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Re: In dev: new ldconfig.ldr file
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lugnet.cad.dev
Date: 
Mon, 9 Aug 2004 16:07:14 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Don Heyse wrote:
Sorry about that.

nbd. :)

I really don't like it, except for printing out
paper copies.  And that's probabably only because of inkjet printer
limitations (there's almost always a black cartridge).

OK, thanks for clarifying.  Most comments I've heard in this area have been from
people who prefer black edges over colored edges, which is why ldconfig.ldr has
the more depressing style.

Oh well.  Do you think you could release alternate ldconfig.ldr
with the original edge colors?

I don't see why not.  How's this?
http://www.ldraw.org/library/unofficial/ldconfig-alt.ldr

I basically followed LDraw's edge colors for the basic colors, then got creative
for the newer/extended color set.

Steve

Some old info:
The official file is at:
http://www.ldraw.org/library/official/ldconfig.ldr
(and probably on your hard drive, at C:\ldraw\ldconfig.ldr)

The [unofficial] file is at:
http://www.ldraw.org/library/unofficial/ldconfig.ldr



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  Re: In dev: new ldconfig.ldr file
 
(...) The DOS tools won't use the file, but DOS users may still unzip new part libraries to an 8.3 filesystem. (...) I like it, but I'll have to spend some more time comparing. Many of the colors vary a bit from the ldlite defaults, and some of the (...) (20 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
  Re: In dev: new ldconfig.ldr file
 
(...) I never saw any of those discussions, and I pretty much kept silent about the original ldconfig.ldr file, because I never really gave the edge colors much thought. However, it seems to me that making all the edges black should be up to the (...) (20 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)

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(...) Sorry about that. I really don't like it, except for printing out paper copies. And that's probabably only because of inkjet printer limitations (there's almost always a black cartridge). (...) Sure, but I've mostly ignored it because the file (...) (20 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)

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