it was worthy of being part of the public database.
I would also like to re-write the fractal formula as a transformation and coloring formula, to make a complete formula set, although those may or may not make it to the public database.
Thank you all for your help and assistance in making this formula the best it could possibly be.
-Jayce Cruel
____________________________________________________________________________________
Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, mobile search
that gives answers, not web links.
http://mobile.yahoo.com/mobileweb/onesearch?refer=1ONXIC
d-p-m
I have been playing with this formula, as i find it very intriguing,
fun and time saving for code exploration, though, due to my lack of...
smarts... I'm having some trouble with the basics. So, just for a
quick question, How would i set this formula up the generate a
standard Julia fractal? I'm sure it is quite easy, but i just haven't
been able to figure that one out... But made some very unique
mandelbrot type things :)
Great job, I'm really glad you have put the time in to create this
code, it is appreciated :)
Cheers
Daniel
Jayce Cruel
It's really my fault for lack of proper documentation. But here's how you make a generic julia fractal with the building block formula:
remember that the generic julia formula equation is z = z * z + <some number>
For the equation blocks, they should be set as follows:
FIRST BLOCK
choice: current z
fn: ident()
SECOND BLOCK
1 to 2 operation: *
choice: current z
fn: ident()
THIRD BLOCK
2 to 3 operation: +
choice: number
p1 (re): any number
p1 (im): any number
that's basically it. All the other parameter blocks should be left to their defaults. The first and second blocks are the default values, but the third block is changed from its default value (the "choice" parameter in the 3rd block is changed from "pixel" to "number", and you set the number to something appropriate).
If you write out the equation blocks together, you will see the equation you are building. In this case, you have built the equation z * z + <a number>, which is the generic julia equation.
Here is a sample UPR to demonstrate what I mean:
Fractal1 {
::2ovS/jn2d252yNOyRa477I63BF8ydjWiMPwDeXeh32ecM7O2OiptdM8KGQUgSYbSCaQoul6w
PO7D6W4AJBIKUIzciYmRIzqKc4/DQ6jUN7tZRbyj297+4Hu7u8k8dxLH9TVlmM6uvn8U+LLn
Sjv7l4knfJfJNf8d7iePO70yJFzYTW8TJ5nWO6/O69Nx/HTG/wkpPAjHPb0H/Q54KX3NRHzT
SPsc0/V0mv+cW6rHea0dpHj2kk/+yJjH/xPsP64xkDPXN64D5xZLH/w472H98hid020s9vuL
qs9+o3SK67m3dHjz28S8mvuMd7272msL+Q0e3JwjPuLdzXX8p5faKO5+X3ufUxEdLb27ujhy
