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Re: Announcing Bricksmith for Macintosh
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lugnet.cad.dev.mac
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Thu, 25 Aug 2005 15:54:03 GMT
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Joe Strout wrote:
> In lugnet.cad.dev.mac, James Reynolds wrote:
[snip]
> conveniently included with the app. It's not like it's hidden in Bricksmith --
> it's right there next to the app in a folder called "LDraw". I'll see it every
> time I go to launch Bricksmith. In fact, I'd argue that I'm {more} likely to
> update it this way, than if I've installed the dang thing in some library folder
> as some previous app (Mac Brick CAD?) required.
Well, not actually required; rather, that location was recommended. Both
LDGLite and Mac Brick Cad will use an LDRAW library where ever it is as
long as you set the location using the Preferences panel. I think the
programmers (Don and Andrew) independently reached the same
conclusion... since the ldraw library is a library it should go in the
Library folder. It kinda makes sense since different programs can use
the same library. From an end user standpoint, it is a little confusing,
especially for the less technically inclined.
> Ideally, as far as point 2 goes anyway, a CAD program would come with a copy of
> LDraw so you can just launch it and run (even if, for example, you happen to be
> setting on an airplane when you get around to unpacking and trying it), but it
> would {also} check for LDraw updates, and automatically download and install
> them, whenever the network is available.
Can;t disagree with you here :) Updating an LDRAW library is annoying.
The contents of the update directories have to be added to the LDRAW
directory and the subdirectories within without obliterating the files
in the subdirectories that haven't been updated. A simple drag and drop
won't do that. If you don't want to open each update subdirectory and
manually move the contents to the appropriate folder you are left with
using the terminal. I think "ditto" does the job.
> Best,¬
> Joe
Chris
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