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Re: LDConfig.ldr is still too hard to find IMO
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Fri, 7 Jan 2011 20:32:39 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Tore Eriksson wrote:
> In order to straighten out the mess I've caused among my many versions of
> LDConfig.ldr, I needed to download the latest official version from LDraw.org.
> Even though it is possible to find it, it is still anything but easy!
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> First I tried Downloads http://www.ldraw.org/Downloads.html - Uhmm, no. And the
> Search function gave no match.
> So I clicked on "Core Files and Libraries" - Negative.
> Back to the Main Page and try "Get Started" http://www.ldraw.org/Article126.html
> Clicked on "download database", but went back to "Downloads".
> Tried the other link at "Get Started"; "Critical Files and Libraries"
> http://www.ldraw.org/Downloads-index-req-viewdownload-cid-1.html - Nope, no
> LDConfig there.
> Shall I try Reference/Tuorials? Maybe the FAQ? Nah, let's google first...
> So I tried to Google on "ldraw.org ldconfig.ldr". The fifth Google match was
> http://www.ldraw.org/Article299.html labelled "Standard: LDraw.org Colour
> Definition Language Extension", and there it was! The link to
> http://www.ldraw.org/library/official/ldconfig.ldr behind the word "here" in
> "The current version of ldconfig.ldr can be found here".
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> I am aware of that I reason very differently from the rest of the LDraw
> community. Maybe you all would find your way directly, without taking my
> odysseys?
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> Now I know the path: It's http://www.ldraw.org/library/official/ldconfig.ldr and
> I have an shortcut to it's url in my LDraw folder, backed up on my Dropbox, so I
> will not have any problems finding it next time. But what about other LDraw
> users?
Updates to ldconfig.ldr are distributed with parts updates. As such the latest
version is always in the complete zip
(http://www.ldraw.org/library/updates/complete.zip), in the complete windows
install file, and if it changes, in the incremental update (e.g.
http://www.ldraw.org/library/updates/lcad1001.zip).
Chris
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