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Re: TRACK/SEGVIA cleanup patch

 

Jean, you don't need to send them for my joy, I just realised the
connection and had to share it. I guess Lorenzo is a member of the
group, and I don't need it.

2014-04-18 21:12 GMT+02:00 Jean-Paul Louis <louijp@xxxxxxxxx>:
> Nick,
>
> There are 5 files in the yahoo group kicad-users under this call sign. They might be what you need
> Let me know, and I’ll send them to you if you cannot access that group.
>
> Jean-Paul
>
> On Apr 18, 2014, at 3:07 PM, Jean-Paul Louis <louijp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> F4EXB is a French call sign, so 051018 means October 18th, 2005.
>> This is consistent with your dates.
>>
>> Jean-Paul
>> AC9GH
>> ex F5KT
>>
>> On Apr 18, 2014, at 3:00 PM, Nick Østergaard <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Since I could not acces the files I asked on IRC, and I was told by
>>> jesse_m on that; two files showed up because they contain the string
>>> in them: pcbnew.cpp and graphpcb.cpp, both from 2005.
>>> The pcbnew.cpp just contains the line: wxString Main_Title("PCBNEW
>>> test F4EXB 051018-01");
>>>
>>> The graphpcb.cpp jesse copied to a gist:
>>> https://gist.github.com/Jesse-Millwood/11058990, it shows up in there
>>> about 8 times --all in comments though.
>>>
>>> So this is definitely what it refers to.
>>>
>>> 2014-04-18 20:44 GMT+02:00 Nick Østergaard <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx>:
>>>> The reference could be to a radioamateur call F4EXB which is a guy
>>>> called Edouard Greiffiths, he posted something on the user group list
>>>> on yahoo,  relating to some files he names after his callsign. The
>>>> message matches up with the following six numbered that I guessed
>>>> could be a date code.
>>>>
>>>> I do not have access to the files section, but maybe there is a file
>>>> related to this.
>>>>
>>>> https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/kicad-users/conversations/topics/133
>>>>
>>>> 2014-04-18 19:18 GMT+02:00 Lorenzo Marcantonio <l.marcantonio@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>>>> Does the class cleanup I talked about a while ago. Everything seems to work but
>>>>> further testing is welcome, especially for the autoplacer/router which
>>>>> I don't actually use.
>>>>>
>>>>> If everything is OK I'd commit it in a few days.
>>>>>
>>>>> Notes:
>>>>> - The idea is that via type and drill don't belong to the TRACK ancestor
>>>>> (and, by extension, to the SEGZONE sister);
>>>>> - The kind of via (through, blind/buried, micro) is now called ViaType
>>>>> (enum VIATYPE_T, instead of a plain int); the previous 'Shape' was
>>>>> probably from some ancient relationship with DRAWSEGMENT
>>>>> - The TraceSegmentPcb was overloaded for taking DRAWSEGMENT; it removes
>>>>> the ugly dummy trace object used for passing parameters to it. Using
>>>>> m_Param for transporting the arc angle was, well, strange:P
>>>>>
>>>>> I found a strange thing in graphpcb.cpp, probably a former special case
>>>>> for vertical/horizontal lines; grep for F4EXB 051018-01 in it (no idea
>>>>> of what it would mean...some kind of ticket reference?)
>>>>>
>>>>> Good work to everyone
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Lorenzo Marcantonio
>>>>> Logos Srl
>>>>>
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