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  Re: txt2dat - Create LDraw files from text
 
(...) No, I figured it out. XP seems to come with a special Hidden System desktop.ini file in the font directory with this in it. [.ShellClassInfo] UICLSID={BD84B380-8C...00948F534} It makes the standard Windows open file dialog behave in a way that (...) (19 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: txt2dat - Create LDraw files from text
 
(...) ?? I don't understand exactly what you're saying here. Are you trying to copy the full file path to the Clipboard? If so, don't try in the dialog, select a file instead and copy the full path from the input field 'Font file' on the main screen (...) (19 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: txt2dat - Create LDraw files from text
 
(...) I'm not sure if this is what you're talking about, but in both the (URL) GUItxt2d app> and (URL) my cheesy tcl app> I can't get the font file directly from the file open dialog in XP. Instead, when I double click on a font, I get a large (...) (19 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.cad.dev, FTX)
 
  Re: tris vs quads?
 
(...) It probably doesn't matter. Either way, the rendered image should look the same. Speedwise, most renderers won't care. In fact, I believe that some programs will split the quads back into triangles in order to render them. In terms of file (...) (19 years ago, 2-May-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  tris vs quads?
 
I seem to recall this being discussed here before, but I can't find it. My question is, if I have a surface covered with a large number of triangles (eg output from txt2dat), is it better to leave it as triangles, or attempt to consolidate as many (...) (19 years ago, 2-May-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)


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