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Re: DialogBlocks Dialog Designer
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I am as sure as I can be that I am speaking on behalf of all of the other d=
evelopers, and everyone else who is interested in the continued enhancement=
of KiCad, in saying that Dick Hollenbeck has been doing an excellent job i=
n the contributions which he has made so far (and which he will doubtless c=
ontinue to make from now on, even if not to the same extent for now).
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So thank you very much for all of the effort which you have contributed tow=
ards making KiCad a better product. Regardless of whether all of the other =
developers can continue enhancing KiCad to the same extent that you have, y=
our efforts have still made a big difference (for the better), and I, and d=
oubtless everyone else, are very appreciative of them.
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Best regards,
Geoff Harland.
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Dick Hollenbeck wrote:
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> Thanks Jean-Pierre,
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> All your recent work looks good, hotkeys, all of it.
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> I hope you can spend some time testing pcbnew on a test board which has
> overlapping modules, and can get a feel for the new behavior of my
> PcbGeneralLocateAndDisplay() work. In my case I had a big footprint, a
> PC104 mounting site, which included the connector, and the 4 widely
> dispersed mounting holes. Of course other footprints/modules will need
> to go on top of this footprint, even on the same layer, because the
> interior of the PC-104 footprint is hollow.
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> So that was a good test case for the new code. However, there are
> several places where we should be switching to the new
> PcbGeneralLocateAndDisplay() and away from Locate????(). Hotkeys which
> do a "move", "rotate", etc. This way we will get for free the
> "multiple item under the mouse" support. Also, you will have to decide
> if a left mouse click should be required to "select" the item before the
> hotkey can be used. Just remember that a person with a board like mine
> is likely to have an entirely different experience with the software
> than a simple board.
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> I will need to get back to laying out my 420 footprint board and I will
> be spending less time on Kicad in the near future. So hopefully
> somebody else can step in and complete what I outlined with the @todo's
> and my comment above.
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> I have to continue to make a living. I have gotten good value from
> Kicad, and I have contributed back very generously. But now economic
> reality is speaking.
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> If there were a corporate sponsor of a specific enhancement, then I
> would be available for hire.
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> My future contributions will not diminish to zero, but proportionally
> speaking, I have to get the work of my company done now.
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> Warmest regards,
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> Dick
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ad><body><div style=3D"font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;=
font-size:12pt"><DIV>I am as sure as I can be that I am speaking on behalf =
of all of the other developers, and everyone else who is interested in the =
continued enhancement of KiCad, in saying that Dick Hollenbeck has been doi=
ng an excellent job in the contributions which he has made so far (and whic=
h he will doubtless continue to make from now on, even if not to the same e=
xtent for now).</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>So thank you very much for all of the effort which you have contribute=
d towards making KiCad a better product. Regardless of whether all of the o=
ther developers can continue enhancing KiCad to the same extent that you ha=
ve, your efforts have still made a big difference (for the better), and I, =
and doubtless everyone else, are very appreciative of them.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Best regards,</DIV>
<DIV>Geoff Harland.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Dick Hollenbeck wrote:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>> Thanks Jean-Pierre,<BR>> <BR>> All your recent work looks g=
ood, hotkeys, all of it.<BR>> <BR>> I hope you can spend some time te=
sting pcbnew on a test board which has<BR>> overlapping modules, and can=
get a feel for the new behavior of my<BR>> PcbGeneralLocateAndDisplay()=
work. In my case I had a big footprint, a<BR>> PC104 mounting site, whi=
ch included the connector, and the 4 widely<BR>> dispersed mounting hole=
s. Of course other footprints/modules will need<BR>> to go on top of thi=
s footprint, even on the same layer, because the<BR>> interior of the PC=
-104 footprint is hollow.<BR>> <BR>> So that was a good test case for=
the new code. However, there are<BR>> several places where we should be=
switching to the new<BR>> PcbGeneralLocateAndDisplay() and away from Lo=
cate????(). Hotkeys which<BR>> do a "move", "rotate", etc. This way we w=
ill get for free the<BR>> "multiple item under the mouse"
support. Also, you will have to decide<BR>> if a left mouse click shoul=
d be required to "select" the item before the<BR>> hotkey can be used. J=
ust remember that a person with a board like mine<BR>> is likely to have=
an entirely different experience with the software<BR>> than a simple b=
oard.<BR>> <BR>> I will need to get back to laying out my 420 footpri=
nt board and I will<BR>> be spending less time on Kicad in the near futu=
re. So hopefully<BR>> somebody else can step in and complete what I outl=
ined with the @todo's<BR>> and my comment above.<BR>> <BR>> I have=
to continue to make a living. I have gotten good value from<BR>> Kicad,=
and I have contributed back very generously. But now economic<BR>> real=
ity is speaking.<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> If there were a corporate sponso=
r of a specific enhancement, then I<BR>> would be available for hire.<BR=
>> <BR>> My future contributions will not diminish to zero,
but proportionally<BR>> speaking, I have to get the work of my company =
done now.<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Warmest regards,<BR>> <BR>> Dick<=
/DIV>
<DIV> </DIV></div><br>
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