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Subject: 
Re: New Partsref is pure bliss
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.cad, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.pun
Date: 
Thu, 2 Nov 2000 17:51:32 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Steve Bliss writes:
You forgot to cross-post to lugnet.off-topic.pun. :)

Thanks for kudos.  I think there's still room for improvement in Partsref,
but I'm very happy with how this version turned out.  But I couldn't have
done it without Todd's (and I somewhat suspect, Suzanne's) help.

Steve

I spent some time with it, and while i think it's really neat, I miss the
old interface, is it still around??? What I like is the ability to see vast
swaths of parts all at once, only one category click in. The current one is
TOO compartmentalized (did I just say that?)

Multiple views might be a good way to go.

++lar



Message has 3 Replies:
  Re: New Partsref is pure bliss
 
(...) I liked the keyword feature. But it's really a bunch of already-run searches - what's the use of that? Just use the search box. I had to outsmart it, though, to get it to list all parts. I used a q=* switch. But I think that's the point, (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
  Re: New Partsref is pure bliss
 
(...) After taking some time to explore the new setup, I agree with Larry on all points. I, too miss the old interface. It is one of the few sites where I found frames very useful in reducing mouseclicks. I suppose that once we get used to using the (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad)
  Re: New Partsref is pure bliss
 
(...) Good to see Larry got the cross-posting right... (...) Umm, I'm confused -- the detail pages are essentially the same. Sure, they've got the new LUGNET-ish headers and footers, and now the 73 LDraw categories are arranged into a 2-level (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.pun)

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  Re: New Partsref is pure bliss
 
You forgot to cross-post to lugnet.off-topic.pun. :) Thanks for kudos. I think there's still room for improvement in Partsref, but I'm very happy with how this version turned out. But I couldn't have done it without Todd's (and I somewhat suspect, (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.pun)

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