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Re: Some comments on the LPub 2.2.0.9 beta
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lugnet.cad
Date: 
Mon, 28 Mar 2005 19:03:46 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Kevin L. Clague wrote:
In lugnet.cad, Andreas Maier wrote:
I would like it even better if MLCAD was honoring a LPub
meta command in the model that defines the camera
position and orientation.  After all, it is a model
thing and not an installation wide thing.

We agree that MLCad.ini is a good thing to get information from, as
long as we know that that is happening.

I haven't been able to keep up with this whole discussion, (sorry)
but one thing struck me.

Once upon a time we tried to put this sort of global config stuff in
the generic ldraw.ini file instead an app specific file like mlcad.ini.
Here's an old disscusion of the [Views] section of ldraw.ini file.

  http://news.lugnet.com/cad/mlcad/?n=1064

I'd consider saving the path to lsynth and lpub in the [Ldraw] section
of ldraw.ini.  Put view matrices in the [View] section and consider
making new sections for [Lsynth] and [Lpub] specific settings.  That
way other apps like LDDP can find the settings (and any new config
files) lsynth or lpub might need nowadays.

Just a thought,

Don



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  Program INI files (was: RE: Some comments on the LPub 2.2.0.9 beta)
 
(...) I like to add that LDDP, LDAO, and, to some extent, L3PAO use the ldraw.ini file to store program wide settings. I like this approach since it doesn't use the registry (which I abhor) and therefore makes the data easier to find and the program (...) (20 years ago, 28-Mar-05, to lugnet.cad)

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  Re: Some comments on the LPub 2.2.0.9 beta
 
(...) Before we start, lets talk a bit about where I'm going with LPub. When I release the next LPub, it will also be going open source, as promised. LPub would be better suited to a larger develoment team. Through these conversations, you have (...) (20 years ago, 28-Mar-05, to lugnet.cad)

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