Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL


Subject: Notes for a newbie....

hauksdottir opened this issue on Feb 23, 2004 ยท 39 posts


hauksdottir posted Mon, 23 February 2004 at 9:31 PM

Allie, As you have seen, names of downloads often make no sense (some numerical convention for the vender), or have the same name as other files (candle01, candle01, and candle01 by 3 different people and being 3 totally different candle props) or are cultural props with foreign names (is that a Chinese wedding headdress or an Australian musical instrument? Don't guess later, label it now). It is courtesy to state who made a freebie if it is used in a gallery picture, but if you don't add the artist's name, you will not remember 2 years from now, and far too many readmes don't have this information, even if the download has a readme. If the name of the artist can't be found, I will substitute the name of the site. This is also done if it is a "site freebie" such as RDNA light sets. I put the name of the item first, because that will help keep similar items together. I try to put the name of the underlying model if it is critical (clothes usually will not fit other characters). Then I put the name of the artist. Example: "Microsuit-4V2-Iso" tells me the name of the outfit, who it is for, and who made it. "Microsuittex-navy-LL" will be next to it in the alphabetized list of files... and far easier to find! If it does have a foreign name I will use it, but put a translation or key word next to it. Example: "sorayama-helmet4v2-mechismo"... lest it be mistaken for a flower. ;) This renaming is done at the moment of download. Trust me, there are more important things to do than renaming files later, and you probably can't find the file anyway even if you remembered downloading something like that at some time. You do not want to have to reunzip or duplicate the installation just to see what it is. By thinking of what name to give it, you are also thinking of what it is, which will help with organizing. My first 6 months, I just downloaded and accepted whatever name the maker used. Perhaps this information will save you from confusion later! to be continued....