Models.

[Wookey]

+++ Stacho Mudrak [04-10-01 08:50 +0200]:

>> Wookey wrote:
>
>>> >OK - thanx - just one thing - what do I view a .thm file with? I don't
>>> >recognise the data in it.
>
>>
>> XTherion model viewer (F4). I don't know whether you are running it on
>> Linux, but on Win32 it works from standard installation.


Ah- My build of therion is missing that menu item, which would explain why I
was confused. Looks like the Debian build of therion does not have this
facility, no doubt due to missing libraries etc.

I hadn't realised the model viewer was internal to xtherion. I'll fix that
soon.

The Therion demo went reasonably well, although it's fair to say that at the
moment Tunnel is easier to use. The comparison was very useful to people I
think.

I had a lot of trouble with therion 'path not connected' type messages when trying
to create the demo. We need to work out some much more reliable way of
getting error information to users. Currently if you do something wrong with
area paths or joins that don't work you effective get an error of 'something
is wrong somewhere' which is hopeless if you have just drawn a big chunk of
cave.

Even when there is a simple error, the error gives the line number; whilst
the xtherion viewer shows 'item number' next to each entry - there is no way
to relate these. As the whole thing is integrated it could easily show you
the offending line - or even put you there in one of the windows.

Wookey
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