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Re: Issues with a Few Parts on the Tracker
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lugnet.cad.dat.parts
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Sun, 11 Apr 2004 16:44:16 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Orion Pobursky wrote:
> > In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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> > > Could we have a review/explanation of the use of CMDLINE again? (or a pointer to
> > > documentation). While I support not making unnecessary changes, I'm not sure I
> > > understand if this one is necessary or not.
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> > Basically the CMDLINE staement specifies a default color for the part. This is
> > useful if the part only came in one color. I far as I know, no LDraw programs
> > actually use this Meta command.
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> Thanks.
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> What would the downside be of, over time, as parts go through review and renewal
> anyway, gradually discontinuing the use of this command?
I would say that it's a good thing to leave them in. 2 reasons for this:
- Once developers decide they want to support it, the implementation is aleady
there.
- To remove them would force all the parts that have the command to go thruogh
PT recertification.
> It is not a large number of parts that use this anyway, right?
A short search gave back 179 files.
-Orion
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| (...) This is always a good argument against removing any syntax. But see below. (...) As is this one. But see below. (...) Not a large number in the scheme of things really. IF the change is done to parts as they are changed anyway... I guess what (...) (20 years ago, 11-Apr-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Issues with a Few Parts on the Tracker
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| (...) Thanks. What would the downside be of, over time, as parts go through review and renewal anyway, gradually discontinuing the use of this command? It is not a large number of parts that use this anyway, right? ++Lar (20 years ago, 11-Apr-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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