Subject:
|
Re: re-name "patterned" parts?...
|
Newsgroups:
|
lugnet.cad.dev
|
Date:
|
Mon, 18 Dec 2000 21:12:53 GMT
|
Viewed:
|
556 times
|
| |
|
|
In lugnet.cad.dev, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.cad.dev, Jeff Boen writes:
> > in addition.. something that I've been curious about.. why are the names
> > (descriptions) in this format?:
> >
> > [type] <space> # <space> x <space> <space> #
> >
> > why the second space after the times sign? I've removed it from some of my
> > updated parts, which caused them to be out of order, so I put it back..
> > but why is it there at all.. looks sloppy in parts reports, etc.
>
> Because of parts like "baseplate 16 x 16" which need two character spaces?
> Without the padding you'd get ragged listings in monospace font reports.
>
> Just a guess, I am just a gadfly here.
My impression has been that the extra space preserves alphabetical listing
by description, so that Brick 2 x 4 comes before Brick 2 x 10.
Another gadfly,
Dave!
|
|
Message is in Reply To:
 | | Re: re-name "patterned" parts?...
|
| (...) Because of parts like "baseplate 16 x 16" which need two character spaces? Without the padding you'd get ragged listings in monospace font reports. Just a guess, I am just a gadfly here. ++Lar (24 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
|
9 Messages in This Thread:
 
  
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
