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[yann jautard <bricofoy@xxxxxxx>]

Le 05/08/2014 02:13, Cirilo Bernardo a écrit :

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> The use of the variable KISYS3DMOD is hard-coded; this is due to the 
> fact that there is no configuration file similar to fp-lib-table used 
> by the 3D code. The environment variable was introduced as a quick fix 
> to the 3D code after the old path resolution system was removed. 
> Personally I support the current use where KISYS3DMOD can be set to 
> point to the root of the old 3D models directory so that we have the 
> behavior which was present before the changes in the path resolution 
> code. 

right, but now the variable content looks hardoded also.

> Any further changes will have to be carefully thought out and are 
> likely to affect the GUI as well. For example let's say we have PathA, 
> PathB, PathC for 3D models. When you want to associate a model in one 
> of those paths, how does the file dialog offer you the convenience to 
> quickly select one of those? If you only have a partial path such as a 
> relative path and it's valid for PathA, PathB, PathC, then what do you 
> do? 
open the window to the root of all those pathes ? Or open a window on 
the first one, with all the others in a list on the left so you can 
rapidly switch from one to another ?

> We essentially have the same broken behavior as in eeschema. At the 
> moment I prefer to live with the old familiar problems than to hastily 
> implement something which will be even worse. The current system, 
> despite its shortcomings, works for me and in my mind improving it 
> will actually require substantial work. If someone wants to plan and 
> execute that work I'm sure many users will be grateful, but personally 
> I don't see it as being important enough for me to spend time on. - Cirilo


The fact is for now the actual partial path system don't work. Combined 
to the problem with uppercase letters in paths, it makes complicated to 
use the 3D view.
It's not a big deal anyway :)

As a non-guru user, I'm sure it will be a great improvement if there was 
a place in preferences where we can set thoses variables without having 
to manually edit profile files. And at least I use linux and I know what 
environnement variables are. I'm pretty sure most windows user dosen't.
Maybe it is possible to have somewhere (in the project file or in 
another specific config file) the variable list and their values. Kicad 
could write that file on exit, and reload it on starting and set the 
variables locally. This way you don't have to care about distro or OS 
specific place where variables are set.

If you think this could be usefull, I can try to propose a patch. Let me 
know.

Regards

yann