[cad-linux] object browser
- From: Janek Kozicki <janek_listy@xxxxx>
- To: cad-linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2003 05:24:05 +0200
Eric Wilhelm said: (by the date of Sun, 7 Sep 2003 01:19:58 -0500)
> Or maybe a modified bash shell that allows ed to see the database as a
> filesystem?
exactly. that's what I was talking about 'object browser' a
midnight-commander-like interface that allows to browse all files, by
different categories (different attributes) where while browsing
selected category entering a directory of that category will display all
object (files) that fall into such category.
Because you have infinite number of categories. and every file can have
any of them - you can manage lots of files with it. It's a lot better
than 1D filesystem directory structure.
with this object browser you can select (and acquire selections from
"display" interafce), copy, move rename, text-edit a file... and who
knows what more?
only one, most important thing will be reflected in the directory
structure:
- objects structure in the drawing -> blocks definitions (one block can
be softlinked to many places, attributes could also be softlinked (eg -
between drawings - someone draws all drawings using the same drawing
template. a part of drawing template are his attribute definitions)
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# Janek Kozicki
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