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Re: OS dependent newline issues
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Sun, 1 Apr 2007 23:40:42 GMT
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> > Thanks Tim, here are the initial results of my testing:
> >
> > ~ Platform
> > ~ ldraw/ledit
> > ~ MLCad
> >
> > ~ DOS
> > ~ No problems
> > ~ No Problems
> >
> > ~ Unix
> > ~ Part: Not displayed¬Model: Cannot open
> > ~ No problems
> >
> > ~ Mac *
> > ~ No problems
> > ~ Part: load error¬Model: Load error
> >
> > `* This is the old non-Unix Mac format, which probably isn't an
> > issue as I
> > don't think there is any LDraw software available for that
> > platform. But I
> > tested it anyway.
> >
> > I suspect all current software can deal with DOS and Unix formats,
> > as most
> > libraries these days can. But I have not tested any others yet. I
> > have also
> > brought this up with the Standards Committee.
> >
> > ROSCO
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> And in light of this I'll give some cheerleading for some
> formalising of the
> newline character in the Ldraw specs. If LDraw software has
> problems then that
> is reason enough for a formalised rule IMO.
>
> Could someone test DOS format files on the various pieces of Mac
> software. I'd
> like to know if they can all read DOS format files (I assume so
> since the part
> library is DOS format).
No testing necessary. I believe all versions of LDraw software all
the way back to Brickdraw 3D have been able to read DOS format lines
as that has been the shared format. So they have always been able to
read them. In fact, I just opened a file I created yesterday with
Bricksmith and it creates them as DOS format. Personally, I prefer
Unix line feeds, but it doesn't really matter. It is basically
transparent to us and I'm never really aware of the format unless I'm
in the Unix terminal (which requires Unix line feeds...).
James
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