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Re: Future extension of dat files?
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Mon, 1 Oct 2001 13:28:56 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Michael Lachmann writes:
> Thanks, that was it, what I wanted to know.
No problem.
> For the next version I'm planning to register this extension instead of
> .dat. Although I'll still support dat MLCad will write .ldr by default -
> still allowing the user to specify something else.
Sounds good! Thanks, Michael.
> I think with that solution everyone should be happy and many of the support
> mails I receive regarding problems with dat's registered to MLCad should be
> fixed with that.
Yeah, .dat from the get-go was too ambiguous, and there's been a need for
LDraw files to have their own unique extension for quite some time. The
other issue is what to do with parts - from what I understand from our
resident part guru Steve (IIRC), the part files extensions shouldn't be
changed so they're always backwards-compatible with the original LEdit.
Steve? I know we've discussed this a few times, but I don't remember your
exact thoughts on this.
-Tim
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| (...) I know, I'm not Steve, but I think leaving library extensions as they are shouldn't be a problem since you do not regulary open library files, but models. As long as the editors and viewers accept both extensions it should be fine. Just we (...) (23 years ago, 1-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| (...) Thanks, that was it, what I wanted to know. For the next version I'm planning to register this extension instead of .dat. Although I'll still support dat MLCad will write .ldr by default - still allowing the user to specify something else. I (...) (23 years ago, 1-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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