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Re: Ldglite must be faster
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lugnet.cad
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Tue, 3 Sep 2002 20:17:15 GMT
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"Steve Bliss" <partsref@yahoo.com> skrev i meddelandet
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> In lugnet.cad, Anders Isaksson wrote:
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> > Another (Windows) wish: I would very much like to see a .dll (with some
> > standardized interface) implementing LDRAW rendering on a supplied dc - • then
> > it would be sooo easy to build all those little helper programs, adding
> > functionality around the basic rendering engine.
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> Yah, I second this. I've wanted one of these for years. Even better
> (for me) would be an ActiveX custom control. I *think* one DLL could
> support both approaches.
Just fix a DLL and it can be embedded into an ActiveX for anyone who thinks
he really needs it... (An ActiveX control is just a DLL with a standardized
(slow) interface).
Or, for that matter, it could be a separate process (LDRAW Graphics Server),
which might be easier to port to other systems. Then I can send WM_COPYDATA
messages to it :-))
--
Anders Isaksson, Sweden
BlockCAD: http://user.tninet.se/~hbh828t/proglego.htm
Gallery: http://user.tninet.se/~hbh828t/gallery/index.htm
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| (...) An ActiveX control would be very useful for "all those little helper programs", where the programmer really doesn't want to worry about all the standard Windows grunge. Especially if the ActiveX control could add value over a disconnected (...) (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)
| | | Re: Ldglite must be faster
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| (...) Hmmm, an LDRAW Graphics Server, that could be nifty. But how about using XML-RPC to talk to it instead of WM_COPYDATA? Then you could control it from any platform, or a browser, or even a telnet session if you like typing raw XML. Don (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| (...) I am. I actually started using it again recently. Generally, I find LDList faster than any other option. (...) Nope, I didn't know that. Thanks for mentioning it! :) (...) I wanted to, but I got bogged. I'm currently looking for the (...) (22 years ago, 3-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)
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