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(...) Try this: 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 stud.dat 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4-4edge.dat A little further investigation reveals that LPub quits on error no matter what the color of the edge. The exact error I'm getting is: 'L3P failed for file (...) (21 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LPub request
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(...) The short answer to your question is yes. Ldraw only looks in the PARTS, P, MODELS, or current folder. Two extension folders have been added to faciltate further separation: the PARTS/S folder is for subparts used by parts in the PARTS folder (...) (21 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Some more LPub errors?
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(...) Example please. (...) Quite possibly. I'll run through all calls to L3P and see what I can come up with. (...) This is a good idea. Jennifer Clark first suggested this for pneumatic hoses. My first throught is to have a special end cap part (...) (21 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LPub request
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Hi Orion, Why do we need to have the s\ in the DAT file? I'm probably showing my part definition ignorance here. Is it because LDraw does not know to look in s\? I'll fix the bug in LPub either way. Kevin (...) <snip> (21 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Now the furor over this topic has died down, here the list of people interested in being a member of the Standards Body: Orion Pobursky Kevin Clague Steve Bliss or Chris Dee Larry Pieniazek Ross Crawford Paul Gyugyi Jacob Sparre Andersen We were (...) (21 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Some more LPub errors?
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(...) Some more on this, This idea doesn't have to confine to just color coded dots, it could also encompass lengths for pneumatic hoses as well. Maybe an added parameter to the PLIST BEGIN SUB meta command or an extension to LSynth. -Orion (21 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I found two more things that are styming my progress 1. LPub quits on error if a part has a color other than 16 for the X-Xedge.dat primitive. This shouldn't matter since L3P doesn't render edges and colors other than 16 aren't technically illegal (...) (21 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LPub request [DAT]
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(...) Even with the PLIST command, I still get a part not in PARTS.LST error unless I turn off the file checking. Here the example: 0 Test Axle 0 Name: Taxle.dat 0 Author: Orion Pobursky 0 Unofficial Model 0 PLIST BEGIN SUB 32199.dat 1 7 -30 -110 (...) (21 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Orion, Please provide me with an example? LPub is coded to support parts\s directory. Kevin (...) (21 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Preview of multi-level callouts complete with pointers
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(...) CUTE!!! and loads of new metas! many thx. w. (21 years ago, 20-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Thanks Anders! Kevin (...) (21 years ago, 20-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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"Kevin L. Clague" <kevin_clague@yahoo.com> skrev i meddelandet news:HDMB7I.1E3L@lugnet.com... (...) It really looks great! I'd better start creating a MOC, so I have something to test LPub on :-) -- Anders Isaksson, Sweden BlockCAD: (2 URLs) (21 years ago, 20-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hi Orion, Go to Building Instructions->Controls and uncheck "Check DAT(s) against Part List". Kevin (...) (21 years ago, 20-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) OK, I used the PLIST BEGIN command and I'm still getting the s/faxle1.dat not found in the PARTS.LST file error. I think (but haven't tried) that this problem will exist for any model that uses file from the /S directory. -Orion (21 years ago, 20-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Preview of multi-level callouts complete with pointers [DAT]
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(...) Here is the top level DAT: 0 Untitled 0 Name: l0.ldr 0 Author: MLCad 0 Unofficial Model 0 WRITE LPUB PLI BORDER ROUND 0 1 10 0 WRITE LPUB PLI MARGINS 20 20 0 WRITE LPUB CALLOUT BORDER SQUARE 0 1 0 WRITE LPUB CALLOUT MARGINS 20 20 0 WRITE LPUB (...) (21 years ago, 20-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I wanted to give you a peek at the progress I've made: (URL) is a three level design, with dual level callout images, complete with pointers to show you where the called out sub-assemblies are added. The PLI shows all the parts added at all three (...) (21 years ago, 20-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LPub 2.1.0.8 Available
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Anders and Travis, Thanks so much for all the help. I can hardly wait to switch to PNG support. Bitmaps are lossless, but huge, and JPEG is compact but lossy. It will be great to just use the one format. Kevin (...) (21 years ago, 20-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I know that Anders already responded to this privately, but I'm posting this in case his response was different. The official PNG library (from the creators of the PNG format) has Borland C++ Builder 5 project files, along with some (...) (21 years ago, 19-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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"Kevin L. Clague" <kevin_clague@yahoo.com> skrev i meddelandet news:HDLAnL.1482@lugnet.com... (...) I sent the one I have found, and used, to your private mail. I use it with Delphi 5, so you shouldn't have too much trouble with C++ Builder 5, which (...) (21 years ago, 19-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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I feel a little bad about the gigantic pause in LD4DModeler's (members.rott.chello...4DModeler) development. But I have picked it up again, currently I am fixing reported bugs and making the whole application ready to go 1.0 But also the long pause (...) (21 years ago, 19-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.announce)
