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Steve Bliss has just completed a major facelift of the Partsref interface. I think the results are wonderful! Check it out: (URL) made it easier to browse, easier to look things up by keyword, he gives you cross-links to other reference materials (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce) !!
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WOW!! That is awesome! Once again, thanks Steve!! Jake (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general)
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You forgot to cross-post to lugnet.off-topic.pun. :) Thanks for kudos. I think there's still room for improvement in Partsref, but I'm very happy with how this version turned out. But I couldn't have done it without Todd's (and I somewhat suspect, (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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(...) I spent some time with it, and while i think it's really neat, I miss the old interface, is it still around??? What I like is the ability to see vast swaths of parts all at once, only one category click in. The current one is TOO (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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(...) I liked the keyword feature. But it's really a bunch of already-run searches - what's the use of that? Just use the search box. I had to outsmart it, though, to get it to list all parts. I used a q=* switch. But I think that's the point, (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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(...) After taking some time to explore the new setup, I agree with Larry on all points. I, too miss the old interface. It is one of the few sites where I found frames very useful in reducing mouseclicks. I suppose that once we get used to using the (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad)
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Thanks very much! My constructive criticisms: (1) The edge lines don't stand out well enough for these colors: Teal - 3 Brown - 6 Turquoise - 11 Purple - 22 and several other colors could also be improved by more contrastive edge lines. (2) The dark (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general)
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(...) I had always been planning someday to use the word "beige" instead of "tan" for the tan brick color, until I noticed last week that LEGO calls it "Tan" in the new Holiday S@H catalog. Wow. --Todd (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general)
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Is there any way to view it in frame mode like the old one? I liked having the part categories on the left frame and viewing the parts on the right. (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general)
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(...) One BIG improvement would be to crossref parts with the sets they come in. I know getting the data is a huge undertaking, as it amounts to doing inventories of all the sets. But if inventories were actually used in this way I guess this would (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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(...) Steve, this is a fantastically useful tool, thank you thank you! When I'm online I'd use this over the VEC in LDAO every time. <applause> A couple of thoughts: The links to the part page in the databases only show up when you look at a whole (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general)
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(...) I'm not Steve, but I think it is a great idea that will not happen until we have a well-defined inventory format and uploading mechanism that insures when an eager person supplies an inventory it will promptly become available to everyone. Is (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Good to see Larry got the cross-posting right... (...) Umm, I'm confused -- the detail pages are essentially the same. Sure, they've got the new LUGNET-ish headers and footers, and now the 73 LDraw categories are arranged into a 2-level (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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(...) (Entering deeep water) That's because you stopped thinking like a kid Kids don't know beige They do know tan -Jon (BAYLIT has always been tanned) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general)
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(...) KEYWORDS is an option that authors can include in their LDraw parts. So far, not many parts include KEYWORDS. For the /partsref/keyword/ page, I also compiled most of the words from the part names. The intent of the page is to let people look (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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(...) I've always thought of that color as "tan". As in "tanned leather". It's always made sense to me - but then, I'm in Alberta - surrounded by the cattle market. I've never considered it beige. James James Brown's Parts Sale: (URL) parts, (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general)
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(...) There are a number of places where some set-to-part cross-references are posted. None are complete. So, instead of duplicating information that was already out there, Partsref provides links to known locations for the information. If you look (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) You're welcome! Thanks for the feedback. As I noted in reply to Jon, the colors in the colored images came straight out of LDLite. I'll keep your comments, and try to address them in a future revision. Steve (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general)
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(...) Only sort of. Most of the old html files are still there, including the the files which displayed in the frame. Unfortunately, the frameset page is gone (it was overwritten). BUT, you can display the category page in your browser, without a (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general)
