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Re: Release of Color Manager
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lugnet.cad
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Tue, 6 May 2008 18:44:20 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Scott Wardlaw wrote:
> > I've had a quick play and have a few thoughts
> > 1: its a great idea
> > 2: it seems to work with a couple of provisos.
> > 2a: the dropdown colour choice box doesn't seem to scroll using the mouse
> > but does using the cursor keys
> > 2b: I get missing parts files, is this
> > likely to be inadequacies in my Ldraw install or are they part numbers from
> > B-Link that either haven't been CADed or don't match the LDraw number scheme?
> > 3: I'm not quite certain what the Original Sort, Popular Sort and Alpha Sort
> > options actually mean.
> > 4: An option to write/rename your original parts.lst
> > file back within the app (reset to default button) would be good.
> > 5: An option to force B-Link colour updates might be useful
> >
> > I have to say I really like the All Real option.
> >
> > All in all a really useful app
> >
> > Tim
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> Tim,
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> Thank you for taking some time to let me know your thoughts.
>
> 2a) I'd also like the dropdown color menu to be scrollable with the mouse. My
> C++ skills (and my time) have not yet allowed this feature.
Fair enough
> 2b) The missing parts that you see in your CAD program are part files that you
> don't have. The color.lst files were generated on my machine that has all of
> the Official and all of the UnOfficial part files. The next time the program
> updates a color file, it will compare it to your existing library of part files
> and remove the ones that you don't have.
I don't have any unofficial parts (well I do but kept separately) so that
explains that. I'm not certain what you mean when you say "The next time the
program updates a color file", When you create it again using Color Manager or
when it updates to BLink?
> 3) I really suggest that you take a look at the README.doc. The Original Sort,
> Sort by Piece Popularity, and the Alphabetical Sort options will change the
> order of colors on the color palette in MLCAD. You should note that the Popular
> Sort and Alpha Sort have a bad side effect. When / if these features are
> incorporated into MLCAD, this side effect will not occur.
Ah, I get it, it sorts the colors in the pallette, not the parts
> 4) Selecting Virtual Color will force MLCAD (or you can use MAKELST.EXE) to
> re-create a parts.lst of all of the parts in your library. The program saves
> your original parts.lst file as your_orig_parts.lst.
Well I thought that would re-add all the parts, but for me it creates a parts
list containing the unofficial parts, see above.
> 5) Yeah, hopefully when / if these features are put into MLCAD, we'll get this
> option. Otherwise, the program will update the file that you choose after it is
> 30 days old.
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> Thanks for your input,
> Scott
Tim
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| (...) Tim, It sounds like you may have a unique situation. Please contact me directly, if you need any assistance. I suggest downloading both the latest official set of parts: (URL) the latest unofficial set: (URL) put them in the same directory. If (...) (16 years ago, 7-May-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| (...) Tim, Thank you for taking some time to let me know your thoughts. 2a) I'd also like the dropdown color menu to be scrollable with the mouse. My C++ skills (and my time) have not yet allowed this feature. 2b) The missing parts that you see in (...) (16 years ago, 6-May-08, to lugnet.cad)
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