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John VanZwieten: How often can we expect updated views of Datsville? I can probably just as well admit that I impatiently have checked the Datsville web site[1] regularly the whole weekend. Play well, Jacob PS: Does it make sense to host Datsville (...) (25 years ago, 6-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Hey, your not alone. I've been checking it at least once a day since the whole thing came about. :) Ryan ***...*** REPLY SEPARATOR ***...*** (...) (25 years ago, 6-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Well, jeez, I updated three days in a row last week, watta ya expect? ;-) Actually, the Datsville stuff is on my office machine, which is why I haven't gotten to do an update this 3-day weekend. I'm hoping to get in today and add what's been (...) (25 years ago, 6-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) I don't see any benifit. (Thanks to WebWasher, I don't get those most annoying pop-up windows from sites like GeoCities). Of course, Datsville must be linked to from ldraw.org, but why move it? /Tore (25 years ago, 6-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Which reminds me, I've gotta reinstall Interquick, which is another very nice filter of banner ads and popup windows. It crashed some time ago and I haven't gotten around to getting a new copy of it. As for Datville on ldraw.org, I don't much (...) (25 years ago, 6-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Are those freeware programs, if so, where can they be obtained?? Thanks Ryan ***...*** REPLY SEPARATOR ***...*** (...) annoying (...) and (...) to (...) should (...) (25 years ago, 6-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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WebWasher is a Freeware program from Siemens. It is for non-commercial usage only, and can be downloaded from: (URL) WebWasher Help: What is WebWasher? WebWasher is a software add-on for Netscape and Microsoft browsers which makes it easier to find (...) (25 years ago, 6-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Interquick is not freeware, and can be purchased at (URL) <>< (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 'You have a pretty sexy voice for being a Lego maniac.' - Matt Dearman, while talking to me on the phone (25 years ago, 7-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Tore Eriksson: [ hosting Datsville at ldraw.org ] (...) + Some of us do get those annoying pop-up windows[1]. + I believe I can offer a bit more space than GeoCities. + It would be possible to do the renderings on the server. - The ldraw.org server (...) (25 years ago, 7-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Another plus: www.ldraw.org/datsville/ is a much nicer (and easier to remember) URL than www.geocities.com/He...ville.html I'm all for the move, but it's up to John Van. --Bram (25 years ago, 7-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Turn off Javascript. There will be no pop-up windows with Javascript turned off. Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 7-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Plus, it would open the door to advanced features for Datsville, to allow users more interactive viewing. Right now, with only a few buildings, the single view is great (BTW, you did a nice layout, John!). But if Datsville really grows, it (...) (25 years ago, 7-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Unfortunately, a lot of sites are becoming javascript-dependent. The hassle of having javascript turned off is worse than that of having it turned on. (25 years ago, 7-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:37d53ba8.137228...net.com... (...) This is without a doubt the Holy Grail for Datsville (and display of Ldraw files in general.) POV animation is a start, but something more along the (...) (25 years ago, 7-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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You could start with a vew simple views. A "map" overhead view would be the next step, then perhaps "north,south,east and west" views. (...) (25 years ago, 7-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Like who? They don't get my visit. But I've never had a problem. If a site requires more than basic HTML, I find that life actually becomes easier if I avoid it. Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 7-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Well, MediaOne, for a while. I don't use them as my home page (duh) but if I wanted information on anything, that was annoying. SGI's site doesn't _require_ javascript, but it's a lot nicer with. There's others. I wish there were better (...) (25 years ago, 8-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) This absolutely baffles me. Javascript was the original browser security hole, and even after dozens of revisions, it still causes more annoyance than usefulness. Yet so many people are so incredibly fond of it. :-P (...) That would be nice. (...) (25 years ago, 8-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Check out SGI's web page with it turned on. I think it makes an example of good use. (25 years ago, 8-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Bram Lambrecht <BramL@JUNO.com> wrote in message news:FHp05w.9s8@lugnet.com... (...) What do I have to do to make this happen? I'm willing to give it a try. What options are there for uploading files to www.ldraw.org? Is there an html editor there, (...) (25 years ago, 9-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Jacob Sparre Andersen <sparre@sys-323.risoe.dk> wrote in message news:FHoLu1.H5H@lugnet.com... (...) Can you explain how this would work? Would this just let me upload the pov files then run them on the server? As this thing gets bigger, that would (...) (25 years ago, 9-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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John VanZwieten: [ ... ] (...) You send me a nice letter asking for an account on my server (remember to use my real address - "reply to author" will not work). (...) FTP. (...) It depends on what you mean by an HTML editor. There is no program that (...) (25 years ago, 9-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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John VanZwieten: (...) Yes. (...) It could be done, but it would demand a bit of patience from the visitors. Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL:(URL) -- ---...--- (25 years ago, 9-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Hey John, If you wanted a really quick & simple way to make updates, we could make you a special /cad/datsville/ area on www.lugnet.com and you could use the new page editing system. For example, I put together this demo page in about 10 (...) (25 years ago, 9-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad)
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Todd Lehman: [ ... ] (...) Now I am not sure if I should suggest John move to Lugnet or ldraw.org. Hmmm??? It should probably be Lugnet. The only thing I have offered that you haven't is basically a bit of CPU time. Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- (...) (25 years ago, 9-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Should I create a .dat archive that people could submit MOC's to the instruction archive. People could browse thumbnails of the rendered models and hyperlink to a page with full size rendering, author info, details etc. KL (25 years ago, 9-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad)
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[ Crossposted to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw ] Kevin Loch: (...) I think you should discuss this with Tim Courtney. He has plans for a similar service at ldraw.org based on the lugnet.dat groups. Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk (...) (25 years ago, 9-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Well there is no need to duplicate effort, so if someone else already had that idea I'll let them run with it. KL (...) (25 years ago, 9-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Oh I have "issues" with it all right! I want it! It looks so much nicer than my well-intentioned attempts at html. (...) Lets try it. (...) My plan for the imagemap is to have a standard overhead view, so that the locations of the current (...) (25 years ago, 9-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad)
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Jacob Sparre Andersen <sparre@sys-323.risoe.dk> wrote in message news:FHt03z.E74@lugnet.com... (...) Perhaps both. The thought of users being able to make their own renderings is very intruiging. Not that we'd necessarily let just any visitor do (...) (25 years ago, 9-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad)
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John, I'm am still interested in importing the town dat file into Lightwave. I've been using Lightwave recently to make some simple studies of various lcad models, and I'd be interested in making a fly by or fly through animation of Datsville. You (...) (25 years ago, 9-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad)
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The town .mpd file can be downloaded at (URL) probably a lot bigger than anything you've dealt with so far, but give it a shot. -John Van Pat Justison <ra6282@email.sps.mot.com> wrote in message news:FHt5K0.13n@lugnet.com... (...) large (...) hasn't (...) (25 years ago, 9-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad)
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John VanZwieten: (...) That is of cause also a possibility. (...) As a beginning, I could set it up as a "request a picture of Datsville", where I process the requests once a day. The web requested renderings will of cause have a somewhat low (...) (25 years ago, 9-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Well, my plans on the MOC archive on ldraw.org are pretty loose and open-ended. I have no set pattern for what should go up there, except maybe a say in the way it is laid out on the page itself. I was planning to base everything in the MOC (...) (25 years ago, 10-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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