mjXM31b0dHXf6l0vncIJf5hU3W/s7rWXN/Jr38Saym4lHTeLeXxKcT7vFVdUutd59pPNZ92D
LTeytH9Mty+/1/in9XZnU3J1yXP86p4n6byVHXrTf8/d5oNvml52P39jR9Na3wCeoW0foD3z
7xDxpfzd4dw9FFDd7gDV6KnFHtLxF3ulObf0uBW8zjW5iXeFT1OoYGN3JhOhdntR7257EeSe
KUmrRl3GUFutPghzwWoAF8njwAIH0LyBDjcgKkDGA5ABIHIH5AdIHoC5AdIHoG5A9IHIF5g8
UcAkDlgco/cEHA5weROcYkDVhc4AIHKA5Q5IHqD5QVIHqD5Q1IHqH5QpIHmnSDgckEkj8nj0
AIH1LyRDjckKkjGA5IBIHJH5IdIHpC5IdIHpG5I9IHJF5o8UeAkjlgcs/ckHA54eROeYkjVh
c8AIHLA5Y5IHrD5YVIHrD5Y1IHrH54gIXtmQ8/81KQ794TVHm/t4s9Tu1XoRO2ZI1hX1+vdr
WsWnJel08tn9TbeGTIcz3S2i36ZAtTuA70OE3gjV8a7l5Ge4aX+OUnsp0G7CcW79Rd5lj/GJ
iR/b3CX9rQ0eU+zTvSEeGw5H25pVQ+D0xfwQ8HIh/AF8Hok/Ad8Hok/A98HYg/Ax83NGF/73
c8exm4v86+Hjz6eCVZS8px3PjfY89AfzBCOE/h9zfoA+D1xf4Q8HKh/QF8Hqk/Qd8Hqk/Q98
Hag/Qx8Xf6FNXNS0jApeiUaIEk6HBJBIIpDBphQQSCCSKQQSJCS6QQSJCS6RQyACSiRw+0Na
uasIEk7JS5hQQufEkFggsOEkHCBZJIIrABZlIIrDBZlIIrHBZDIILGB580pDhgTFhgT7JSnO
ECOtfEcqAEcqOEc6QI4UJI4UFI4UlI4UdI4UlI4U9I4UDI4UxI4080ZDhgzEhgz6JSnNECOr
fEcmAEcmOEc2QI4MJI4MFI4MlI4MdI4MlI4M9I4MDI4MxI4s805DhgzFhgz7JSnPECOvfEcu
AEcuOEc+QI4cJI4cFI4clI4cdI4clI4c9I4cDI4cxI4880FDhgLEhgL6JSXMECuofEchAEch
OEcxQI4CJI4CFI4ClI4CdI4ClI4C9I4CDI4CxI4i80JjHiBdjQCE6GWPvOvjHCDPPCfc45eh
fppHr81me8gv40jF9qTPWzLP9Ytv+0jV+CUPW7rQ9YDvE1jt8aUPWybOyjRJ7SfN/ybQxjJP
fo8lCs43Ury/poY1gOTk/nLLeRs/ib2/S82rTtYjTu1O8bsSnR169WpT3bf7V8PgGvDL+HQH
S2/wCxy9swXp5QnBdR6wHAdgaJDXzewLYLaGG2JdgbxzqNeH+ig3n5eZKe/t5y75AICchgxO
ME4CDBugMwFUDugMwFECugOwF0DugawF0DugJwFsBugGw17vTYePHQRgLGM2xhAXcIwFlBuo
awFlBuoQwF1BuoewFVDuoewFNBuoNwF1Auefrf8eOQiAXKYsTDBu0QgLJDcJ1gLJDcJhgLpD
cJ9gLpGcJ9gLZCcJbgLpBc9+GG59cgFBucwYnHCc5hAXWG4yqBXWG4yCBXWH4y6BXWN4y6BX
2E4y2A3B/NcrQD7XL/T5zZ6ocLfiYV/Oe4dEFxLdOe72+WCtnR0AR7ZEdY0eGXIItvl+WKNw
4anvDcM0hTFNeV7DvkqspYZ30hVlPt2w6AXJ8+Y2rzJgS2tLcPOZdHWQCAGEkhBBZQIID6BZ
QIIDSBZQJIDGAZQPIDGAZwGIDGBZQFIHQR72FGlByYYCAHEkxBBZUIIj6BZUIIjSBZUJIjGA
ZUPIjGAZ0GIjGBZUFIHQZ72FmkByUYCgGEkpBBZSIIT6BZSIITSBZSJITGAZSPITGAZyGITG
BZSFIHQh72FmlBycYCgHEk5BBZWIIz6BZWIIzSBZWJIzGAZWPIzGAZ2GIzGBZJ/WD6y+9RHe
KL6Uxb92uq3lNX9bK2hUaPvsatw2TssajZe993bJd+9p+U+S3BZdn/c6TO3xyrE1VK2wV5Qs
b7iLRfO9gbGTqfHEdD4vfc5fMazLuz+it+pXPsp+2itrfONdbjCVvLkbcQ5pL3Xcuykqj9Nv
eKPdfB3uu7fot+cZz7+HRZJRPuL+uJ13A4dSXfbn922z7Ye/jrx9x9PoOBU/DN0dzB2B3eDd
4hK9kr3brlOFt7Jv3cLeWG3ZduFX1MbfX+wXY8ejerpFwH2zy3/fwx8O4gsPIk9BJsPIn9BT
sPIn9BFsPon9BbsPYi9BbsPYm9B7sPol9DoQ7Z5RNsPGm9RhsPKh9R5sPai9R5sPqg9R9sPa
j9RTsPaj9RzsPan9RtsfArbPLPph9pwsPJk9JJsPJn9JTsPJn9JFsPpn9JbsPZi9JbsPZm9J
7sPpl9DIq7Z5ZNsPHm9ZhsPLh9Z5sPbi9Z5sPrg9Z9sPbj9ZTsPbj9ZzsPbn9F9hRShXL4jk
