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[Dick Hollenbeck <dick@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Jun 12, 2013 5:15 PM, "JESSICH Jasmin" <Jasmin.JESSICH@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> This is my first message to this list, so let me introduce myself.
>
> I live in Vienna, Austria, so please be lenient with my English.
> I am a SW developer since 24 years. I am working in the telecommunication
> area since my first contact with SW. In the beginning assembler and then
in
> C/C++.
> Currently my daily business is Kernel driver developing and I did the
design and
> implementation of the communication protocol of our system. The latter in
C++.
> And yes, I am a girl and maybe the first girl in the team, when I look to
all the
> team names ;)
>
> I am completely new to KiCAD, but I want to add some features, which I
thing
> are missing. I know Autocad Inventor and a little bit of Eagle.
> And why I am starting with the module editor although I have no practice
with
> KiCAD or board development? Because I work on diving equipment in my
> spare time and need a PCB. So I needed an EDA tool. I selected KiCAD,
because
> it is the best Open Source tool and I like the Open Source thought.
During my
> first tests I came quickly to the point to dram a new part and so I found
some
> missing issues in the module editor.
>
> I started to compile the testing version and was surprised with new
things. I
> liked the new feature to show the solder mask and other layers in the
module
> editor in the 3D Viewer.
>
> The problem:
> I wonder why the solder mask was so big. It was illogical for me that the
size
> wasn't changed with the settings dialog. Moreover, after setting them and
> program restart, the size was still the same (default).
> So I tracked it down to the design settings and here to
m_SolderMaskMargin,
> which is initialized with its default in any case.
> The default comes from moduleframe.cpp/181, where a new board is
allocated.
>
> Is there any reason, why it doesn't use the settings from the current
board?
> Once the module editor board is allocated, it uses always the same empty
> board. This means the values are never changed.
>
> Any hint if I shall try to add this feature and how would be the best way
to do
> it? I mean, how the core developers would like to see this implemented.
>
> BR
>    Jasmin

It's been awhile since l
I looked at the module editor BOARD.

I don't remember why it is retained accross modedit window open/closes.

A simple fix is to bring in a new BOARD_DESIGN_SETTINGS from board editor
on each modedit open, say using copy construction or assignment from
PCB_EDIT_FRAME's board's BOARD_DESIGN_SETTINGS.

This simple fix is worth trying, since it is easy to code, but it is
unlikely to be optimal.

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