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Re: Another LPub request/suggestion
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Mon, 7 Apr 2003 14:01:18 GMT
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Hi All,
Jake, thanks for the label suggestion.
I'm going to release LPub with the fixes and new features indicated in
/www.lugnet.com/cad/dec/1527. This will get a few major fixes and features out
there for people to use.
The next development step will be to add Tcl script language support to LPub.
Tcl is a scripting language that is easily embeddable into (previsously
written) applications to add user extensibility to the application.
First I will need to provide an interface into LPub that can be used by Tcl.
Interface will include access to most functions inside LPub, as well as
read/write access to most data inside LPub. This mechanism will allow user
written add-ons (like the label maker), by programming up new LPub behaviors
using Tcl scripts.
I see Tcl usefull for pre-post processing files at the various phases of
generating building instuctions:
PD->Extract->DATs
DATs->LSynth->DATS
DATS->steps->Step DATS
Step DATs->L3P->POV
POV->Post-Process->POV
POV->POVRay->Images
I see Tcl as the tool to provide powerful templatized web page layout.
Tcl will also provide an easy way to perform batch processing of multiple top
level Model files with a given configuration.
I envision that Tcl could easily be used to create animations by computing
the DAT file for each frame, then render it.
I'll keep you folks informed as I wade into the water and come up with more
ideas.
Kevin
In lugnet.cad.dev, Jake McKee writes:
> Kevin,
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> After looking at the seemingly extinct Label Printer program that Gary
> Williams had developed a while back, I had the thought for an LPub "plugin"
> so to speak.
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> Wouldn't it be great if LPub could spit out labels for marking storage bins?
> If you look at what Label Printer did, it basically looked at the LDraw
> parts.lst file, then allowed the user to select which parts they wanted
> labels for, and on what size label sheet. It auto-laid out the parts with
> the LDraw name of that part.
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> The downside to this app is that you can't use rendered images, you can
> select color of parts, and you can't change the view angle of parts.
>
> Anyway, thought I would pass that idea along to ya. Any interest in taking a
> stab at it at some point?
>
>
> Jake
>
> ---
> Jake McKee
> LEGO Enthusiast
> Webmaster - B.I. Portal
> http://www.bricksonthebrain.com/instructions
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| (...) Kevin, I wondering if you were going to notice the usage of the word "plugin"! This sounds great! Can't wait to start hacking around with TCL! Jake --- Jake McKee LEGO Enthusiast Webmaster - B.I. Portal (URL) (24 years ago, 7-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
| | | Re: Another LPub request/suggestion
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| (...) Hey, since you're planning on using tcl for lpub, perhaps it makes sense to convert the lsynth GUI into a portable tcl/tk app. I haven't done any tcl/tk in years, but I took a quick stab at it. (URL) still needs some work to get the log to (...) (24 years ago, 7-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| Kevin, After looking at the seemingly extinct Label Printer program that Gary Williams had developed a while back, I had the thought for an LPub "plugin" so to speak. Wouldn't it be great if LPub could spit out labels for marking storage bins? If (...) (24 years ago, 6-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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