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Another thread is discussing the outsourcing of the updating of Matt Bates excellent train site. This thread is about adding features to his excellent Track Designer program. Matt kindly responded to a recent question I emailed him regarding this (...) (24 years ago, 3-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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What language is the source code for Track Designer? jt ---- James J. Trobaugh North Georgia LEGO Train Club (URL) Clark <jrclark@nospam.aol.com> wrote in message news:39B1E762.297956...aol.com... (...) (24 years ago, 3-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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It's written in Microsoft Visual C++ with MFC 4.0. I would be more than happy for anyone to volunteer to take over the future development of Track Designer. I am sure there are many features that people would want to see added. Anyone who takes it (...) (24 years ago, 5-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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I'd be willing to take over but my C is pretty rusty, I've been living in a VB world for some time now. I'd hate to make this my learning project with Visual C++ with so many people depending on it's success. I did start working on a web based type (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) If James and I are the only ones interested in taking over for you, it makes sense to me for us to split your work between us, and he would probably be better than I to host your Train Depot. (with GLTCor whatever) I'm a C programmer and CAD (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I've a great deal of interest, and probably the needed skills, but zippo timewise to do any coding. However I would be delighted to beta test stuff and participate in suggestiong improvements, as I would suspect a lot of us are. Here's hoping (...) (24 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, Matthew Bates writes: Hi, I've used Matt's TD a long time ago and I saw that the train tracks were being added to the LCAD library in the current vote, so I had the idea of turning it into a plugin for LeoCAD. That way it would be (...) (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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No one else with MFC/C/C++ experience has volunteered so unless there is any objection I'll offer it to Leonardo. I'll try and collect all the source code together this weekend. Matt (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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"Matthew Bates" <train_depot@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:G1nynq.2EH@lugnet.com... (...) any (...) code (...) Speaking of Track Designer, has anyone modeled the PNLTC tables as Track Designer elements? Mike - mike_walsh@mindspring.com (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I did the NGLTC tables, but the thing about Track Designer is that you can't export/import single elements, its all or nothing. Maybe who ever updates it can add that feature. jt (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) If Leonardo has the willingness and ability and the time, then he would seem to be the man for the job. I think a good chunk of us here have the first two - it's the available time that is the hard one. :-) SRC (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) He's got my vote. ++Lar Harry Brown 1.6%... Buchanan .6% (but who gets on Meet The Press sunday?) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That's cool, things have been a bit slow at work and I'll have some time to work on it. Is there a list of suggestions somewhere ? Leonardo (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) My list is with the NGLTC individual who took over MB's Train Depot site. However the general ideas in it where. -Link to exsiting L-CAD programs. - Use LCAD Parts libary of baseplates instead of set numbers? - Automatic Layout generation. Not (...) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Obviously Buchannan has some pull withing the media. He is a career columnist, pundit and talk show host. Plus, tv execs know there will be big fireworks with Hitl^H^H^H Buchannan there. KL (24 years ago, 1-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)
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