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Re: Library search paths.
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Sat, 23 Apr 2011 13:06:22 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Timothy Gould wrote:
> In lugnet.cad.dev, Roland Melkert wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm working on my new editor and wondering on how to implement default color
> > loading.
> >
> > I wanted to let the system look for ldconfig.ldr much like normal parts etc, but
> > this won't work cause it's in the root ldraw dir instead of parts or p.
> >
> > So how 'weird' would it be to include the root ldraw dir in search paths by
> > default, so it becomes (on my system)
> >
> > C:\Program Files (x86)\ldraw\parts\
> > C:\Program Files (x86)\ldraw\p\
> > C:\Program Files (x86)\ldraw\
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> > Anyone think that's a bad idea?
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> Well those directories are often write-protected and given other sorts of
> restrictions. A better place would be {USER}\Documents\ldraw.
I don't think you should use the normal search strategy (enhanced or not)
for ldconfig.ldr because it's a special case. It's got global scope, and
it's not referenced by name in your ldraw files. Tim's on the right track.
A good strategy would be to look for more personalized versions first.
Something like:
1. The directory containing the main ldraw file.
2. {USER}\Documents\ldraw
3. LDRAWDIR
I think maybe Lars posted some code for this eons ago, and perhaps that
code made it's way into ldview?
http://sourceforge.net/projects/ldrawini/
Enjoy,
Don
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| (...) <snip> (...) Lars' project looks interesting but my generic LDraw search handling code is all done. I'm only looking for a way to get the 'default out of the box' colors in place upon first start. The user can change that of course but it (...) (14 years ago, 23-Apr-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| (...) Well those directories are often write-protected and given other sorts of restrictions. A better place would be {USER}\Documents\ldraw. Tim (14 years ago, 23-Apr-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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