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(...) Well, we *did* change it from "0 !COLOR" to "0 !COLOUR" to honor the austrailian roots of the ldraw system. Does that count? (...) Actually, Steve's idea of listing multiple versions of the config file in the ldraw.ini would handle this (...) (20 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) No. Based on Lego's use of Indians (i.e. Native Americans) in the Western theme, they are not Union ("Yankee" can be meant as a disparaging slang word for Americans from Northern states and should not be used) troops. Union Troops fought in (...) (20 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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(...) I don't really know about U.S. Calvary uniforms either, but these names sound good to me. The only suggestion I have it to use "Union" instead of "Yankee". Andy (20 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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Was there ever any discussion about internationalized versions of this file? I was thinking that we could support various languages like this: 0 !COLOUR CODE 0 VALUE #212121 EDGE 8 0 !COLOUR NAME en 0 Black 0 !COLOUR NAME fr 0 Noir 0 !COLOUR NAME de (...) (20 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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(...) Position the sticker in relation to one of the parts -- there's nothing in POV or LDraw that's going to clip the sticker at the edge of the associated part. Steve (20 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad)
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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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"Dave Schuler" <orrex@excite.com> wrote in message news:I1ztBx.6zD@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... Lots of really good stuff snipped ... ] (...) the (...) it. (...) What do you do when your sticker is a STAMP (sticker across multiple parts)? Mike (20 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad)
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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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(...) I like the black edges. They're what LEGO use, after all. (...) I'll take that bet! :-) As long as I get to pick the focus group. :-) More seriously, I'm glad that Steve is going to go with an alternate version of the file, as long as it's not (...) (20 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) nbd. :) (...) 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. (...) I don't see why not. How's this? (...) (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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hi, being from "old europa" I'm not fit enough to sort out american uniforms from the last century. could somebody please help me out naming these parts: (3 URLs) they are all yankees, right? (URL) 973px41 looks like general custer (URL) 973px42 is (...) (20 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.western, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.build.minifigs, FTX)
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(...) Are you being entirely ironic about this, or only partially? That is, do you like or dislike the mostly-black edge colors? I can't tell from your post. Either way, I must mention that I haven't changed most of the data; the current 'official' (...) (20 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Ewww! Who picked the yucky edge colors? I mean, black edges are fine for *printed* instructions, but in my personal opinion they're not nearly bright and cheerful enough for on screen modeling. :-< And I'm fairly certain that 9 out of 10 focus (...) (20 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Since the LSC has come to agreement on a 1.0 standard for the !COLOUR meta-statement, I've prepared a new version of the ldconfig.ldr file. The new file has been converted to use the !COLOUR statement in place of LDLite's COLOR statement. Besided (...) (20 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) First, the rear hatch is part 4858 on peeron (see (URL) just in transparent blue. Of course lego doesnt make the wedge in transparent colors, but thats the beauty of ldraw. Yes, I actually made a few custom parts, some of them modified or (...) (20 years ago, 7-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: I have an idea . What if we make a game
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(...) have made it possible to run a multiplayer session and now is possible: - to chat - move around spots and the other playes can see a message saying your location in game , for now in text but later i will make it so that we see us as lego (...) (20 years ago, 7-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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