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Re: Creating a Catalogue of LDD Elements
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lugnet.cad
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Sat, 17 Jun 2006 01:04:49 GMT
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cjmasi@*nogarbageplease*rcn[nospam].com
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Jason Allemann wrote:
> In lugnet.cad, Christopher Masi wrote:
> > I prefer to design models using LDGlite instead of LDD, but constantly
> > checking LDD for part availability is, well, troublesome. I usually wind
> > up with one computer running LDD and the other running LDGLite just so I
> > can look at the parts that are available in LDD while I'm running
> > LDGLite. I considered creating a web page with pictures and part numbers
> > for all of the available parts, but I gave up... 500 elements was just
> > too many. So, anyone want to work together and break up the project into
> > more manageable bits?
> >
> > I suggest that anyone who wants to help can choose one of the LDD
> > sub-pallets (plates, bricks, tiles, etc.) and create gif's (or are png's
> > more appropriate?) and then those images could be stitched together into
> > a web page. Also, maybe someone could make the pages searchable? I
> > don't know, could a javascript be written that allows a browser to
> > search a list of filenames for certain words and then display the images
> > with the appropriate words?
> >
> > So we need...
> > Volunteers to create the images of the pieces.
> > Volunteers to put the pieces together into a static web page.
> > Someone to look into creating a browser powered searchable database
> > (with everything stored locally).
> > Someone to host the archive for download.
> >
> > I'll volunteer to create some of the images.
> > I'll volunteer to help create a static web page (if know one minds
> > really old and only so-so html)
> >
> > Anyone, anyone...
> > Chris
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> As Ross mentioned, xsl is definitely the way to go for collecting the data. I
> actually started playing with the xml files a little while ago. Here's what I
> currently have:
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> http://www.truedimensions.com/lego/misc/lddBrickSet.htm
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> It's pretty basic at the moment, being just a static html page, but it's mostly
> complete. The images are directly linked to Peeron. I hope they don't mind (if
> so, just let me know).
>
> J
Ross and Jason... very cool. You tow are great. I must admit, I feel a
bit guilty that I can't really help with that kind of endeavor.
Chris
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