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Re: Getting rif off the 8.3 nomenclature???
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Wed, 28 Mar 2007 14:04:43 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Kevin L. Clague wrote:
> ... you are talking about one of the most
> annoying issues in programming: backward compatibility.
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> I know that given the way LPub and LSynth are written and the
> language libraries used, switching away from the 8.3 limitation
> represents a significant amount of work.
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> Your previous post presents a good argument for getting away from
> 8.3 based on LEGO SKU number lengths combined with LDraw naming
> conventions. I can see the value in it. Arguments like that can
> be influential.
Yeah, but there's always another way. One that preserves the
precious backwards compatibility. In this case you could make
more subdirectories in the official library. Like the LDRAW/P/48
directory that was created to avoid name conflicts between high
and low resolution primitives. (Just tossing that into the mix
for consideration.)
Have fun,
Don
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 | | Re: Getting rif off the 8.3 nomenclature???
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| (...) Well I've just spent some time on another way. You can make a new version of mklist that works as follows: scan through the parts, if a filename is long then make a new copy of the file with a standardised short file name (possible assigned in (...) (19 years ago, 28-Mar-07, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
| | | Re: Getting rif off the 8.3 nomenclature???
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| (...) To elaborate: Suppose you have a part abcdefg.dat with loads of subparts (Too many to name with the 8.3 restriction). Just make a new subdirectory LDRAW/PARTS/S/abcdefg/ and put the numbered subparts in there (like (...) (19 years ago, 28-Mar-07, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Getting rif off the 8.3 nomenclature???
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| (...) Willy, I agree completely on this point. That is why the LSC created the LDraw file format specification 1.0.0. I have never used LDraw myself, but I know that for some very influential people in the LDraw community this is an issue. I did not (...) (19 years ago, 28-Mar-07, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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