gBVbhRBmkXUHEq2CSUbB5qtgJ1WQuaLoQtF0r2C2UbBTqtgN1WwsaLYXtFsp2CCVbBNqtQY1
WQoaLIRtFkr2CmUbB5qtgC1WQvaLYTtFMp2C2UbBzqtgd1WwmaLIUtF0o2ChVbBhqtgE1WQu
aLYStFkr2CKUbB9qtgN1WwkaLYTtFMr2C2VbBbqtgQ1WQjaLEWtFEq2CSUbB5qtgJ1WQuaLo
QtF0r2C2UbBTqtgN1WwsaLYXtFsp2CCVbBNqtQY1WQoaLIRtFkr2CmUbB5qtgC1WQvaLYTtF
Mp2C2UbBzqtgd1WQraL6jkwBVbxRBmkXUHFq2iSUbR5qtoJ1WUuaLqQtF1r2i2UbRTqtoN1W
0saLaXtFtp2iCVbRNqtYY1WUoaLKRtFlr2imUbR5qtoC1WUvaLaTtFNp2i2UbRzqtod1W0ma
LKUtF1o2ihVbRhqtoE1WUuaLaStFlr2iKUbR9qtoN1W0kaLaTtFNr2i2VbRbqtoQ1WUjaLGW
tFFq2iSUbR5qtoJ1WUuaLqQtF1r2i2UbRTqtoN1W0saLaXtFtp2iCVbRNqtYY1WUoaLKRtFl
r2imUbR5qtoC1WUvaLaTtFNp2i2UbRzqtod1WUraL5jkoBVbpRBmkXUnEq2SSUbJ5qtkJ1WS
uaLpQtl0r2S2UbJTqtkN1WysaLZXtlsp2SCVbJNqtUY1WSoaLJRtlkr2SmUbJ5qtkC1WSvaL
ZTtlMp2S2UbJzqtkd1WymaLJUtl0o2ShVbJhqtkE1WSuaLZStlkr2SKUbJ9qtkN1WykaLZTt
lMr2S2VbJbqtkQ1WSjaLFWtlEq2SSUbJ5qtkJ1WSuaLpQtl0r2S2UbJTqtkN1WysaLZXtlsp
2SCVbJNqtUY1WSoaLJRtlkr2SmUbJ5qtkC1WSvaLZTtlMp2S2UbJzqtkd1WSraL7jk4BVb5R
BmkXUnFq2ySUbZ5qtsJ1WWuaLrQtl1r2y2UbZTqtsN1W2saLbXtltp2yCVbZNqtcY1WWoaLL
Rtllr2ymUbZ5qtsC1WWvaLbTtlNp2y2UbZzqtsd1W2maLLUtl1o2yhVbZhqtsE1WWuaLbStl
lr2yKUbZ9qtsN1W2kaLbTtlNr2y2VbZbqtsQ1WWjaLHWtlFq2ySUbZ5qtsJ1WWuaLrQtl1r2
y2UbZTqtsN1W2saLbXtltp2yCVbZNqtcY1WWoaLLRtllr2ymUbZ5qtsC1WWvaLbTtlNp2y2U
bZzqtsd1WWjab9H6VXYprf6YV9BL1x0vX83zNlQbe22faT+lPlqOm8W8uiC/IO7MJmcIJvqx
y3jPduSJ07+6ossijpiPpscbmFfKPKz1seuFdPXr6D1qiKuz3JLBuxmwSecjNxlz4GrgrCV8
3LPlBxjxTOvvdfN04rx6vefSWWa263cHSVLy5CbK/86q5QW/Uyp8Xze0dRe35Daf9qOFHd/9
3f3PnX/gkRBG+2s4/5yJov2uTme3Tuea2TFDvze69qk48W1nztXhsWj5tsOXYev9IePz3y8j
Wj5HdWkfUDGxP7OL+Wc7Dh2T+tuz+tQT/92T/9uT/9QT/HtP9+R3LA/Ib9G3tExXeM4xzX1/
hDsq4sLFe/2Cen16k6lr1U9WN7S16D704HTet+236NWHd84uz75iafZT0uY3t1TuOmfJZv7O
V4Bo1y85LnY11WvL694sTLPPz1bTezNvR/f39lX3P66cXnlm7uMh45tdfroTuj54Duvd547n
Nvu+nfJ6wzuDl75Hc/b1DzKq7ewyvGf5ZN1V+59Xe41XP+11PGld4yTuKLcKO+J3t83P9hx3
voZRwXR0d6OuxsdLXx9JJVp7lSneJZb+klfayDdLDFPb8mlosB6f8jbv0pZPV841zfqAmdo+
DSwyP2AL2uKoG3cryh8nje+Qjp9F3ZT5Z4k7ncuUxuzFTbL3ydxbyyt7SOedboc76Hdm6OSW
+rxbydpxr7iyOX7XSTPWm1lbVurLi6c39JbG1YuFHPXHXTIpqgHKpqRDMpqQTOZy9gr+nLq/
7LJ4/QSm7Yc37Vrw1Gr/Su7nY558XK3lNq//EHf82afZfaqbkjvfc9VwdR55lf4/XddvYz6b
Qq36XLe0a9tLld/a83veHXRl/62tniP/N6qmyB3lhkDxF/0RNqVcJ8c9R/rTJH+XjuuKlTaT
6+j7ifr7sO34zV//2Tr9Bcx3xvRGcuUVK8LRnybdiv+Uxk/TZpfv4C49cjOnjn2jv99yLcMV
Rnr/wBV/sFnfG11f6i8sko1ZXuYud9b/NXlWf2X++NVu8kuJdeO5k6vhWZsc+7z9ScxndnTa
Xdy69RvtO+tjnvV7S9ialPpsZlq1tb59pZxXOXu0p8xvt2ZuLaLH3sg7nqq4GpivJ9pL/kGX
6e9E8aVwb1JVPIf9vt83/0T3sKVd2nco4U93afAF1g7d9uS+3MiVFrbvL6ql+nV96uqcdbcK
0+7UVeRt4xltXkyLfQzD31RPeCad1H7E9onoHrz+br6P6xORP6P6xejesT0j3G9osoH9G9Y7