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(...) Hi Anders, Yes. I'm using Borland C++ builder 5 and their jpeg unit. (...) Do you know of a Delphi compatible PNG package? I'd *love* to use PNG. Thanks, Kevin (...) (21 years ago, 19-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LPub 2.1.0.8 Available
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"Jaco van der Molen" <jmolen@zonnet.nl> skrev i meddelandet news:HDJ79v.211H@lugnet.com... (...) Kevin, are you using Delphi? And the jpeg unit from Borland? There is a problem with jpeg pictures in the size range 1-2MB if I remember correctly. I've (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LPub 2.1.0.8 Available [DAT]
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(...) Hi Jaco, Thanks for the DAT info on the failing behavior. I found and fixed an LPub bug. You can work around this bug by rearranging your DAT. Here is part of what you sent me, starting at the beginning: 0 STEP 0 ROTSTEP -155 135 0 ABS 1 7 0 0 (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LPub request
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(...) Hi Orion, I recommend that you put a PLIST BEGIN IGN before the s/faxle1 and PLIST END after each s/faxle1. LPub will ignore these parts and not give you an error. Even better, create a stright version of the xale in a seperate dat and use (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | LPub request
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I was trying to get a BOM for a model I did and LPub give me a file not found in the Parts.lst eror and quits. The particutlar error was the s/faxle parts used for the flexible axles. Here's my request: If Lpub detects s/faxle1 though s/faxle5, then (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Jaco, I need more spefic data than that. If you could quite the error mesage, tell me wheher it was doing construciton images, part list images, callouts or BOMs would help. As always, sending me the dats (and the config.lpb) would help so I (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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While rendering a model I got a JPEG error and LPub seems to stop. What is that error and what can I do about it? Jaco (21 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LPub 2.1.0.8 Available
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(...) It is supposed to. Can you tell me how you are using it? Buffer exchange and rotation steps used to not work correctly. I talked to Michael and got it sorted out. Maybe now you are expecting it to act like it did when it was broken? (...) (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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It seems that rotation step does not work anymore? (...) levels. This is nice!!! Jaco (21 years ago, 17-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Thanks Jake. I knew I was forgetting something. Kevin (...) levels. (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.inst)
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| | Re: LPub 2.1.0.8 Available
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(Cross posting to .inst) (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.inst)
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| | Re: LPub 2.1.0.8 Available
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(...) This version of LPub does not support nested callouts, but this is in the works. To make nested sub-model callouts work, I will provide new meta-commands that describe the placement of a generated callout relative to the current step image (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | LPub 2.1.0.8 Available
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LPub 2.1.0.8 is available from (URL) version of LPub adds these new features: - Sub-assembly callout image generation - Unique construction image background colors for up to four sub-model levels. - Proof mode to make Lpub do a dry run through the (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Callout generation
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"Kevin L. Clague" <kevin_clague@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:HDC5Gu.1ux3@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) is (...) get (...) level. (...) seperated (...) I think so, I'd like to play with it. Mike -- Mike Walsh - mike_walsh at (...) (21 years ago, 14-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Callout generation
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(...) For now, I decided to make callout generation a seperate pass of the model. By disabling construction image generation, you can make changes to the callout specifications in your DAT files, Generate -> Instruction Images, and you won't run (...) (21 years ago, 14-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Callout generation
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(...) I recall some one (Dutch too) who started a Postscript project. It was about converting the LDraw format directly to PS. I asked this way back: (URL) (december 10 1999 :-) I got no reply... But then, Guido Heunen replied to another thread: (...) (21 years ago, 14-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Monkeypede
