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In lugnet.cad, Tim Courtney writes: <snip the known to be broken/missing thigs, most of which have likely been fixed by now> (...) Interestingly, I don't see anywhere in this post where Tim requires anyone to critique the new design of the LDraw.org (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: MOTM and SOTM voting on hold
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(...) That was fast. Thanks again to Jacob for such quick work. I have re-enabled the voting link from the Contests page as well: (URL) Terry K -- (23 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Tables [was: Re: Font too small for Mac]
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"TWS Garrison" <tgarriso@math.purdue.edu> wrote in message news:Pine.SOL.4.30.0...due.edu... (...) The table issue is being resolved among the website team privately. -Tim (23 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.publish)
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| | Tables [was: Re: Font too small for Mac]
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About the new, improved www.ldraw.org (...) Isn't the problem with the tables not that they exist, but that they're hard-coded to be 700 pixels wide? I would think that simply using percentages or proportions instead of fixed widths and heights (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Known bugs on the site and how to report new ones
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(...) In the Windows Users download page (URL) Stl2dat is reported to be "STL2DAT BETA 9" It has actually version 1.0 as reported when you follow the link (URL) a bug, but a wish in the part tracker : Could it be possible to see a list of reviews of (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Font too small for Mac
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(...) Agreed. Netscape (Unix) & fonts have never got on particularly well 8?( but the user should be able to decide what size font to display (and all other characteristics) with hints only from the site developer. ROSCO (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Known bugs on the site and how to report new ones
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Picking out the bits I'm qualified for replying to... (...) It's not surprising that these two pages are weird/broken - they never existed before this new web layout. For the new /library/unofficial/, we copied the Part Tracker's Download page. For (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: [parts tracker] search by AUTHOR
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(...) Not too hard. But it would be somewhat slow right now, because it would be searching all the files on the site. I'm working on a new database for the PT, that will include more data (like Author information), and will make it more available (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Proposal: "Round"
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(...) I tend to agree with you on this. Steve (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: MOTM and SOTM voting on hold
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(...) I have tested the voting system on the new site, and everything seems to work fine. Those who haven't had a chance to vote yet in the January 2002 MOTM contest can do it at: (URL) "I am an old man now, and when I die and go to Heaven there are (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Font too small for Mac
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(...) Noooo! Just make things right. Also, all those annoying, much too wide tables, makes the site almost completely unusable for me (unless I use lynx). If you want to make a multi-column layout, please do it with CSS. Jacob (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.publish)
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(...) Certainly! But I think Tim actually has _tried_ to move closer to the intentions with HTML with this redesign. I have not had time to look properly at the pages yet, so I can not say how close he managed to get. (...) :-) Jacob (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Known bugs on the site and how to report new ones
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1. I don't know about anyone else, but the Downloads column of each of the various OS download pages (all of which say "Not Yet Available") make it sound like none of the tools can be downloaded yet. Perhaps it should be something like "# of (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | A couple of tutorial items (Was: Known bugs on the site and how to report new ones)
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(...) Okay, I've found a few, just in the tutorial area. I'm replying online as requested, but warning, my item #2 could be a little insensitive. 1: In Brad Hamilton's Freeform Camera position tutorial, (URL) , the POV source code of a camera block (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Just to let everyone know... The Model/Scene of the Month competition is on "hold" for a short time. We have to get the scripts and html to all work together again with the new site structure. And we couldn't really do anything until the site went (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jan-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | RE: Font too small for Mac
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TWS Garrison (...) Agreed...logical markup allows people without a new browser or everything turned off to interpret the site correctly, even if it isn't pretty. CSS still allows you to modify the way the headers and such display, even if it doesn't (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.publish)
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| | RE: Font too small for Mac
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(...) like the smallest font size is 8 pt. Perhaps Tim should change the fonts to be declared in relative font sizes instead of absolute point sizes. Tim: use TD { font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica; font-size: 0.9em; font-weight: normal; } (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: The LDraw Community is what each person makes it
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(...) I've put together a tutorial. It is the first in a series on how I put my LDRAW POVRAY animations together. I'm looking for feedback and mistakes. It's at (URL) if you think it is worthy, feel free to link to it or repost it. (23 years ago, 21-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Font too small for Mac
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(...) Out of curiousity, I tried this on my Mac (iMac 333, MacOS 8.6 - yes, I am a ludite). I got the same 'too small' with MSIE 4.5, but got a good font display (I assume the issue is the radio buttons on the right) using Netscape 4.76. Ray (23 years ago, 21-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Font too small for Mac
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(...) different sizes? Of course, I can't see that, because *everything* has fonts that look too small in Solaris/Netscape, so I require all basic text to be displayed at what Netscape calls 24pt (more like 14pt). HTML is designed for that kind of (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Known bugs on the site and how to report new ones
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(...) Okay. I don't think these fall into the categories of known bugs you mentioned. . . On this page: (URL) talks about downloading unofficial parts one-by-one, but only provides a link to download them all at once. This link is broken. Following (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Font too small for Mac
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"James Reynolds" <james.e.reynolds@m.....utah.edu> wrote in message news:GqAtyy.7IL@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) way, the fonts can stay the same on the PC (where they are perfect size). I wish the browsers/fonts didn't display differently between (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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The fonts on (URL) are too small for the mac. Here is what the main page looks like on a Mac for both Netscape and Explorer: (URL) Reynolds (URL) (23 years ago, 21-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | DOH! An additional thanks (How could I forget??).
