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[Marco Serantoni <marco.serantoni@xxxxxxxxx>]

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> From: Marco Serantoni <marco.serantoni@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Kicad-developers] OSX Support for EESchema (still?) experimental?
> Date: 10 maggio 2013 18:48:13 GMT+02:00
> To: Travis Ayres <trayres@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> I was thinking i was on the ML, is not a problem if i forward ?
> Just to avoid to have to response again in the future..
> 
> 
> On 10/mag/2013, at 10:41, Marco Serantoni wrote:
> 
>> This is not the problem,
>> you are looking for bitmap2component application, not the main applications.
>> The issue show-up in the PCBNEW mainly and is due the implementation of wx-widgets and kicad draw code.
>> I wish to work on it as soon as possible and compatible with my time, when i'll have a working and cleaver idea on which strategy pick i'll apply it in the stable and testing.
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> Marco
>> 
>> 
>> On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 7:31 AM, Travis Ayres <trayres@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Marco-
>> 
>> I grep'd the source for wxClientDC, in /bitmap2component/bitmap2cmp_gui.cpp I find:
>> #ifdef __WXMAC__
>>     // Otherwise fails due: using wxPaintDC without being in a native paint event
>>     wxClientDC pict_dc( m_InitialPicturePanel );
>>     wxClientDC greyscale_dc( m_GreyscalePicturePanel );
>>     wxClientDC nb_dc( m_BNPicturePanel );
>> 
>> I am not sure why this is defined differently and why it fails due to using wxPaintDC without being in a native paint event - I wonder if anyone wrote more notes as to why this comment is written into the source here?
>> 
>> I'll keep looking at it; let me know what you come up with!
>> 
>> 
>> On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 1:58 AM, Marco Serantoni <marco.serantoni@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Travis, 
>> The OSX version still have one hard issue with the wxwidgets implementation, that showstops IMHO the "RELEASE" grade, but i think that is more than usable.
>> 
>> The issue is caused due the modal windows and their interaction with the application and leading as crash.
>> 
>> The error is: "Unlocking Focus on wrong view (<wxNSView: 0x6c446c80>), expected <wxNSButton: 0x6c04c200>"
>> 
>> And is long time filed as: 
>> http://trac.wxwidgets.org/ticket/14389
>> 
>> I'm thinking how to solve this puzzle, once was resolved i think that OSX can be trusted a other platforms as for production grade.
>> 
>> --
>> Marco
>> 
>> 
>> On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 8:03 AM, Travis Ayres <trayres@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> The reference manual @ 
>> http://www.kicad-pcb.org/download/attachments/1212538/eeschema.pdf
>> says that OSX support for EESchema is still experimental. Is this correct? It hasn't been updated in a while (or I'm looking at the old one accidentally?)
>> 
>> Thanks all!
>> 
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