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(...) Ok -- Steve Bliss ICQ'ed me and suggested trying L3Lab's Register File Types option to settle the MIME-types. Win2K doesn't allow you to manually edit the MIME-types through the interface, and I forget how to do it in the registry. So, I try (...) (21 years ago, 14-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Hi Kevin and Tim, Loads of info and URLs here: (URL) the mentioned book as PDF here: (URL) (21 years ago, 13-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Hi Tim and Kevin, Since I'm a desktop publisher IRL and for longer I can remember I do know something about Postscript and Postscript programming. It is a fairly easy language to learn and understand. Think of it as POV but in 2D. I have a (...) (21 years ago, 13-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Yes. I'm sure. FYI, I new nothing about LDraw file formats before I wrote LPub either ;^) I'm thinking that the whole page layout (including formatting of callouts, and callouts within callouts), is a whole new layer of concept in LPub (or an (...) (21 years ago, 13-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Understood. Would this sort of feature be possible with a plugin system, so someone else who did know about it could write that? Just curious. -Tim (21 years ago, 13-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Encapsulated Post Script? Dunno anytin' bout it. (...) Kevin (21 years ago, 13-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Gotcha. This might be a tall order -- but would there be any way for LPub to create these callout elements such as numbers and lines in vector format, and write out an EPS? -Tim (21 years ago, 13-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Thanks! (...) I'm actually thinking that the page layout stuff might belong in different files with a syntax that is for page layout. Once you've generated all the images and you are to the point of rearranging them on pages, you don't want to (...) (21 years ago, 13-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Callout generation
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(...) This looks cool! (...) How about LPub reading from a 'callout.ldr' submodel in the MPD file, and adding an option to say "compile callouts from previously generated images?" -Tim (21 years ago, 13-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Request for help...
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(...) Sorry to hear that, hope its over quick. (...) Well, with the LDraw orginal archive that Orion Sent me, (and the FIle specs page), I am well on my way to what I need. For those who care, I am archiving them here: (URL) free to point others to (...) (21 years ago, 13-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Callout generation
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I decided to take a break from the extensibility issue and decided to tackle something I've wanted to tackle for a while: callout images for small sub-assemblies. These callout assemblies can be seen in LEGO building instructions here: (URL) (...) (21 years ago, 13-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Request for help...
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(...) Check your Email. I'll send #1 and 3 sans color chart -Orion (21 years ago, 13-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Ldraw.org is down for a hardware overhaul. (...) We're all anxiously waiting. Here is a link to complete.exe. I don't know where to get complete.zip. (URL) (...) Kevin (21 years ago, 13-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Request for help...
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Due to the fact, that I nor anyone I have personal contact with have been able to get ahold of the Ldraw.org website in a few weeks, (Not sure if its truely down, or if there is a mix up in a DNS server someplace in my ISP). I am asking for a few (...) (21 years ago, 13-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Background color controls for constr and part list images
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Hi Jennifer, I started on a new meta-command in LPub to address these concerns (because my head is still spinning from the whole extension topic.) I'm introducing a new meta-command: 0 LPUB CALLOUT BEGIN (parameters) 0 LPUB CALLOUT END It is intened (...) (21 years ago, 11-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I want to put no limitations on what people contribute to LPub, because I could use the help. I originally imagined that the "LPub extension" stuff would simply be GUI free, behind the scenes code that would make LPub deviate from its normal (...) (21 years ago, 11-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Embedded language support in LPub
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(...) contained (...) it (...) OK, so I've been a little overwhelmed with the whole LPub extension topic, so this seems a little harsh in hindsight. I didn't mean to sound so selfish. Open source and multiple platform are both goals, but there are (...) (21 years ago, 11-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Orion's LDraw Website has Moved
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Hi all, I've moved all my Lego related stuff to a new subdomain on my website. The new URL is: (URL) update all the bookmarks and hyperlinks accordingly -Orion (21 years ago, 11-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) for the student. The only reason I wrote it was to prevent annoying comments from my editor because he doesn't have a clue on how to run a command line. IMHO LSynth GUI provides no added value beyond the annoyance prevention, but I started on (...) (21 years ago, 10-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Hi Jack, I appreciate your input. No need to leave. I guess the only reason I thought it would be good is for non-power users. Give them one stop shopping. LPub already has pretty big external program dependency list. I've spent a lot of time (...) (21 years ago, 10-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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"Kevin L. Clague" <kevin_clague@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:HD4J8p.wEF@lugnet.com... [ ... snippped ... ] (...) From your discussion on how LPub operates, it generates a lot more files than I realized (I never thought about generating the .dat (...) (21 years ago, 10-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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"Don