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Hello Travis, (...) That's no point. If the source of LDraw would be available it would be easy to implement long filename support... even in a DOS program. But... (...) ... if the source was never available my point if view has died. It was just a (...) (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: L3PAdd-On Version 1.2.3 is up
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Hey - That's pretty handy. I was trying to figure out how the heck I could generate views other than the default one. This makes it much easier! thanks Jeff Boen <onyx@flash.net> wrote in message news:G28xFr.Gsx@lugnet.com... (...) been (...) L3P (...) (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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A few things (any old-timers feel free to correct me if I'm wrong about anything): 1. LDraw/LEdit (the root of all derivative work) are DOS programs. As such, they can never support more than 8.3 filenames. 2. James Jessiman--the author of these (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Please DO NOT start using long file names in the ldraw library. Everyone (including me) who uses ledit will not be able to use those parts properly. (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hello Manfred, I don't want to be ignorant, but... - World is evolving. Even not so wealthy users should be now at a development level of Windows 95a (first version) (how many years Win95 exists now?). - The 'old' technology (here the 8.3 filenames) (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) That is not the real problem, there are still operating systems in use that simply don't support long filenames. We are a world wide community with participants from regions that are less wealthy then yours, and these might still use machines (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hello Steve, I don't know what happened to the source code of Ldraw and Ledit? LDraw and Ledit are the only programs that are limited to the 8.3 scheme (perhaps one or two old tools too). As far as I know there are easy to use and easy to implement (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) etc.) Don't LDRAW and LEDIT run in "real DOS" mode? They won't understand the long filenames even if you run them from within windows. I'm pretty sure some folks still use LEDIT. How about replacing the .dat extension with the pattern number (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I can't remember the last time "dropping DOS support" came up, but it seems like a very long time ago! Is "real DOS" (not real-mode DOS :o) still really something that needs to be supported? I understand that DOS as a filesystem format needs (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, under the subject "Re: 3626b101.dat - Minifig Head (...) This is a problem. This potentially blows the whole approach to numbering patterned parts. And it's going to be more of a problem in the future, as we get more blank (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Another license draft
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(...) That's fine -- keep the membership/feedback idea for later. (...) I was thinking more of memberships for people who would include themselves in 'the organization known as ldraw.org', not all LDraw users. But, whatever. :) Steve (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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[snipped ng list to lugnet.cad.dev] (...) My take on this is to make stickers this way: . Position the image horizontally at Y=-1 . Around the outside of the sticker, project a surface from Y=-1 to Y=1 . Make a blank surface, the same shape as the (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I second that... I feel a little funny rating my own apps... after all, if I didn't think it was a 5, I wouldn't have taken the time to write it... but that doesn't mean it stacks up in importance or quality compared to other programs. J (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | *** LDView Version 1.0 Released ***
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LDView Version 1.0 has been completed, and can be downloaded from the following location: (URL) full source code is also available at that location.) LDView is an OpenGL-based real-time viewer for LDraw models written for the Microsoft Windows (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hello Folks, I have to dig out this 'thread' again. I don't know if Joachim fixed his problem so I ask only on my side of the problem. Could I submit stickers for the vote? They are not fixed to a brick etc but behave like a brick ... you can attach (...) (24 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dat.ideas, lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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"Steve Bliss" <steve.bliss@home.com> wrote in message news:9c7mus8sotnsd35...4ax.com... (...) ability (...) Well, its up to Dan how much he's willing to put into it. I'm greatful for what we're getting right now - an easy way to manage software and (...) (24 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Cool. One advantage to having ldraw.org 'memberships' would be the ability of users to provide feedback on software. Especially the ratings. Comments would be nice, but I'd want comments to be reviewed (not necessarily by the software authors) (...) (24 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Wanted: Programmer(s)
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Forget it, i completely forgot about copyright infringements. But i still want programmers to help me create an engine, just not with the .DAT system, so i'll have to just find some other forum... (24 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Wanted: Programmer(s)
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Anybody who is willing to help me would be great. I don't really care what you program, but C/C++ would be nice, VB, Java would be excellent, and a good knowledge of the .DAT file system associated with the LDraw stuff. What I'm doing (to let you (...) (24 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Another license draft
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(...) I'm planning on updating the main page of the site with a paragraph or two about the license drafting, with links to the threads on Lugnet. All I gotta do now is write it and figure out MindTerm to access the server (there's been some (...) (24 years ago, 15-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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