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BjarneG wrote:the GRF id aa aa xx xx
I like to have a list of the ( aa aa ) in use . If I understand this right The Creators unik ID
A list will prevent any to have the same.
just an idea.

I use "Meo" XX

Three years, nine months. Is that a record?

And there's no list. You start with your initials, and then figure out if anyone else here has those initials. If they do, you pick a casing they didn't.

hi.


If interresting I will make the list if the grf artist mail to me.

Format ( ?? ?? xx xx (hex) ) Artist Name

Mail to bbgravesen@youseepost.dk

Hi.
BjarneG

Did you have trouble understanding what Dalestan is trying to tell you? Why do you think this topic has been dead for almost 4 years?

Anybody got a clue-by-4?

hej

This is what i have in mind.

DaleStan wrote:You start with your initials, and then figure out if anyone else here has those initials. If they do, you pick a casing they didn't.

What part of that are you failing to understand?

Action 8 was added (effectively) February 24, 2003. That means that we've not had a list for almost five years. In those five years, the *only* cases of ID-conflict have been between GRFs released by the same person. Why do we suddenly need a list now, and how would having such a list prevent people from releasing incompatible GRFs with the same IDs?

DaleStan, please calm down.

Such a list could be helpful in a few situations, though there are probably more useful thingies to spend time on. Besides, such a list would only be useful if it actually is complete and frequently updated, which is the hardest part of doing so.

GRFCrawler already lists those grf-IDs.

wallyweb wrote: "GRFCrawler - Find your graphics here!"
http://grfcrawler.tt-forums.net/

regards
Michael

hej

I do not think my iea is right understand i give an exsample

I made a grf ( ID 62 67 xx xx ) thats is my grf ID
If a playr have a problem or an error hi take a look in the list ( 62 67 ) tell him BjarneG is the creator and hi can write me a mail or pm. width an error report.
I can corect the error or fix the problem so is work right.

Player is happy I am happy

thats was my idea.. and i vill take the work vidth the update......

Hi.
Bjarne G

BjarneG wrote:If a playr have a problem or an error hi take a look in the list ( 62 67 ) tell him BjarneG is the creator and hi can write me a mail or pm.

As opposed to looking at the README, or the GRF Status right in the game? Considering that a lot of people are incapable of even reading the README, what makes you think that they will go searching for some obscure list in order to find whom they should nag about their problems? So, for end users, this whole list is absolutely useless (which anyone who has some experience with developing GRFs knows).

As for developers - so far there was no need. If anything, an automated system could be helpful - but even that is unlikely to be complete and up to date. And as Michael pointed out, grf-crawler already keeps track of this information for some sets.

Considering that we haven't yet had any problems regarding GRFID collisions between different authors, this all seems like a complete waste of time.