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Re: Calling all Meta-commands
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Fri, 14 Mar 2003 22:41:26 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Travis Cobbs writes:
> Having read through this thread, I've seen a lot of good points made.
> However, it also appears that people haven't really fully thought about the
> implications of meta-commands.
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> It's very important to realize that meta-commands are presented as generic
> .dat comments. Some of the meta-commands that I have seen listed in this
> thread don't reflect careful consideration of this fact. (And, while it may
> not be in this thread, the "0 FILE" MPD meta-command is arguably the worst
> offender.) When you choose a meta-command, it should be something that is
> incredibly unlikely to be entered as a standard comment by someone.
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> For better or worse, we're now stuck with the orginal LDraw meta-commands,
> and effectively stuck with the meta-commands that are already in use (for
> BFC, MPD, etc). But, if we're going to try to decide how define good
> behavior for future meta-commands, I think we should come up with something
> that guarantees that legitimate comments aren't mistaken for meta-commands.
Travis,
I could not agree more. I've been tossing around the concepts of an LDraw
file format standards body with Tim and others, and IMHO the weakest link in
the LDraw file format is that comments and meta-commands use the same record
type. It is a bummer.
Kevin
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> --Travis Cobbs (tcobbs@REMOVE.halibut.com)
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| (...) Kevin & Travis - These are very good points. As a non-programmer, but someone who has a general knowledge of the LDraw file format, I think it is a good idea to separate comments from meta-commands. Also, talk of a standards body is a good (...) (22 years ago, 14-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| Having read through this thread, I've seen a lot of good points made. However, it also appears that people haven't really fully thought about the implications of meta-commands. It's very important to realize that meta-commands are presented as (...) (22 years ago, 14-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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