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From: [GDS|Entropy]
Date: 27 Dec 2010 20:40:36
Message: <op.voehlvkp0819q0@gdsentropy.nc.rr.com>
On Mon, 27 Dec 2010 18:48:26 -0500, Alain <aze### [at] qwertyorg> wrote:


>> I hit the 1 million blob component limit using the air bubbles...so
>> unfortunately I will not be including that in my first alpha release.
 :(
>> On the other hand, they are useless to even have unless you are looki
ng
>> fairly closely at an icicle...so for general use this will not be an
>> issue. I will re include that functionality in alpha 2.
>>
>> Alpha 1 will be released as soon as I clean up the code and polish a 
few
>> things, probably hours away now.
>>
>>
>
> It may be a viable, if not totaly satisfying, compromise to difference
  

> the air bubbles using a second blob, used uniquely for that purpose.
> One blob for the icicle and a second, or 2 or 3 in extreme cases, for 
 

> the bubbles.
>
> Normaly, those don't realy contribute to the overall shape.
>
>
> Alain

I postponed the alpha release for a bit to integrate duplicate avoidance
,  

nearly done with that now, so maybe that will help that as well as impro
ve  

general performance.

I suppose a separate blob would be an option, thank you. :) I will explo
re  

this issue more once I get the alpha out.

-- 

Ian McDonald
Lean Agile .NET 4.0/MVC
Senior Application Architect,
Developer and Security Analyst


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