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Looks stable. Perhaps you can use the smooth pattern suggestion to draw a pattern in the back buffer and use glCopyTexImage2D( ) to make a texture of it. Then replace the geometric pattern with a texture. This might speed things up considerably and (...) (22 years ago, 5-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: *** LDView Version 1.9.6 Released ***
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(...) I forgot to mention. I didn't miss your suggestion of redrawing polygon outlines smoothed for patterned polygons; I just haven't implemented it yet. It is on my to-do list: (URL) even on the top list, which is items I actually plan to (...) (22 years ago, 5-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: MPD File Specs
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Don Heyse writes: ... (...) Thanks, Don! (22 years ago, 5-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Heh, this should be it, but it isn't. (URL) a short version of the specs here. (URL) it leaves out the 0 NOFILE bit mentioned here. (URL) think if you search for NOFILE on lugnet you'll find the discussion on scope inside an MPD file, which (...) (22 years ago, 5-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Could anybody point me to the file specs for mpd files? I know I've seen them, but now that I need them, I just can't find them. (Yes, I have looked (at least ten minutes) for the MPD specs in both lugnet and ldraw.org without finding it). TIA, (...) (22 years ago, 5-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: *** LDView Version 1.9.6 Released ***
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FUT lugnet.cad.dev (...) This is by design, as the smoothing it performed at the part level. You can force other parts to be smoothed by adding the following line to the part dat file (near the beginning, preferably before any actual geometry): 0 (...) (22 years ago, 5-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: * LDrawDesignPad LDDP 1.1 released *
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FUT lugnet.cad.dev. (...) I haven't personally looked at it, but the thing to remember when writing C++ that is going to be accessed from another language is that you usually have to write C functions, and declare them as being WINAPI. You also have (...) (22 years ago, 4-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Generating binaries of updated MPD tools
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(...) Beats me. I'm still using the old 2.95 compiler for windows. I might be motivated to switch when they get the java compiler working with the mingw toolchain. I was kinda hoping you'd do the all the legwork on the cross compiler after I pointed (...) (22 years ago, 4-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Generating binaries of updated MPD tools
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(...) Thanks. I suppose I should try to build a cross-compiler, so I can compile for Win32 and MacOS as well as for Linux and Tru64. The MinGW documentation you pointed to seemed to be based on GCC 2.95, which is too bug-ridden to use for compiling (...) (22 years ago, 4-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | * LDrawDesignPad LDDP 1.1 released *
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Hello! New version is out now. Get it at (URL) ! + = New feature * = Bugfix - = Removed feature v1.1 2002/08/03 * Fixed shortcuts for Cut, Copy, Paste + Redid the search options / added 'search' menu + Added 'Find next' (F3) option + Undo now (...) (22 years ago, 3-Aug-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev) !
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| | Re: When Did Tiles Get Their Groove?
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(...) Yes. I thought about changing all the other tiles to match this one. :) (Most of the patterned tiles don't include the "with groove" notation, because they only exist in one form. And we can usually use those characters for better descriptions (...) (22 years ago, 2-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: I have some ideas / suggestions for all programmers
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"Travis Cobbs" <tcobbs@REMOVE.halibut.com> wrote in message news:H06tvn.HEA@lugnet.com... (...) similar (...) might (...) a (...) program (...) runtime (...) Being a VB programmer myself who doesn't have the time or the inclination to learn another (...) (22 years ago, 2-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I understand where you're coming from, but I personally feel that the registry does have its place, if used properly. Mind you, most programs don't use it properly in my opinion. LDView uses the registry to remember your settings, and to remember (...) (22 years ago, 1-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: When Did Tiles Get Their Groove?
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(...) Isn't the style for the other grooved tiles "with Groove", not "Grooved"? I think it would make more sense to call the other one "Tile 2 x 2 with Black Circle Pattern without Groove", since a) the grooveless tiles are more "exotic" and b) as a (...) (22 years ago, 1-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Due to this information, I have deleted the unofficial, "~Moved to 3068bp17" version of 3068p17.dat from Parts Tracker. And I changed the title of 3068bp17.dat to "Tile 2 x 2 Grooved with Black Circle Pattern". Steve (22 years ago, 1-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Another positive side-effect of not using the registry is if you have to move the folder that all your LDraw related tools are stored in, you dont have to dig through the registry to fix all the path names. I had to do this and it was a big (...) (22 years ago, 1-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Another good thing is that it's much easier just to copy the ldraw.ini file from one installation to another than try to go through the huge registry file and search for LDraw related info. Thus I, for example, get all the viewing angles I (...) (22 years ago, 1-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I agree about using INI files instead of the registry, because it's easier/safer to directly edit INI files. And it's easier for other programmers to figure out the information. For sharing settings between programs, it makes sense (IMO) to (...) (22 years ago, 1-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Ok well then we should all put the ini files in each program dir as u said. (...) I hate it too, specially as it a technic of M$ to control the user's pc. (...) Well some dll's like directX are ok and about delphi making an exe, well O love (...) (22 years ago, 1-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Generating binaries of updated MPD tools
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(...) cross compiler supports ADA so I built the windows versions for you and uploaded it to ldraw.org. Look for /home/dheyse/mpd_fil..._win32.zip The new executables seem to have longer names than the buildmpd and splitmpd mentioned on the MPD (...) (22 years ago, 1-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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