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requesting new category "Cardboard" - Steffen - 2018-12-19
the PT has forced me to put file
http://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cgi?f=parts/u9252p02.dat
into !CATEGORY Panel.
I would have better liked a separate category "Cardboard".
can that be introduced?
RE: requesting new category "Cardboard" - Chris Dee - 2018-12-20
(2018-12-19, 22:02)Steffen Wrote: the PT has forced me to put file
http://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cgi?f=parts/u9252p02.dat
into !CATEGORY Panel.
I would have better liked a separate category "Cardboard".
can that be introduced?
I would prefer that categories describe shape or usage, not material, but agree that "Panel" is not a good category for this (or some other cardboard parts that have already been released as "Panel" or "Baseplate").
We already have the "Sheet" category. Would that work?
I dislike two-word categories, mainly for the parsing problems they generate, but we have a precedent with "Minifig xxx", "Figure xxx" and "Constraction xxx", so maybe "Sheet Plastic", "Sheet Cardboard" and "Sheet Canvas"?
RE: requesting new category "Cardboard" - Steffen - 2018-12-20
Yes, "Panel" to me really feels very wrong.
Quote:* "Sheet Plastic"
* "Sheet Cardboard"
* "Sheet Canvas
I like that a lot.
RE: requesting new category "Cardboard" - Philippe Hurbain - 2018-12-20
(2018-12-20, 8:20)Chris Dee Wrote: I dislike two-word categories, mainly for the parsing problems they generate, but we have a precedent with "Minifig xxx", "Figure xxx" and "Constraction xxx", so maybe "Sheet Plastic", "Sheet Cardboard" and "Sheet Canvas"?AFAIK we do have a direct "Canvas" category, don't we?
RE: requesting new category "Cardboard" - Chris Dee - 2018-12-20
(2018-12-20, 9:03)Philippe Hurbain Wrote:Yes - see here - but I have always felt it to be a bit of an anomaly.(2018-12-20, 8:20)Chris Dee Wrote: I dislike two-word categories, mainly for the parsing problems they generate, but we have a precedent with "Minifig xxx", "Figure xxx" and "Constraction xxx", so maybe "Sheet Plastic", "Sheet Cardboard" and "Sheet Canvas"?AFAIK we do have a direct "Canvas" category, don't we?
RE: requesting new category "Cardboard" - Magnus Forsberg - 2018-12-20
(2018-12-20, 9:54)Chris Dee Wrote: ...I have always felt it to be a bit of an anomaly.
Me too.
It's even a bit annoying. "Canvas" is a type of textile, like denim, tweed, linen or silk. Used in tents and sails.
So, I would like to see "Sheet Fabric", or "Sheet Textile" instead.
And maybe we should also have sub categories of this category. There's also newer lego sheets of a soft fabric. More like fleece or felt. I think it would be wrong to put the category Canvas on a new, softer cape.
Read more here:
http://thebrickblogger.com/2016/11/the-history-and-evolution-of-lego-capes/