Never have to ask on Vent 2 min before race start again! :)
If you don't have Excel use OpenOffice, it's just as good.
I use Bob, then add a bit more.
Quote from: Jamin;265827I use Bob, then add a bit more.
Beaky chastard :sideways:
Quote from: Jamin;265827I use Bob, then add a bit more.
Classic :roflmao:
:lmfao:
I did use Bob + double check on calculator.
Liking your idea spoong I made this slightly (in my opinion) easier to use version. (I hope you don't mind.)
Cheers.
:) Yours is most posh, even converts minutes to seconds. Mine was made primarily to fit on my PDA screen, which might explain the "unfinished" look. I'm saying it's an alpha / wip... ;)
.......... :D
I'd like to complain that this mod is broken. I used it and ran out of fuel on only the second lap the clockwise M25. :angry:
TL.
Quote from: TeaLeaf;266199I'd like to complain that this mod is broken. I used it and ran out of fuel on only the second lap the clockwise M25. :angry:
TL.
:rolleyes:
Need to debug that. What's your average laptime round the M25, Tottington to Tottington? :)
Usually about 1:08.23.
That's 1 day, 8 hours and 23 minutes, I drive it in the rush hour!
TL.
:roflmao:
OK, that's not a bad time. :) You'll have to send me your setup. How much fuel do you consume per lap?
:lmfao::roflmao:
Simple as it may be, I find myself using Spoong's little spreadsheet for the longer races now. I thought it might be handy to have something similar online, though, to save me the hassle of firing up Openoffice. So I whipped up this equally simple and crude form (http://users.telenet.be/obsolum/fuelcalculator.html). I just used notepad, so no fancy layout or anything! :)
Clever, clever, clever. :D Well it is to me anyway. Good job Oliver. :thumbsup2:
Quote from: obsolum;267039Simple as it may be, I find myself using Spoong's little spreadsheet for the longer races now. I thought it might be handy to have something similar online, though, to save me the hassle of firing up Openoffice. So I whipped up this equally simple and crude form (http://users.telenet.be/obsolum/fuelcalculator.html). I just used notepad, so no fancy layout or anything! :)
Nice one. Thanks for putting it up :thumb:
It could do with a small tweak or two if you don't mind me saying :)
The calculation isn't made until the 'Fuel use per lap' input box loses focus so maybe a simple 'Calculate' button would be useful (it doesn't need to actually do anything:) )
The amounts should be rounded up to the next whole number. You can only enter whole numbers into LFS so make the calculator mirror that. It also adds another small safety margin.
Futher development could include a pitstop value. Enter the lap you intend to stop and be given a calculation on starting and refuel figures.
Quote from: OldBloke;267062Nice one. Thanks for putting it up :thumb:
It could do with a small tweak or two if you don't mind me saying :)
The calculation isn't made until the 'Fuel use per lap' input box loses focus so maybe a simple 'Calculate' button would be useful (it doesn't need to actually do anything:) )
Actually, calculation is done when
any field loses focus. Of course, in order for the calculation to return a valid result it needs a "Fuel use per lap" value. This way you can change the values in any field and the calculated values will change upon TAB-ing out of the field. For example if you want to see what the effect would be on the total amount of fuel if your average lap is a couple seconds faster or slower; you just change the seconds of your laptime and hit TAB, rather than having to click a button.
But you're right, a button would be a nice addition.
Quote from: OldBloke;267062The amounts should be rounded up to the next whole number. You can only enter whole numbers into LFS so make the calculator mirror that. It also adds another small safety margin.
I was thinking about that when lying in bed, yesterday evening :)
Quote from: OldBloke;267062Futher development could include a pitstop value. Enter the lap you intend to stop and be given a calculation on starting and refuel figures.
That's a good idea. I'll have to think on how to best go about doing that. My Javascript skills are a bit rusty :g:
I just made it late yesterday night (past midnight), hence the rudimentary looks and functionality, but I'll work on improving it :) Gives me something to do.
Other comments/suggestions are welcome.
Alrighty, improved it a little to look a bit better and to round the calculated values properly. I've got some ideas to add options for pitstops as Oldie suggested. I'll work on those next, along with some other tweaks (eg. making it so that you cannot manually edit the calculated values etc). I'm enjoying this :)
Clickety (http://users.telenet.be/obsolum/fuelcalculator.html)
I've already bookmarked it myself :D
Quote from: obsolum;267109Alrighty, improved it a little to look a bit better and to round the calculated values properly. I've got some ideas to add options for pitstops as Oldie suggested. I'll work on those next, along with some other tweaks (eg. making it so that you cannot manually edit the calculated values etc). I'm enjoying this :)
Clickety (http://users.telenet.be/obsolum/fuelcalculator.html)
I've already bookmarked it myself :D
Looking good :D
Cleverer and cleverer. :D
Nice work matey. :) Oldie / Doors, can you sticky this or make it appear in the same place as the other LFS links?
Quote from: spoong;267326... Oldie / Doors, can you sticky this or make it appear in the same place as the other LFS links?
Tis done :)
Quote from: OldBloke;267335Tis done :)
Thanks OB :)
ta indeed.
Updated it. It now includes a second form in case you don't take all of the needed fuel on board at the start and you want to know when you have to pit and how much fuel to take on board etc... I reckon it's pretty self explanatory but I added some comments to it, just in case.
Note: the third option of the Pit Strategy form isn't functional yet. I'm not sure how useful that is anyway :g: Also, it could probably do with better error control and whatnot, but if you use it as it's meant to be used it should work flawlessly :)
Again, suggestions always welcome.
EDIT: I haven't tested it with Firefox so I don't know how it looks/works there. I've noticed that Chrome doesn't align the forms in the center, so it's possible it's the same with Firefox.
:blink: Where will this cleverness end?! Oh, it displays fine in FF. although I didn't input anything it looks as though it'll work.