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[Miguel Angel Ajo Pelayo <miguelangel@xxxxxxx>]

Congratulations Dick,

    I will update tip on the scripting branch so we can start testing your
Eagle loader Plugin.

    Grettings!! ;)

PS: I'm very slow on my duties lately, but I must restart my speed around
June 15th when I finish several deadlines.


2012/5/29 Dick Hollenbeck <dick@xxxxxxxxxxx>

> Ok, the Eagle plugin has been cut lose like a young bird out of the nest,
> knowing that it
> cannot fly like an adult.
> Some todo items are listed in the top of the source file.
>
>
>
> To try it, simply chose the correct file filter by Eagle
>
> "Eagle printed circuit board files (*.brd)"
>
> When you get the file open dialog in PCBNEW.
>
> The level of difficulty to fix what remains to be done for PLUGIN::Load()
> is probably
> pretty light.
>
> I do not have intentions of writing the PLUGIN::Save() function.
>
>
> I am thinking seriously about supporting the PLUGIN::Footprint*()
> functions which would
> make it possible to use the Eagle footprints in situ, but am not in a
> hurry for that.  To
> route to proper PLUGIN for PLUGIN::Footprint*() functions, we will need to
> add "library
> table" support which would introduce a logical library name and a plugin
> type, similar to
> how it is being done in the SWEET library.
>
>
> You may not hear from me for awhile now.  I have about 5 more hours to
> spend on
> EAGLE_PLUGIN::Load(), beyond that the EAGLE_PLUGIN work will be done much
> more slowly.
>
>
> Dick
>
>
>
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