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Re: Proposal: New Part *NAMING* System.
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lugnet.db.brictionary
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Tue, 23 Sep 2003 00:12:09 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, William R. Ward wrote:
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> Once the numbering system is in place, we then can deal with the next
> sticky issue: part names.
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> Since everyone will want their names to be the final name chosen, I
> would like to sidestep that issue - there should not be a final name
> chosen. But there should be a small number of 'naming schemes' that
> can be used.
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> Even the basic bricks will have some contention; for example German
> AFOL's probably would rather see "Steine 2 x 4" instead of "Brick 2 x
> 4" as a name.
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> Imagine a file containing part numbers and names, separated by a TAB
> character. Now imagine another file with a different set of names for
> the same part numbers. Imagine a folder/directory containing many
> such files.
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> MLCAD and Bricklink and Peeron could all have a configuration setting
> to let the user pick which file should be used to display the names
> for a part. The user interface would be like that used to select a
> "theme" or "skin" in software like Mozilla or WinAmp or Windows
> itself.
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> Each part list would be maintained by someone. Whenever a new part is
> released by LEGO, the maintainers would each update their parts lists
> and publish the new version on a website. Interested parties would
> update their lists periodically.
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> It's a pretty simple system, but it would require a change to several
> different programs to use it. The advantage however is that no one
> party can dictate how parts are named, so internationalization or just
> vanity customization is possible and even easy.
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> Now you would never have to remember if it's spelled "tire" or "tyre"
> or if it is a "jumper brick" or a "plate 1x2 with center stud" or
> whatever. LDraw users could even create their own names, without
> breaking compatibility with anything (since the LDR/MPD file contains
> only the part numbers).
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> Comments?
I like the ideas proposed here. They are almost identical to
something I've been tossing around for a while with some
other folks. Anyone out there interested in being involved
in creating a public catalog ?
Ray
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| (...) We're very interested in having a public system set up, and would love working with one. It's something that we've been planning to do (with LDraw) for quite some time now - we even posted back in the day, to try and get some momentum going, (...) (21 years ago, 23-Sep-03, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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