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Re: LDDP 2.0 questions
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lugnet.cad
Date: 
Tue, 2 Sep 2008 02:47:56 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Orion Pobursky wrote:
> As I implement feature requests and other things, this thread will track the
> questions I have to the users of LDDP.

As a programmer that has used LDDP only a few times, here are my opinions, for
what they are worth:

> - Search paths
> I've added the ability to add custom search paths but currently the LDraw Base
> paths and the model's directory will always come first in search precedence.  Is
> this undesirable?

I would prefer to see this fully configurable. Let the user choose where in the
search path LDRAW is included. But the default should be first, I think.

> - Program loading
> Willy has suggested that the initial blank document that appears when LDDP opens
> should contain the default LDraw part header.  I feel differently since the
> header is easily added and LDDP is not just a part editor.  Since there's a
> difference of opinion, I ask the other LDDP users what they think.

Well, I have only used it for parts, so I can see the usefulness - maybe this
could be a configurable option as well? Or even an "add LDraw part header"
button on a menu somewhere?

> -Model Tree View
> Was the old functionality of use?  I'm thinking of morphing this feature into
> something completely different but I'll save the old way if this feature was
> used often by someone.

I didn't use it...

ROSCO



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  LDDP 2.0 questions
 
As I implement feature requests and other things, this thread will track the questions I have to the users of LDDP. Here's the first round: - Search paths I've added the ability to add custom search paths but currently the LDraw Base paths and the (...) (18 years ago, 2-Sep-08, to lugnet.cad)

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