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[Nick Østergaard <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx>]

2015-03-09 19:34 GMT+01:00 Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>:
> On 3/9/2015 1:23 PM, Maciej Sumiński wrote:
>> As we are inevitably approaching the feature freeze, I would
>> like to know your opinion about one last change to the footprint library
>> wizard.
>
> Your proposal looks reasonable to me.  I have one comment nn the first
> image.  The string at the bottom mentions schematic libraries as well as
> footprint libraries.  I would leave out the word schematic so users
> don't get confused about what libraries they are configuring.
>
>>
>> We would like to make the library management as simple as possible.
>> Therefore Tom has prepared an alternative set of dialog windows for the
>> footprint wizard (attached to the message).
>>
>> There is no dialog to specify whether the libraries should be added with
>> absolute/relative/based on environmental variable path. Instead it
>> depends on the choice in the last dialog: global libraries use absolute
>> paths, and "current project" option selects relative paths. There is no
>> choice for environmental variables - the wizard is designed for
>> beginners, and power users know how to take advantage of them.
>
> Be very careful with relative paths on windows and in general.  There
> should be a test to make sure the relative paths don't cross drive
> boundaries on windows.  There should also be a warning that except for
> paths relative to the current project path (in which case you should use
> ${KIPRJDIR} instead of relative paths), relative paths may not be portable.

Not to get confused here. Correct me if I am wrong, but I think you
mean ${KIPRJMOD} and not ${KIPRJDIR}.

>>
>> The plan foresees to change the file browser extension filter to handle
>> all accepted file extensions simultaneously, so the user does not have
>> to select appropriate plugin first. This way the plugin would be matched
>> basing on the file extension (possibly verified by the file header
>> contents).
>
> This may or may not work.  There may be some cases where file extensions
> may be the same for different footprint library types so you'll have to
> be careful.  Don't forget to take into account comment lines if you are
> going to verify the file by it's header.  If you don't, it's only a
> matter of time before you get bit by it.
>
>>
>> I am not going to give any hints on how to use the wizard. If the
>> dialogs are not self-explanatory, then they are not good enough and have
>> to be improved.
>>
>> I would like to know whether you consider the proposed changes
>> advantageous and if we would like to have them in the upcoming stable
>> release.
>>
>> Regardless of the answers, the current plan for the GAL canvases is to:
>> - Add "select copper/connection net"
>> - Add icons & missing entries to the context menu
>> - Make the context menu translatable using the standard tools
>> - Develop or adapt the hotkey editor for GAL (consistent with the legacy
>> settings)
>> - Clear the bug tracker
>>
>> Regards,
>> Orso
>>
>>
>>
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