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Re: "~moved to" files and parts.lst
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Wed, 28 Apr 1999 06:21:09 GMT
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On Tue, 27 Apr 1999 12:28:19 GMT, "Lars C. Hassing" <lch@ccieurope.com> wrote:
> Terry wrote:
> > On Mon, 26 Apr 1999 13:59:36 GMT, "Lars C. Hassing" wrote:
> > > I really doubt people choose a "~Moved to xxx.dat" part
> > > when browsing in LEdit! Why should they? It doesn't have
> > > a description, so how would you know what part it is?
> >
> > It would be very simple to do so. If you sort by filename,
> > the ~Moved to parts are all intermingled with the rest of
> > the parts. When you go to the parts.lst in LEdit, you
> > don't even really need to pay a lot of attention to the
> > descriptions - the image of the piece is on the screen.
>
> Sorry, forgot that. I have always wondered why people would
> sort by number (filename).
Me too. Numbers are not my strong point. Just ask Joshua. ;-)
> > > I can easily change mklist. I think that "~Moved to" parts
> > > should be ignored by default, and optionally included.
>
> You tell me when.
Any time you feel like doing so. When it is ready, I will add it into an
update.
> > > BTW. All our "~Moved to" parts use a capital 'M' in "Moved".
> >
> > Is that an observed fact? And is it important to maintain that?
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> Yes and Yes. I think that "~Moved to" is a keyword comparable
> to "STEP" and "ROTATE" and should be taken very literally.
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> "~Moved to" is the only way to see that it is a moved part,
> because shortcuts will also be used with the new part library
> number scheme? (A shortcut is a one line part:
> "1 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 xxx.dat")
> /Lars
OK. I will strive to ensure that all ~Moved to files continue to have that
format. Shouldn't be to hard, I just copy an existing template anyway.
-- Terry K --
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| (...) Sorry, forgot that. I have always wondered why people would sort by number (filename). (...) You tell me when. (...) Yes and Yes. I think that "~Moved to" is a keyword comparable to "STEP" and "ROTATE" and should be taken very literally. (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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