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Re: Disappearing backslash? (was: parts i'd like to see in Lcad/MLcad)
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Tue, 1 Aug 2006 21:07:37 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Travis Cobbs wrote:
> In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Steve Bliss wrote:
> > [XFUT lugnet.admin.general]
> > 
> > In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Steve Bliss wrote:
> > > Because that subfile is the entire part, except for the stud.  Download
> > > this file to your ldraw\parts\s directory, and MLCAD should be happier.
> > 
> > This is odd.  When viewing my original posting through the web interface,
> > the backslash between 'ldraw' and 'parts' is not displayed.  But looking at
> > the raw message, the backslash is actually present.
> 
> In FTX mode, you have to use a double backslash to be guaranteed that it will
> show up: ldraw\\parts\\s.  I don't know why the single backslash shows up
> before the s, but not before the p.
> 
> --Travis

It doesn't matter whether there is additional text within a double backlash or
not: In FTX The first one is used to show the second one.

E.g. \ldraw\par\ts\s would become ldraw\parts\s too...

-Rene



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  Re: Disappearing backslash? (was: parts i'd like to see in Lcad/MLcad)
 
(...) OK, now that's just plain weird. So you're saying that every odd backslash will show up in an FTX post, no matter where they are, right? I confess that I fail to see the reasoning behind this behavior. It's worth noting that I couldn't find (...) (20 years ago, 1-Aug-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
  Re: Disappearing backslash? (was: parts i'd like to see in Lcad/MLcad)
 
(...) Wow, that's really weird. Ya gotta love PML... Steve (20 years ago, 2-Aug-06, to lugnet.admin.general)

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  Re: Disappearing backslash? (was: parts i'd like to see in Lcad/MLcad)
 
(...) In FTX mode, you have to use a double backslash to be guaranteed that it will show up: ldraw\parts\s. I don't know why the single backslash shows up before the s, but not before the p. --Travis (20 years ago, 1-Aug-06, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)

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