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Re: LDAO Suggestion Mark 2
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Thu, 1 Jul 1999 18:47:17 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Jeremy H. Sproat writes:
> Steve Bliss wrote:
> > On Thu, 1 Jul 1999 06:31:21 GMT, Paul Gyugyi <paul@gyugyi.com> wrote:
> > > Should we add a search path in the ldraw.ini file?
> > A definable search path would be good. Some ideas:
> > 1. An ini-file setting.
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> Definitely.
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> > 3. An environment variable. This would be L3P-friendly.
> > 4. A command-line option. Not necessarily a good idea (how many people
> > launch LDLite from the command line? I'd guess very few), but LDAO could
> > pass stuff this way.
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> Both IMHO are necessary.
One problem I have with the command-line option is that the command line is
already long enough. But that doesn't mean that having the option is bad.
> I do all my non-LDAO (which is quite a bit)
> LDraw/LDLite stuff from the command-line. VC++ doesn't make it *that* hard
> to implement exotic command-line parameters, especially if one uses
> getopt().
I was worried about the user more than the developer.
> I don't know how VB handles it, though...
In VB, there's a function (or is it a pre-defined variable?) called COMMAND$.
It contains everything on the command line, except the program name. You have
to write code to parse everything out, but you can define any parameter format
you like.
> > 6. A meta-command, in the main model file.
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> I have another idea.
Good idea!
So what should the precedence be for each of these settings? Assuming they are
ever implemented, of course. I'd suggest the following, going from high to
low:
1. Interactive selections (from Options menu)
2. Command-line options
3. 0 CMDLINE meta-statement
4. Ini-file setting
5. Environment variable
Steve
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| (...) Something to consider here is future expansion into a UNIX-ish (or Java, or Perl/TK, etc.) version of LDraw. The availability of setting startup parameters on the command-line in these cases is essential. (...) Oh. :-, I wonder if I'm a (...) (25 years ago, 1-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDAO Suggestion Mark 2
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| (...) Definitely. (...) Both IMHO are necessary. I do all my non-LDAO (which is quite a bit) LDraw/LDLite stuff from the command-line. VC++ doesn't make it *that* hard to implement exotic command-line parameters, especially if one uses getopt(). I (...) (25 years ago, 1-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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