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From: "rob pike, esq." <rob@mightycheese.com>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: [9fans] faces
Date: Tue,  2 Sep 2003 10:20:22 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <c93f7b7a1c3262fa2d86e62c64376435@mightycheese.com> (raw)

the need for multiple resolutions of faces disappeared with the last
gnot.  the facebase should be collapsed into a single
resolution-independent hierarchy.  the faces program can handle any
resolution; just put all the resolutions in one directory and use
.dict to choose which one to show.

as for personal versions, i see two solutions.  one is to use binding,
which would be easier if the hierarchy were collapsed.  the other is
to use a pair of .dict files and search the personal one first.  in
the collapsed scheme, there is only one .dict file.  faces could
easily be modified to take an argument specifying a .dict file to use
first, and fall to the official one if no match is found.  finally,
all the names in .dict are relative.  easy change: make it understand
absolute names, which would make personal .dict files easier to write.

-rob




             reply	other threads:[~2003-09-02 17:20 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-09-02 17:20 rob pike, esq. [this message]
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2010-01-06 22:08 Steve Simon
2010-01-07  0:40 ` blstuart
2010-01-07  2:33   ` Akshat Kumar
2010-01-07  3:03     ` blstuart
2010-01-07 13:33       ` matt
2010-01-08  3:59         ` blstuart
2010-01-08  5:39           ` Jeff Sickel
2010-01-08 14:54         ` Patrick Kelly
2010-01-06 19:42 Steve Simon
2003-08-28  3:45 bm
2003-08-28  3:49 ` bm
2003-08-21  4:38 zer0dB
2003-08-21  4:44 ` zer0dB
2003-08-21 13:03 ` boyd, rounin
2003-07-23  2:19 [9fans] Faces Kris Van Hees
2003-07-23  3:03 ` andrey mirtchovski
2001-07-13  9:15 [9fans] faces nemo
2001-07-13  9:56 ` Boyd Roberts
2001-07-11 15:31 nemo
2001-07-11 15:10 bwc

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