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Re: Proposal
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Fri, 4 May 2001 00:45:16 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Leonardo Zide writes:
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> > How about .ldraw?
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> I think we should try to keep the 8.3 filename convention from DOS because
> of ldraw/ledit. We can just use mpd as someone suggested.
Well to get back to 8.3 it only takes chopping off the last 2 chars, and Tim
likes .LDR .
How DO you give a file a 5 letter extension in Windows? I tried it (Win95
handy...) and it keeps a secret .dat extension after that too... I wanted to
see if it mangles it to something like 3193.ld~.
8.3 forever....
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Message has 4 Replies:
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| Erik Olson (...) Turn off that annoying "Hide extensions of known file types" option in Folder Options (or something similar) Windows 95/98/etc doesn't seem to care how long file extensions are (*.html, for example), three letters is just the norm. (...) (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| (...) Tim (...) I like ldr too. (...) to (...) I use win2k here at work, I'll try on winme when I get home. I think you need to have the option to show file extensions enabled if you're using windows explorer, otherwise you can rename from a DOS (...) (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| (...) Oh, and it would mangle it a lot more than that for DOS display... 3193~1.ldr --Bram Bram Lambrecht bram@cwru.edu (URL) (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
| | | Re: Proposal
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| "Erik Olson" <olsone@spamcop.net> wrote in message news:GCsCrG.8n4@lugnet.com... (...) Yep, here's a few reasons: If .ldr is the standard file, people will mentally associate the editors - MLCad, LeoCAD, BrikDraw3D - viewers LDView, L3Lab - as (...) (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Proposal
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| (...) I think we should try to keep the 8.3 filename convention from DOS because of ldraw/ledit. We can just use mpd as someone suggested. (...) Sounds like an Apple guy talking :) Leonardo (24 years ago, 3-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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