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(...) DOH DOH DOH DOH DOH!! How could I POSSIBLY forget Terry Keller! My most sincere apologies. Terry has worked diligently for over a year (unsure of the exact duration, probably closer to two years) on the Model of the Month and new Scene of the (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.publish)
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| | Known bugs on the site and how to report new ones
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There are a few sections on the new LDraw.org website which are not fully operational yet. Please make a note. Model of the Month/Scene of the Month Voting (URL) script which runs this section has not been made fully operational on the new site. (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | More Announcements - a Tutorial, some About Us documents, and more
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Hello again! I'm writing a second post to point out a few specifics. First off, the awaited Animation tutorial by Ahui Herrera. (URL) I have written a couple of documents in the About Us section of the site which I feel are of importance. Most (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Announcing All New LDraw.org Website!
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Greetings!! I am very pleased to present to you our totally new and redesigned website at: (URL) past several months at LDraw.org have been spent putting together this new site with a focus on ease of navigation, straightforward information, and (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jan-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.general, lugnet.publish) !!
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| | Re: New style of part file 3941 vs. 6143
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(...) I was pretty well convinced, but I went and checked all the Ice Planet sets (1993 sets, the year that 6116 would have been introduced, and the year that Flourescent Orange intro'ed). 6116 would have (does) make a very convincing element code (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Subtle parts differences (was Re: Lego Blueprints Query ...)
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Thanks for the feedback Chris. I'd be interested to see scans of the bricks that you described. If you could either email them to me directly or send me a link, then I'll take a look and update my info as appropriate. I have a load of stuff (slopes (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: 973p30.dat, "Minifig Torso - Pirate/Bare-Chested/Vest/Tattoo"
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Steve, I didn't see this part in the Parts Tracker at LDraw.org, so I sent you another copy of this DAT file and the two subfiles. Please let me know when you receive them. Thanks, Franklin (23 years ago, 20-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Steve, Why isn't this part listed in LDraw.org's Parts Tracker? I know I sent this file to you some time ago. Thanks, Franklin (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: RGB Coding in LDraw?
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(...) Well, since I'm not code-savvy, I don't feel comfortable making demands on those who are. I'm hoping to find a way to render the dull-metal stainless steel luster of various wheel hubs and the like, without having to hand edit the POV file (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | [parts tracker] search by AUTHOR
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Steve, I've got a request for the parts tracker ("(URL) It would help me if I could search the list by Author, to see the status of all the parts that I've posted, instead of having to wade through the entire list of parts (and hope that I've (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: RGB Coding in LDraw?
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(...) But maybe it was an idea to add it? Jacob (23 years ago, 20-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Proposal: "Round"
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(...) Steve, I really, really, *REALLY* want these two put into the category "Container", 'cuz that's exactly what they are. :-/ Thanks, Franklin (23 years ago, 20-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Subtle parts differences (was Re: Lego Blueprints Query ...)
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(...) could (...) a (...) as (...) or (...) Just changed subject to clarify relevance for lugnet.cad.dev readers. Chris (23 years ago, 20-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Lego Blueprints Query & Weetabix Promo House Instructions
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(...) Very impressed with the detail you have gone into on the slope bricks. We could do with more of this kind of information for other parts - see the thread at (URL) regarding the 2x2 round brick, which has at least 5 versions. The 2x2 45deg (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jan-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: RGB Coding in LDraw?
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Dave Schuler wrote... (...) 0x02RRGGBB for solid colors and 0x03RRGGBB for transparent. (URL) by at least MLCad, LDView, L3P and L3Lab. (...) No, only transparency. /Lars (23 years ago, 19-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: 1.9 Source now available
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Hello! (...) I can only agree! (23 years ago, 19-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New and kinda-new stickfig mecha wallpaper and stuff
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(...) Heh heh thanks. :-, I was wincing a bit about that -- it almost looks like the cheesy sfx they used on the old Buck Rogers and Battlestar Galactica shows. But we all love cheese... (...) Awesome, thanks for the feedback. This is exactly what I (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jan-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.publish, lugnet.cad.dev)
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