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[Adam Wolf <adamwolf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The new fp-lib-table wizard is great for adding new entries to the current
table, but does not appear to have a "load defaults" type option.

However, this is based on using it, not reading the code, so it is possible
the feature is included somewhere I did not see.

Adam Wolf

On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 1:27 AM, Nick Østergaard <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> How does this compare to the new fp lib table wizard?
>
> 2015-01-22 6:09 GMT+01:00 Adam Wolf <adamwolf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> > Hi folks!
> >
> > I have a question about adding another feature to the fp-lib-tables
> manager,
> > which is already pretty crowded and I want to get buy-in before even
> > attempting a patch.
> >
> > Background:
> >
> > Running into another issue with the KiCad Mac experience. Just to recap,
> I'm
> > trying for 2 DMGs.
> >
> > One is called "KiCad Extras" and currently includes the modules from
> github,
> > and the fp-table-lib.for-pretty renamed just fp-table-lib.  The idea is
> that
> > users can download the extras DMG, and no longer need to be online for
> > Kicad.
> >
> > The modules directory is fine, we provide a "drop target" (just a
> symlink)
> > of /Library/Application Support/kicad/.
> >
> > However, the fp-table-lib is tricky.  The per-user "global" (across
> > projects" fp-table-lib is located in ~/Library/Preferences/kicad/ We
> cannot
> > make a "drop target" in a DMG that points to ~/.
> >
> > Making a "package" works around this, but users don't like packages
> unless
> > they're part of App Store (because they usually don't realize they're
> > packages :)).  I don't want to do that.
> >
> > Question:  Would a way to "load default fp-lib-tables" be useful to other
> > people in the library table manager?  This would take a look at what
> > fp-lib-tables.* are available in a location, and give users the ability
> to
> > replace their fp-lib-tables with known defaults--i.e. I want to use
> github,
> > I want to use eagle, I want to use on-disk pretties downloaded from
> > github...
> >
> > The more I think about this, I think that it might not only help the Mac
> > install experience, but actually help the new user experience on all
> > platforms.
> >
> > Thoughts?  (and greetings from Montreal, where I am on business and also
> > working on Kicad Mac nightlies while stuffed with curry poutine...)
> >
> > Adam Wolf
> > Cofounder and Engineer
> > W&L
> >
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