Heyse" <dheyse@hotmail.spam....away.com> wrote in message news:HD4uy9.204w@lugnet.com... (...) I played around with it and thought it was pretty neat for how few lines of Tcl it was. I'd wager the existing LPub GUI could definitiely be done in (...) (21 years ago, 10-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Yeah, I noticed the tcl/tk version of the LSynth GUI didn't get too many comments. (URL) you had any thoughts on how to make the LPub GUI portable? It's a bit heftier than the LSynth GUI, but it's probably doable in tcl/tk. Don (21 years ago, 10-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Kevin, Let me preface my response by saying I'm a programmer, but with zero socket or plug-in experience; I've never had a need to do either. Now the reason I've de-lurked: you've suggested a couple times that you would incorporate useful code into (...) (21 years ago, 10-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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In attempt to flesh out the LPub extension facilities, I thought I'd describe how LPub works. LPub is two parts, a GUI that lets you modify global attributes used when generating building instructions, and the processes to create the building (...) (21 years ago, 10-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I've tried to outline some of the interface on (URL) think that both topics are relevent now. The protocol is easier to lock down than the extensibility, because that will be forever growing and changing. (...) Is anyone out there interested (...) (21 years ago, 10-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I'm not sure what the advantage to this would be. The POV rendering already consumes 100% of your computer for hours, if not days. More clients would just make things worse. What you really want is for LPub to do distributed image rendering (...) (21 years ago, 10-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Thanks for the wonderful suggestion Wayne. (...) I'll go for the language neutral socket solution. (...) I'll only allow one connection though, at least until I reorganize my data. <snip> (...) At first my head started spinning through all (...) (21 years ago, 10-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I disagree. (...) Yes. I can see the need for the name of the generated file at each post processing step. Did you want a list of *all* the files generated for a given entire model as well? (...) Good. This is the kind of stuff I envisioned (...) (21 years ago, 10-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) That fits you to a T. LOL! ;-) -Tim (21 years ago, 10-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) rofl. I know a few people like that. (...) That sounds like an opinion to me. And it fits my credo: "Never take what's offered. If given the choice between A or B, demand C". Steve (21 years ago, 10-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Agreed. It does seem a bit silly to spend all this time discussing languages and protocols when we don't even know what LPUB features will be accessed by said languages and protocols. (...) I'm not sure how you can have those doubts when we (...) (21 years ago, 9-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Don: No matter what stategy is taken, there needs to be a documentation effort to describe what features of LPub are going to be provided for extensibility. This is true irrespective of whether a particular scripting language is selected (e.g. (...) (21 years ago, 9-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Yeah, but don't define yet another new protocol. Go with a simple protocol that already exists like XML-RPC. (URL) don't much simpler than that. Plus if you look at the implementations page you'll see that tcl, perl, java, and just about (...) (21 years ago, 9-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) oooh - I like this :) not to mention, it allows LPub to work in "server mode", for multiple clients. I'll write the perl implementation for it :) (21 years ago, 9-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Kevin: Before you choose between Tcl and Perl, you might want to broaden your focus a little. Neither Tcl nor Perl are particularly good extensibility languages, even though Tcl was ostensibly designed as an extensibility language. My first (...) (21 years ago, 9-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I want to make one thing clear.... The embedded scripting is for the power users... As power users develop new ideas I will encorporate them into LPub in a way that the novice does not require the novice to be an expert. LPub is powerful, yet (...) (22 years ago, 8-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I asked an old friend (non-LEGO person) about his preferences, and much to my suprise, he had no opinion. I was at a loss for words, because he *always* has an opinion. He suggests that I do both :^) Kevin (...) (22 years ago, 8-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) a quick search didn't pull any up, but it was very quick :) [snip] (...) heh. we could start an editor war, or a browser war, if you like instead? :) (...) (URL) Dan Boger dan@peeron.com (22 years ago, 8-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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"Dan Boger" <dan@peeron.com> wrote in message news:20030408192657....ron.