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[Adam Wolf <adamwolf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Do you mean <PREFSDIR>/fp-table-lib? (i.e., on
Linux ~/.config/kicad/fp-lib-table?)

I really like this idea.  The wizard already does a good job explaining
what each type of fp-lib-table entry is.

Adam Wolf

On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 3:33 PM, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Maybe you could add an "Initialize Global Table" mode to the
> fp-lib-table wizard where a predefined table file is copied to ~/.  You
> could test for ~/fp-lib-table and enter this mode automatically or enter
> the "Edit Table" mode when ~/fp-lib-table is already defined.  This
> would also prevent further cluttering of the library table editor.
>
> On 1/22/2015 10:53 AM, Adam Wolf wrote:
> > 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
> > <mailto: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
> >     <mailto: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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