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Michael Möller

Tue, May 11, 2021 8:36 AM

I started reading the manual, again. Last time was probably around 2016
(?!?)

I needed to understand exactly how the "$" prefix to variables
changing their scope. In the manual there is an example, and it makes use
of the function show() I can not find any description of it in the manual
(using a search of the PDF version of same) or cheatsheet

Some simple experiment shows it forces execution(?) of code sections that
otherwise are pruned because they do not add anything to the "CSG-tree".
But it also does something else, as there is another "echo" output.

What is show() defined to do? (where is it described)

Msquare
(NB: I used to contribute a little to the manual but that was in 2012...
Damn, time flies)

I started reading the manual, again. Last time was probably around 2016 (?!?) I needed to understand exactly how the "$" prefix to variables changing their scope. In the manual there is an example, and it makes use of the function show() I can not find any description of it in the manual (using a search of the PDF version of same) or cheatsheet Some simple experiment shows it forces execution(?) of code sections that otherwise are pruned because they do not add anything to the "CSG-tree". But it also does something else, as there is another "echo" output. What is show() defined to do? (where is it described) Msquare (NB: I used to contribute a little to the manual but that was in 2012... Damn, time flies)

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Michael Möller

Tue, May 11, 2021 8:40 AM

Can you please delete this mail thread ??

I was very stupid, and do not want it to be remembered.

(Answer - defined as a module in the file! )

On Tue, 11 May 2021 at 10:36, Michael Möller private2michael@gmail.com
wrote:

I started reading the manual, again. Last time was probably around 2016
(?!?)

I needed to understand exactly how the "$" prefix to variables
changing their scope. In the manual there is an example, and it makes use
of the function show() I can not find any description of it in the manual
(using a search of the PDF version of same) or cheatsheet

Some simple experiment shows it forces execution(?) of code sections that
otherwise are pruned because they do not add anything to the "CSG-tree".
But it also does something else, as there is another "echo" output.

What is show() defined to do? (where is it described)

Msquare
(NB: I used to contribute a little to the manual but that was in 2012...
Damn, time flies)

Can you please delete this mail thread ?? I was very stupid, and do not want it to be remembered. (Answer - defined as a module in the file! ) On Tue, 11 May 2021 at 10:36, Michael Möller <private2michael@gmail.com> wrote: > I started reading the manual, again. Last time was probably around 2016 > (?!?) > > I needed to understand exactly how the "$" prefix to variables > changing their scope. In the manual there is an example, and it makes use > of the function show() I can not find any description of it in the manual > (using a search of the PDF version of same) or cheatsheet > > Some simple experiment shows it forces execution(?) of code sections that > otherwise are pruned because they do not add anything to the "CSG-tree". > But it also does something else, as there is another "echo" output. > > What is show() defined to do? (where is it described) > > Msquare > (NB: I used to contribute a little to the manual but that was in 2012... > Damn, time flies) >

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Troberg

Tue, May 11, 2021 4:31 PM

Msquare wrote

Can you please delete this mail thread ??

I was very stupid, and do not want it to be remembered.

Don't worry, we've all been there. Sucking at something, then asking
questions, is the first step to being great at it.

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Msquare wrote > Can you please delete this mail thread ?? > > I was very stupid, and do not want it to be remembered. Don't worry, we've all been there. Sucking at something, then asking questions, is the first step to being great at it. -- Sent from: http://forum.openscad.org/

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Michael Möller

Tue, May 11, 2021 5:03 PM

10+ years, obviously not enough ;-)

Yeah, there was supposed to be a smiley in the 2nd post.

I'll live through it

Michael, fra mobilen

(Thinking of improving the example in the doc)

tir. 11. maj 2021 18.32 skrev Troberg troberg.anders@gmail.com:

Msquare wrote
Can you please delete this mail thread ??

I was very stupid, and do not want it to be remembered.

Don't worry, we've all been there. Sucking at something, then asking
questions, is the first step to being great at it.

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10+ years, obviously not enough ;-) Yeah, there was supposed to be a smiley in the 2nd post. I'll live through it Michael, fra mobilen (Thinking of improving the example in the doc) tir. 11. maj 2021 18.32 skrev Troberg <troberg.anders@gmail.com>: > Msquare wrote > Can you please delete this mail thread ?? > > I was very stupid, and do not want it to be remembered. > > Don't worry, we've all been there. Sucking at something, then asking > questions, is the first step to being great at it. > ------------------------------ > Sent from the OpenSCAD mailing list archive <http://forum.openscad.org/> > at Nabble.com. > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > To unsubscribe send an email to discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org >

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The Manual and show()

Don't worry, we've all been there. Sucking at something, then asking
questions, is the first step to being great at it.