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Re: In dev: new ldconfig.ldr file
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Mon, 9 Aug 2004 17:21:24 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Don Heyse wrote:
> Meanwhile, how would you handle multiple color setups in say the
> LDRAW.INI file? I can imagine wanting to switch easily between the
> ldconfig.ldr file for printing, and the alt version for web instructions
> and on screen work.
Yeah, I could see a section in LDRAW.INI like:
[Configurations]
0=ldconfig.ldr
1=ldcfgalt.ldr
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> Actually maybe a new meta tag (or 2) would allow multiple named
> color settings in one ldconfig.ldr file.
Well, yeah -- but then there'd have to be another interface element to allow the
user to select the colorblock. I think it would be easier and more powerful to
keep separate config files, and provide the user methods to select the
appropriate config.
Steve
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Message has 3 Replies:
 | | Re: In dev: new ldconfig.ldr file
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| (...) How about a ldcfgblk.ldr? For those of us who prefer to edit on a black background instead of a paper white one? I suppose the software could just swap edge=0 for edge=8 and vice versa, but what about the non-black and white edges? -Kyle (...) (20 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
| | | Re: In dev: new ldconfig.ldr file
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| (...) Yes, I like it. However, is it different from the way we decided to number the search paths? Last I remember, we decided to stick them in the generic [LDraw] section and number them like this. [LDraw] LdrawSearch01=<HIDE>...MyPrims\In Work (...) (20 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
| | | Multiple ldconfig files really needed?
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| (...) Me too, but then again, is there really any need for more than two color setups? With this solution, you'll have to change all your alternative ldconfig files when a new color is added. I think just one ldconfig.ldr file would be an advantage. (...) (20 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: In dev: new ldconfig.ldr file
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| (...) 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)
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