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(...) You're correct, "multiple" can be different for each of us. OK, how's this? I think Todd's search limit is similar (maybe same code) to the search function for the set database... I'm proposing that it be over-ridden for these links. But even (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I second Tom Stangl who said: (...) For me too, that worked very well. It enabled me to brouwse through several part categories very quickly after one another. I had some trouble to find certain part categories, but that was because I was used (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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(...) I have a friend who insist on referring to the color as 'sand'. It wasn't until the recent catalog came out that she started calling it 'tan'. 'beige'? Nah! I like the other 2 choices better. (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general)
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(...) When I've got a fast connection, I go for Partsref first, even though it's not as flexible as the VEC. But the VEC takes too long to load. Even LDList takes too long. (...) Todd's in charge of the search engine. I've provided him with the (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general)
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(...) ... (...) Does your personal database include "this part, in this color, is available in these sets" information? Does it include LDraw part numbers? Can you post this to the web? With a sensible layout to the html? If so, I'd be interested in (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) No, I don't have all this info, and even if I did I wouldn't know how to arrange it. But if the infrastructure were set up, I would submit the information about the sets I've inventoried and will inventory in the future. /Eric M/ (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) As would I. I'd be happy to toss in the 350 or so set inventories that I have. But someone else would probably have to do the plumbing. Mine are all in an Access database and I do use the LDraw part numbers and names (well, for the most part (...) (24 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) the (...) This should do fine for a temporary fix. We appreciate it. If I was any good at writing frameset HTML code I could fix the page myself for my own use--I might give it a try. __Kevin Salm__ (24 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general)
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(...) Heaven forbid - everything he does is above and beyond the call of duty! Maybe having three levels of detail like the set guide would work... but I don't have a clue about the inner workings. (...) Just (...) Sounds right. That's how the set (...) (24 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general)
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(...) I've got Margo Kubiak's castle/pirate lists compiled into an Excel spreadsheet and am adding LDraw part numbers to it; I hope to do the same with the Christian Rasmussen's Adventurers and Michael Hopkins' Ninjas. If some mechanism could be (...) (24 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Peeron.com actually uses flat files as it's back end... Each set is in a text file, tab delimited, with amt, ldraw num, bag, color, desc and notes. I'd love to include more sets in there... So anyone who has inventories to add, just send me (...) (24 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) spreadsheet (...) and (...) clue (...) a (...) You got it, Dan, stand by! I don't have bag numbers (I doubt many do) so I'll leave that blank... I've been putting descriptions of printing into the notes field (if the printed part isn't already (...) (24 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) the names should be xxxx.txt, but that part doesn't really matter. The most important thing is that you have LDRAW numbers for as many of the pieces as possible... since that's what the indexing is done by. Otherwise, I won't be able to add (...) (24 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) the (...) nothing (...) No problem, I won't submit them without LDraw numbers, as far as I can figure it out. I do have some inventory entries that are multiple LDRaw pieces, such as legs or turntables - how about I put in, say, "970 or 971 or (...) (24 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) We usually leave it blank. Not the ideal solution, but until someone comes up with a shortcut for the legs and belt, I think there's no other option. :/ (...) yup. I just added: (URL) longish, and I wish I knew where I found the original list (...) (24 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.general)
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Maybe I asked you this before, but do you have a standard way of recording parts which have more than one color? For example, in AucZILLA, minifig torsos are recorded with up to three colors: if there's only one color for the torso, then the body (...) (24 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) no real standard way - the color in the 'color' column is the base color - what you'd see if you looked inside the torso. Everything else goes in the notes... Not perfect, but I couldn't think of a better way... (24 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Another reason to call it 'tan' is because that's a lot easier to spell! :-) -- David Schilling (24 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general)
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(...) Didn't they once with Dragon Masters? I listed one of the DM torsos like this: Red/Blue/Black/Yellow DM Torsos (Flames) meaning: red torso, blue & black arms, yellow hands, and the torso is decorated with DM flame decor (as opposed to the DM (...) (24 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Beige is whiter than the "tan" bricks (white bricks do turn "tan" in the sun though). Tan, before TLC started making it, was a brownish grey, wasn't it? I would like to call the brick colour "sand". (24 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general)
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Well, 3 of the new Alpha Team members have mismatched arms... (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer (24 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Go. Look. Now. (URL) Besides adding the frame-view back into the mix, the external links on Partsref have been refreshed/updated--Peeron.com has a bunch of new listings, and that new information is reflected in Partsref. Also, the images in (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general)
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