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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 17:36:56 GMT
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Steve Bliss wrote:
> In lugnet.cad.dev, Don Heyse wrote:
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> > 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.
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> Yeah, I could see a section in LDRAW.INI like:
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> [Configurations]
> 0=ldconfig.ldr
> 1=ldcfgalt.ldr
> ...
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
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> > Actually maybe a new meta tag (or 2) would allow multiple named
> > color settings in one ldconfig.ldr file.
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> 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.
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> Steve
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 | | Re: In dev: new ldconfig.ldr file
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| (...) Actually, if ldcfgalt.ldr contains the ldlite colors it should work quite nicely on a black background. After all, ldraw used a black background, and the ldlite colors were based on it. And to be totally honest, the default ldlite edge color (...) (20 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
| | | Re: In dev: new ldconfig.ldr file
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| (...) I'd say we're getting to the point where -- if there are going to be more than a handful of color configurations -- we'd want to think about some alternate distribution/management methods for 'color configurations'. Similar to what other (...) (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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| (...) Yeah, I could see a section in LDRAW.INI like: [Configurations] 0=ldconfig.ldr 1=ldcfgalt.ldr ... (...) 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 (...) (20 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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