VqvoHDE94gRP6P6xwRPGO6p2RPdJtatIk3AjuGYNLWlW3MfvBG1MwaWuKtuZJuJwobDsmt6L
BoAJANYCQ+TAKcCQhTgJNiiWzDa0o4Jyuv61dVPI/h2FuJ0a0oO2gH+E0uRzkrR5mZX7yNSv
ba06GuG9ucL3OXIVsxpmnDr+jfp9wLj3OLS3MuRzOpcnety5Od9k0dGz5suvl+Sa33q3Nvbm
k3k4NbV4xfZzk83W6+RQup27F1qWinPEltrmMK/6mP3tqQbYoq2NPytq4ln3eZzGp/1atC+q
yXy8qNPfLb1WefAbVrGJ5N1umgdHfr87meruSFeWuVLn4ftW57b5WfttZQdu02qv6a8UvZrk
JtRykebyk6JZS9lMptTmUPJTq/kJtdyk2KZS7PZS9kMpBSm0AJTq/kJtvkJVYyk2NZSvkMpt
Tm0bTmsknea35nnWvVr0pu01v7XrJ24iadhe/WSTuuzu5W+L1bsMfLKLZ58ZTZChb2lF2wLx
ZzW8wC3/tRjvn8UhTQrj7Cc5yrTw5inj+/U92tT42VvNjb392Uud3G5s3FtKp9uiNz6TOVkj
xlCJ/WxGVyjjvtT8xTJ7SPc+ybrelJap4arypOTwSQpV1JNfxab1Buo+0qMeVlqZ59pPtE8d
KcMNZ36jZxdPHqble91krV7oHrftiaVNL+bX/7agmNc7i1bmgVvMie6Mb5kZ9OtFLnsoTH3B
mrlzYzX0U317+rql3d4qez0VBy0V+z0Vez0V9mpr8npr8npr6JTX1fmuKcmuybmuqvMdVvZ6
qQZ6qez0VBz0V9nprCmp/hktb7NWLb2fyW22b4W2pKf7Ekl9m4LLL7A9k/lN9m1ld8H3Vnd9
l4N76P0LHhvcvsRPRfZv+S/GN7PP6jBqaGADaOg+23BghP7OV7FGKb2PMU22LMU2pHYosnXY
osTfwQZTvwQZH/wQ1ZXfwQzu+hhyR4DGKb0DMU2rPYoRz+zj+ghqmBghmDov99AwAEkGgBwB
ofeACBEQ/EBEEJg+ZCIAUAhpCYYsA6lLgQgBEkMghQDIIbADCHQY6AGEPwg4BOAeg9jHYI8A
7HPwg4B2PegBwDMMegDjHYv4BGCPwg4BOEegBxDcQ8ADjHYX846Lh9WnVVx75QbfvGl/4HSO
U83NZ/uiZmnFd402L/Opk+ae3WVv7Of8DPnF9UiLDL7eq6Ndq43KikDPV+27sJdXamTIbyUY
+86qF/mLUVfy0Jwk5MX3AGXGYV9op8iJ1Nwrzgn6OiOGtxpj2cf6Szz7y6uLBm/4H+/BNw5E
SD==
}
As a somewhat technical side note, you can also write the julia equation this way:
FIRST BLOCK
choice: current z
fn: ident()
SECOND BLOCK
1 to 2 operation: ^
choice: number
p1 (re): 2
p1 (im): 0
THIRD BLOCK
2 to 3 operation: +
choice: number
p1 (re): any number
p1 (im): any number
In this case, by writing the blocks together, you get the equation z ^ 2 + <a number>. In this way, you'll also get the standard julia fractal. I believe this is how it is written in the standard.ufm julia formula, if I am not mistaken. It's all the same math, anywho...
I'm glad you're having fun with the formula. Makes me feel like I'm doing something good for a change ;) Hopefully, if possible, I can roll out an updated version that has a little extra somethin'-somethin' that I think people will like
Until then, if you have any more questions, please don't hesitate to ask me. I'm always more than happy to do my best to answer.
Thanks again for playing with the building block formula!
-Jayce Cruel
____________________________________________________________________________________
Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos & more.
http://mobile.yahoo.com/go?refer=1GNXIC