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Re: Voting Open for LCAD Parts Update 2000-02
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Tue, 22 Aug 2000 14:56:15 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Manfred Moolhuysen wrote:
> In lugnet.cad.dev, Steve Bliss writes:
> > I think when people see the word "decorated", they'd confuse it with patterned
> > elements.
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> > Maybe "Ornamented" is a good term for parts like these, parts with extra
> > decorative details? Tore used this term to describe the arch piece he made,
> > 2145.dat, "Arch 2 x 6 x 5 Ornamented" (see
> > <http://news.lugnet.com/cad/dat/parts/?n=1404>).
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> I've used the word "Decorative" in the description of part #2871
> (Electric Train Motor 9V Decorative Side).
Oh, right. Good point.
> I feel that "Ornamented" describes
> more like something has a few "mirrors and beads" attached to it, and that
> "Decorative" describes more that something is an ornament on its own.
Right. The parts in question *are* useful, and do have some mirrors and
beads on them (so to speak).
> Furthermore, "Decorative" is far less likely to be confused with "Patterned".
I feel just the opposite. "Decorated" is a common description for parts
with printed patterns on them. I've never heard anyone refer to these
parts as "Ornamented".
"Decorative" is better than "Decorated" (i.e., less likely to be
confusing). But (as you said) "Decorative" implies the part has no use,
other than an ornamental one.
For me, "Ornamented" implies a part that is useful, but has extra doodads
on it. Like the Slizer leg (see <http://news.lugnet.com/cad/dat/?n=154>).
This piece is very useful, but it has some non-functional, ornamental bits
on it.[1]
Steve
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1) And it would be *more* useful without the non-functioning doodads.
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| In lugnet.cad.dev, Steve Bliss writes: [snip] (...) O.K. Ornamented it will be then. By the way, Steve, Did you already notice that I've started to send "suggested update revisions" to your adress "partsref@worldnet.att.net" ? (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| (...) I've used the word "Decorative" in the description of part #2871 (Electric Train Motor 9V Decorative Side). I feel that "Ornamented" describes more like something has a few "mirrors and beads" attached to it, and that "Decorative" describes (...) (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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