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[Adam Wolf <adamwolf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Great work everyone.  I'm excited for this to show up in my PPA
tonight/tomorrow.

Adam Wolf
Wayne and Layne, LLC


On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 11:18 AM, Dick Hollenbeck <dick@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
> Guys,
>
>
> Wayne & co.'s fabulous work on the new BOARD file format is now standard.
>
>
> I have committed the changes necessary to use *.kicad_pcb as default.
>
> This could a fairly disruptive change for some, but you can still load and
> save legacy
> (*.brd) files.  The new format is *.kicad_pcb, called KiCad format.
>
> How do you make the transition?
>
> Well you control that entirely:
>
> 1) File Save.  When you "save" a BOARD now, this logic comes into play
>
>         pcbFileName = aFileName;
>
>         if( pcbFileName.GetExt() == LegacyPcbFileExtension )
>             pluginType = IO_MGR::LEGACY;
>         else
>         {
>             pluginType = IO_MGR::KICAD;
>             pcbFileName.SetExt( KiCadPcbFileExtension );
>         }
>
>
>
> In otherwords, legacy stays in effect if it was in effect.
>
>
> 2) File Save As.  The default file format is *.kicad_pcb unless you use
> the dropdown box
> near the OK Cancel button to select legacy.
>
>
> 3) When launching pcbnew from kicad project manager, the project manager
> looks for both
> the *.brd and *.kicad_pcb files.
>
> It follows this logic when deciding which one to give to pcbnew:
>
>
> void KICAD_MANAGER_FRAME::OnRunPcbNew( wxCommandEvent& event )
> {
>     wxFileName  legacy_board( m_ProjectFileName );
>     wxFileName  kicad_board( m_ProjectFileName );
>
>     legacy_board.SetExt( LegacyPcbFileExtension );
>     kicad_board.SetExt( KiCadPcbFileExtension );
>
>     if( !legacy_board.FileExists() || kicad_board.FileExists() )
>         ExecuteFile( this, PCBNEW_EXE, QuoteFullPath( kicad_board ) );
>     else
>         ExecuteFile( this, PCBNEW_EXE, QuoteFullPath( legacy_board ) );
> }
>
>
>
> Give Wayne credit if you like it.
>
> If you don't like it, well then submit a patch  :)
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dick
>
>
>
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