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) [ ... snipped ... ] This would be an interesting statistic to know. I wonder how one might find this out. Somewhere on the web there has (...) (22 years ago, 8-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I figured you weren't, but, wouldn't a rough estimate of who uses what *within* the community help? Just a thought. -Tim (22 years ago, 8-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) but I'm not talking about LDraw.org users, nor am I talking about LUGNET users. Some things, a poll isn't the right answer to :) (22 years ago, 8-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) That could be another LDraw.org web poll, or a LUGNET poll... -Tim (22 years ago, 8-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I believe you can write unreadable code in any language - perl perhaps makes it easy for you, but it also lets you write extreamly readable readable code - just a matter of style. [snip] (...) I don't know - that's up to Kevin to decide. I (...) (22 years ago, 8-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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"Kevin L. Clague" <kevin_clague@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:HD1BFD.1D64@lugnet.com... (...) It looks like you have all of the ones I can think of. Being able to control all of the settings that are available from the GUI is top of the list. It (...) (22 years ago, 8-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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"Dan Boger" <dan@peeron.com> wrote in message news:20030408155024....ron.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) Not just over the phone, live and in person as well. More powerful does not always mean something s better. Perl allows people to do a lot of (...) (22 years ago, 8-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Dan and Mike, <snip> Any feedback on what I outlined for scripting interface and such? Kevin (22 years ago, 8-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hi Kevin, Thanks for all of your hard work on this program! I downloaded the new version last night, and noticed during installation that the version number shown on the first splash screen was for 2.1.0.6. -Joel (...) (22 years ago, 8-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.inst)
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(...) it's true that Tcl is probably easier to read and support, over the phone. Perl is more powerful, and therefor harder to understand what a user is trying to do in his code. I'm not sure this would be an issue for LPub though. [snip] (...) perl (...) (22 years ago, 8-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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"Kevin L. Clague" <kevin_clague@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:HD11Aq.CBL@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) My personal prefeence would be Tcl. I think it is a better scripting solution for CAD tools than Perl is. I have worked with (...) (22 years ago, 8-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) perl, of course :) and if you know perl, and not Tcl, I think you should go with what you know. (22 years ago, 8-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hi All, LPub fans may be aware that I'm planning on adding scripting language support into LPub to let the *power* users do what they want, including prototyping new features that may someday be incorporated directly into LPub. The idea behind (...) (22 years ago, 8-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hi All, I only posted this to announce, but thought wiser. I've released LPub 2.1.0.7 for general use. It contains a few new minor features, but more importantly there are fixes to the combination of rotation steps and buffer exchange, as well as (...) (22 years ago, 7-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.inst)
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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 (...) (22 years ago, 7-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) <snip> (...) I like the word because for me it implies that others can develop such "plugin" things. (...) I like perl syntax better, but I really think that the Tcl solution is much more lightweight. (...) Kevin (...) (22 years ago, 7-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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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) (22 years ago, 7-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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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 (...) (22 years ago, 7-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Sorry about the delay. I made most of the changes that Steve suggested, along with a few others, and posted both a line-number-annotated .txt version and an html version. The html version can be found here: (URL) still not 100% complete, I (...) (22 years ago, 6-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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OK, I made almost all the changes you suggested. I only skipped one, as noted below. I also made some other changes that are all indicated by the 12 version number at the beginning of each line. (...) I don't think I agree. I don't think people (...) (22 years ago, 6-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 (...) (22 years ago, 6-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I am going to pull out some instructions today and take a look. This is quite interesting. The only thing that this standardization doesn't take into account is overall page layout. If you have a redish background image your instructions are (...) (22 years ago, 6-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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"Jennifer Clark" <jen@vulture.dmem.strath.ac.uk> skrev i meddelandet news:HCrz3C.1I8r@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) Maybe this could be solved with a META command for (temporary) sub-level shifts? -- Anders Isaksson, Sweden BlockCAD: (2 URLs) (22 years ago, 3-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I would find *both* of these items useful. But my needs probably *don't* represent the needs of most people. Steve (22 years ago, 4-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Travis & All - What's the status on this? Is there a document we can call 'final' or final enough to post on the site? If so, could one of you do me a HUGE favor of going throug the paragraphs and separating them like this? <p> paragraph. </p> <p> (...) (22 years ago, 4-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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